PTAS 224 - Current Issues and Review

1. Communication
   • Devise a formal presentation of physical therapy management of a patient in clinical care under the supervision of the student physical therapist assistant with clinical instructor guidance 7D9, 7D11, 7D12
2. Individual and Cultural Differences
   • Illustrate the effect of individual and cultural difference on the delivery of patient care in physical therapy 7D8
3. Behavior and Conduct
   • Relate the role of the Physical Therapist Assistant in physical therapy in formal presentation of a patient in clinical care under the supervision of the student physical therapist assistant with clinical instructor guidance 7D4, 7D5
4. Plan of Care - Understanding [toward goals and intended outcomes]
   • Devise a formal presentation delineating plan of care components including interventions, goals, and outcomes of a patient in clinical care under the supervision of the student physical therapist assistant with clinical instructor guidance 7D9, 7D11, 7D18
   • Utilizing the ICF model, demonstrate how interactions between heath conditions and contextual factors influenced the implementation of the plan of care and eventual patient outcomes 7D16
5. Plan of Care - Implementation [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist]
   • Distinguish contraindication, indications, procedural parameters and safety issues concerning the following intervention strategies in physical therapy:
     • Functional training 7D21, 7D23d
     • Infection control procedures 7D21
     • Manual therapy techniques 7D21, 7D23e
     • Physical agents and mechanical agents 7D21, 7D23c
     • Therapeutic exercise 7D21, 7D23a
     • Wound management 7D21, 7D23i
6. Plan of Care - Competency in Data Collection [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist]
   • Distinguish methods of data collection with regard to patient demographics, procedural parameters, safety issues, and comparison norms for the following areas of physical therapy intervention:
     • Aerobic capacity and endurance 7D24a
     • Anthropometric characteristics 7D24b
     • Arousal, mentation, an cognition 7D24c
     • Assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, supportive, and prosthetic 7D24d
     • Gait, locomotion, balance 7D24e
     • Integumentary integrity 7D24f
     • Joint integrity and mobility 7D24g
     • Muscle performance 7D24h
     • Neuromotor development 7D24i
     • Pain 7D24j
     • Posture 7D24k
     • Range of motion 7D24l
     • Self-care/home management; Community/work reintegration 7D24m
     • Ventilation, respiration, circulation examination 7D24n
7. Scope of Practice - Plan of Care: adjusts, recognizes, reports, clarifies with supervising Physical Therapist
   • Devise a formal presentation regarding a patient in clinical care under the supervision of the student physical therapist assistant with clinical instructor guidance with regard to noted changes in the plan of care 7D17, 7D19,7D20,7D21, 7D22
8. Emergency Response
   • Distinguish emergency situations potential to physical therapy intervention and the appropriate response required by the Physical Therapist Assistant 7D21, 7D22, 7D26
9. Documentation and Discharge Planning [with supervising Physical Therapist]
   • Distinguish appropriate roles and components for the required documentation in physical therapy delivery 7D25, 7D31
10. Healthcare Literature
    • Differentiate appropriate professional scientific literature relevant to physical therapy 7D10
    • Analyze professional scientific literature relevant to physical therapy in order to prepare a written and/or oral presentation 7D10, 7D11
    • Collect evidence to support conclusions based on best practice in field of physical therapy within the context of the written and/or oral presentation 7D10, 7D11
    • Use accurate referencing strategies in the written and/or oral presentation 7D11
11. Education - other healthcare members; role of Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Practice effective teaching techniques in oral presentation regarding the role of the Physical Therapist Assistant 7D12
12. Career Development - lifelong learning; Physical Therapist Assistant in clinical education
    • Identify procedures for state licensure acquisition and National PTA Examination completion 7D14
    • Identify effective job search strategies 7D14

• State Board Licensing
• Examination preparation
• Job search preparation
• Formal medical presentation
• Test taking procedures

 
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