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62 Cards in this Set
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Name the 10 generic abilities important to Physical Therapy
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1. Commitment to Learning
2. Interpersonal Skills 3. Communication Skills 4. Effective Use of Time 5. Use of Constructive Criticism 6. Problem Solving 7. Professionalism 8. Responsibility 9. Critical Thinking 10. Stress Management |
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Name the 2 sources for student code of conduct.
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1. Code of Ethics
2. Guide for Professional Conduct |
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Making performance decisions between unfavorable options
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Ethical Dilemma
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4 sources of law in the United States
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1. Constitutional
2. Statutory 3. Common 4. Administrative |
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These laws take precedence over all other laws and regulations. (personal rights and liberties in the Bill of Rights)
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Constitutional Law
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Laws that are established through legislation at either the state or federal level. (PT state practice act)
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Statutory Law
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Laws that are derived from judicial decisions
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Common Law
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Executive and legislative branches authorize administrative agencies to establish and enforce this law. (Ex: Center for Medicare and Medicaid CMS)
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Administrative Law
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The organizations that provide reimbursement for health insurance plans establish standards that require health care providers to practice in specific ways.
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Third Party Payers
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Professions establish their own code of conduct called
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Code of Ethics
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2 purposes of the code of ethics
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1. Standards for Behavior
2. Protection of the Public |
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To "do no harm" (even if we cannot do good)
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Nonmaleficence
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To promote good
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Beneficence
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To distribute benefits and burdens fairly
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Justice
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To make one's own choices
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Autonomy
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To speak and act truthfully
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Veracity
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To keep promises and commitments
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Fidelity
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To present benefits and risks of planned interventions to patients
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Informed Consent
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Obligations that an individual has to society
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Duty
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Keeping sensitive patient information in confidence
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Confidentiality
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Failure to respect the autonomy of another person
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Paternalism
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The care and services provided by or under the direction of a physical therapist
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Physical Therapy
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Do all states license/register PTA's?
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No
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How many licensing boards are there?
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53
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The right of the public to directly access physical therapists for evaluation, examination, and intervention (without referral from another health care provider). The public is best served when access is unrestricted.
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Direct Access
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How many states directly access PT services?
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38
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No referral language exists in state statute
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Omission
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The public may access the PT in a defined matter, which may include stipulations regarding a time frame, therapists years of experience, and the nature of the patients problems.
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Provision
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Of the 38 states that have direct access to physical therapy, how many states have direct access by omission?
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12
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Of the 38 states that have direct access to physical therapy, how many states have direct access by provision?
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26
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What is required of student PT's and student PTA's, as well as those who have successfully graduated but are working under a temporary license.
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Direct Supervision (Continuous on-site supervision)
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What is the document published by the APTA which defines the conditions and performance that is essential for high-quality physical therapy?
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Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy
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What was designed to protect the privacy of students concerning their education records maintained by universities?
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The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
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What prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in education programs and activities of a university?
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
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What prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex? (sexual harassment)
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Title VII section 703 of the Civil Rights
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What 2 acts prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in admission to a university?
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1. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) |
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What 2 address equal opportunity in employment, admissions, recruitment, financial aid, placement counseling, curricula, and housing for students.
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1. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) |
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When students use fraudulent or deceptive means to improve a grade, obtain course credit, or gain an unearned academic advantage
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Cheating
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A serious form of academic fraud when one misrepresents work of another, whether published or unpublished as one's own work.
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Plagiarism
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A form of theft (Ex. copying a book)
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Copyright Infringement
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In some states a new graduate PTA can work in a special status
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PTA license applicant (PTALA), or under a temporary license
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The process of monitoring and considering one's thoughts while in the thinking process
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Metacognition
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Involves the discipline, ability, and willingness to assess evidence and claims, to seek contradicting as well as confirming information, and to make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons as a guide to belief and action
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Critical Thinking
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Involves recognition and identification of the problem, description of the problem, identification of possible solutions, and the consequence of those solutions
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Clinical Problem-Solving
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Involves the use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients
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Evidence-Based Practice
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3 types of evidence
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1. Empirical Evidence
2. Analogical Evidence 3. Anecdotal Evidence |
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This evidence is obtained by objective observation, rather than reasoning or feeling. (Strongest evidence)
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Empirical Evidence
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This evidence involves comparing known similarities between two systems and hypothesizing that a relationship shown to exist in one system but unknown in the other also exists in the other
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Analogical Evidence (It is weaker than Empirical Evidence)
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This evidence is considered the weakest of all three because it is difficult to repeat and difficult to draw any conclusion regarding the cause of an outcome. It describes an experience in an individual or situation (Ex: Case Report)
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Anecdotal Evidence
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Clinical practice guidelines that were written to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate care for specific clinical circumstances
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The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice
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integrates theory from biology, psychology, anthropology, and sociology as an explanatory theme for health and health care
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Biopsychosocial Model
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4 things a PT must consider when setting goals
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1. Prior level of function
2. Social support 3. Comorbidity (multiple medical disorders) 4. Discharge plan |
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This type of treatment takes less time accomplish the same goal
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High Efficiency Treatment
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This type of intervention takes "less gas" to accomplish the same goal
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High Value Intervention
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Best option for value X efficiency (Ex: short time and costs less)
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High Value X High Efficiency
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The process of finding, evaluating, using, and communicating information.
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Information Competence
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The controlled vocabulary used by the National Library of Medicine
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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3 of the most useful databases for health-related fields
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1. MEDLINE
2. CINAHL 3. PSYCINFO |
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Provided by the National Library of Medicine, this database indexes thousands of medical journals published throughout the world. (1966-present)
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MEDLINE
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This database contains over 250,000 references to journal articles, meeting abstracts, audiovisuals, and dissertations in nursing and allied health sciences. (1982-present)
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CINAHL
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CINAHL
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Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature
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The American Psychological Association's index to 1300 journals covering all aspects of psychology. (1967-present)
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PSYCINFO
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