PHTA 2202 - Physical Therapy Procedures I Lab

Description
This laboratory class focuses on safe, legal, ethical and appropriate use of therapeutic modalities and screening assessment procedures, including physiological and therapeutic effects and indications and contraindications. It fosters the development of communication skills, interpersonal relationships and professionalism required for the health care field. It also requires a high level of critical thinking skills related to implementing and modifying physical therapy interventions. These skills accompany PHTA 2283.

Pre-Requisite
Acceptance into the Physical Therapist Assistant program of study.

2 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
90 lecture hours

6 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Use standard pain scales to assess and describe the type and location of pain.
Assess and describe girth, edema, sensation, circulation and integumentary integrity.
Use physiologic rationales to support modality choice and parameter selection for modalities covered in this class.
Given patient scenarios, identify indications, precautions, contraindications and adverse effects for the modalities covered in the course.
Identify the phases of healing, the basic physiological processes in each phase, and the factors influencing normal & abnormal healing.
Understand and utilize the biophysical properties of the modalities covered in this course to allow safe and therapeutic treatment while staying in the plan of care
Communicate verbally, through demonstration, and/or written instruction, to the patient, caregiver, and other health care providers directions for using equipment covered in this class.
Safely administer, assess, sequence, modify, and progress modality treatments while staying within the plan of care and justify the treatment selections
Accurately document treatment sessions, including procedure, parameter, patient response, and effectiveness of treatment.
Acknowledge when to and recognize the necessity to report all changes in treatment sessions to the appropriate healthcare providers. (supervising PT, nurse, physician, etc.)
Conduct self in a safe, professional, legal, and ethical manner during simulated patient care.
Describe &/or demonstrate the ability to sequence a treatment session including exercise, gait and modalities taking into consideration goals, plan of care, availability of treatment time, cognition of the patient, patient expectations, modality availability, and previous patient experience with various modalities.
Apply &/or demonstrate appropriate safety precautions for use of electrical equipment and problem solve equipment operation.
Given a mock patient and a PT Initial Evaluation, with PT goals and POC, demonstrate competence in choosing and implementing appropriate modalities to meet goals set by the PT within the parameters of the plan of care and based objective findings.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use Information