PTA 104L Physical Therapy Procedures II Lab

1. Demonstrate proper preparation and maintenance of the treatment area to comply with lab and safety rules as listed in the PTA handbook including preparation of the treatment area, cleaning equipment, and reporting any damaged equipment to faculty.
2. Exhibit conduct that reflects practice standards that are legal, ethical, and safe.
3. Demonstrate proper body mechanics during treatment interventions in each check off competency for all lab procedures.
4. Demonstrate appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills with the “patient”, physical therapist, and peers in an effective, appropriate and capable manner including:
   -Introduce self to stimulated patient and obtain informed consent.
   -Explain or demonstrate planned treatment intervention in comprehensible terms.
   -Explain call system for safety.
5. Identify situations when interventions should not be provided due to changes in patients’ status.
6. Demonstrate problem-solving strategies in lab activities during class and practical exams including:
   -Adjusting the treatment intervention within the plan of care in response to patient clinical indications.
   -Modifying position or posture for treatment intervention based on patient’s subjective reports or diagnosis.
   -Recognizing changes in the patient’s status that require communication with the supervising PT.
7. Demonstrate competence in implementing safe and correct application of range of motion exercise as a treatment intervention identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
8. Demonstrate competence in implementing safe and correct application of strengthening exercise as treatment intervention identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
9. Demonstrate competence in implementing safe and correct application of the electrotherapeutic agents studied in this course to the patient based on the established plan of care. The electrotherapeutic agents studied include: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation/Russian Stimulation, High Voltage Pulsatile Current (HVPC), Interferential Current (IFC), TENS and iontophoresis.
10. Demonstrate competence in implementing safe and correct application of ultrasound as a deep thermal agent to the patient based on the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
11. Demonstrate competence in implementing correct and safe application of stretching techniques on a patient as a treatment intervention based on the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
12. Demonstrate competence in implementing correct and safe application of cervical and pelvic traction on a patient as a treatment intervention based on the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
13. Demonstrate competence in correct and safe application of balance and coordination training on a patient based on the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
14. Demonstrate competence in correct and safe application of posture awareness assessment and training for a patient based on the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
15. Complete thorough, accurate, logical, concise, timely and legible documentation based on SOAP format for each of the assigned check off competencies.