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rehabilitation |
the process of treatment and education to improve a patients functional skills and maximize his or her level of independence |
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reconstruction aids |
title given to the first PTs
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What were two World events that initially led to a need for physical therapy services? |
World War 1 and Polio |
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Who was the first PT? |
Mary McMillan |
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When was the position of PTA first developed? (year) |
approved by the APTA in 1967...first grads in 1969 |
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What are some primary factors that should be taken into consideration when deciding what tasks can be performed by the PTA? |
complexity of the task (risk involved), how critical the patient is, the purpose of the task, and experience and expertise |
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Who is the only one who can document APTA documents? |
a Physical Therapist |
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Who is a professional the PT or PTA |
PT |
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What are the professional "core values" in PT? |
accountability, altruism, compassion or caring, excellence, integrity, prof duty, social responsibility |
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What are some of the parts of PT 2010 Vision? |
PT's will all be DPT, patients can skip a doc referral and go straight to a DPT, PT's may be assisted by licensed/certified PTA's, PT's will have responsibility in growth of PT field |
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direct access |
patients/clients are able to receive any type of physical therapy services without referral from another health care provider |
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Autonomous practice |
excising independent, self determined judgment and having ability to refer patients/clients to other health care providers and other professsionals |
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What are some PT practice settings? |
acute care, outpatient, home care, hospice, pediatric specialty clinic, academia, floating or traveling PT's, skilled nursing, transitions care facilities, extended care facilities |
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acute care |
focuses more on function...ex. cardiac rehab, inpatient rehab (stroke or comorbidities), wound care, ER, general medicine |
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outpatient |
sports medicine, women's health, aquatic therapy, industrial medicine, performing arts therapy |
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home care |
hospice or to improve quality of life |
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pediatrics |
acute care hospitals, schools, outpatient clinics (tough to get a job in as a new graduate |
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homecare/hospice |
experience not required by needed since PTA will be alone with the patient |
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APTA's purpose: |
setting standards for education of PT or PTA, this evolved into PT's practice standards.
promoting advancement of profession through research and legislation and advocating for patients and others in society (patients rights)
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PTA Caucus |
meets 2 times a year in person (one PTA from each state) |
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Why should APTA members follow the associations positions? |
determines the direction PT is heading |
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Advanced Profiency |
a mechanism for acknowledging those PTAs who have developed expertise in a specific practice area |
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How does a PTA achieve Advanced Proficiency Recognition |
-recommendation from PT -experience in the field -apply for certification |
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APTA today |
chapters and sections...state and local...national leadership was the house of delegates and board of directors
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Can a PTA be on the board of directors? |
No only PT's but there is a proposal for 2015 to try to allow them to be on the board. |
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What is the difference between the role of a PT and the PTA? |
PT's handle patient client management.
PTA's handle only intervention and stay within the plan of care. |
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What is the preferred PT/PTA relationship? |
Must be familiar with each others role.
Must understand similarities and differences in roles.
Must be aware of one anthers skills and knowledge.
strategies for effective communication. |
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What are the most important roles of a PT? |
Basically it's doing what's the best for the patient.
examples: provide direct patient services addressing risk factors or behaviors promoting health and wellness by providing preventative services serving as consultant, educator, administrator, or researchers directing and supervising PT department and all supporting personnel |
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statues |
written and passed by state legislator |
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rules |
administrative clarification of statutes usually written by state governing body over that profession |
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FSBT |
Federation of state boards of PT...national organization formed to help state boards work together |
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Types of PTA Regulation |
registration- least restrictive certification- recommended level licensure- most restrictive |
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Supervisory visits |
face to face PTA/PT interaction |
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Supervisory ratios
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numbers of PTA's per PTs
In MO. 4 - 1 |
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Who can give a patient a prescriptions for PT? |
physician, dentist, and FNP (nurse practitioner) |
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How many hours do PTA's need to keep up on their certification? |
30 hours every 2 years |
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APTA viewpoints |
least binding "advice" |
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APTA positions |
firmly held association stance or point of view...members are expected to follow |
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APTA standards |
highest level of expectation for compliance... binding statement...often right or wrong conduct |
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General supervision |
accessible by phone and PT comes to help periodically |
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Direct supervision |
PT is in the same building |
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Direct personal supervision |
PT is watching |
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PTA Licensure requirements |
vary from state to state...may include graduation from an accredited program, NPTE or the Jurisprudence exam |
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What is PICO? |
Developing research questions |
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What does the "P" in PICO stand for? |
patient- discussion of patient diagnosis to which clinician would apply the answer to the question |
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What does the "I" in PICO stand for? |
intervention- procedure being studied |
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What does the "C" in PICO stand for? |
control or comparison- those whom don't receive intervention or receive a different intervention |
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What does the "O" in PICO stand for? |
Outcome-results the clinician would like to achieve |
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Levels of evidence (the bottom of the chart is less scientific and the top is more scientific) |
It's hard to see so look at the ppt over ch. 11 |
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Parts of a research article |
abstract (read first), introduction (literature reviews and hypothesis), methods, results, discussion, conclusion |
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Gold Standard |
randomized and controlled trial |
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What is informed consent? |
1. explanation of findings or diagnosis and a description of interventions to be used
2. opportunity for patient to ask questions
3. a formal request for permission to proceed with the plan of care |
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altruism |
placing the need of the patient before the need of the PT |
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integrity |
doing what you say you will do and saying why you do what you do (ethical) |
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professional duty |
meeting obligations in a timely manner |
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social responsibility |
building a mutual trust between the profession and the community |
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Approved health care provider |
a person holding a current and active license as a physician and surgeon under this chapter, or any licensed and registered physician, chiropractor, dentist, or podiatrist practicing in another jurisdiction whose license is in good standing. |
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Licensure requirements for PTAs |
-graduation from accredited educational program -National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) |
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Levels of evidence (the bottom of the chart is less scientific and the top is more scientific) |
-expert opinions/experience -individual case studies -case series studies -case control studies -cohort studies -all or none studies -randomized controlled studies systematic reviews/meta-analasys
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Randomized controlled trial (RCT) |
subjects assigned to one of two or more groups |
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Blinding |
single-versus double blind |
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Convenience sample |
a subgroup of the population that can be more easily studied |
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Dependent variable |
the end result being compared between the two groups after receiving or not receiving the intervention |
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Independent variable |
the intervention being studied or manipulated be the researcher |
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N |
the number of participants in a study or within a given group |
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Population |
the overall group or subject matter being studied |
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Mean |
the average of all responses/scores in a set of data |
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Median |
the middle response/score in a set of numerical data |
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Mode |
the most common response/score in a set of data |
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HIPAA |
health insurance portability and accountability act |
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PHI |
protected health information |
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Penalty for privacy violation |
-civil penalties up to $25,000 -criminal penalties up to 250,000 and up to 10 years in prison |
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Stages of grief |
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
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Advocacy |
the process of asserting oneself to represent the needs of a particular group or individual |
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Accountability |
dong what one says one will do |
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3 parts of active listening |
-restatement -reflection -clarification
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Restatement |
repeating back without clarification |
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Reflection |
interpreting the content |
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Clarification |
asking if interpretation is correct |
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Licensure requirements for MO |
-19 yrs old -apply to board & register with FSBPT -satisfactory evidence of moral character, education qualifications, & professional history -official transcripts with school seal -submit activities statement with jobs held last 10 yrs -passing score of 600 on a scale of 200-800 |
