Reading Assignments 1 Flashcards
Describes how Physical Therapist should practice.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Briefly outlines the roles of PT’s/PTA’s across a broad rand of settings and opportunities.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Describes the settings in which physical therapist practice.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Standardizes terminology used and related to physical therapist practice.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Briefly reviews the education prep for PT/PTAs.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Describes the exact position of its stance on the clinical decision-making process that occurs with pt/client management.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Describes Exam and Eval process with focus on test and measures.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Explains the process of choosing interventions and reviews specific ones that are part of physical therapist practice.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Describes how outcome measures are used.
Guide to Physical Therapist Practice (Guide)
Section that states that “Physical therapy is a dynamic profession with an established theoretical and scientific base and widespread clinical applications in the restoration, maintenance, and promotion of optimal physical function”.
Description of Physical Therapist Practice
Section states that ““Physical therapists have a major role to play in the provision of primary care, which has been defined as “the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians””
Roles In Primary Care
Section that states, “Individuals with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary, or integumentary conditions may be treated initially by other practitioners and then referred to physical therapists for ________ care while ______ care is provided by physical therapists in highly specialized, complex, and technology-based settings (eg, heart and lung transplant services, burn units) or in response to the requests of other health care practitioners for consultation and specialized services (eg, for individuals with spinal cord lesions or closed head trauma).
Roles in Secondary and Tertiary Care
Section that states that, “These initiatives decrease costs by helping individuals: (1) achieve and restore optimal functional capacity; (2) minimize impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities related to congenital and acquired conditions; (3) maintain health (thereby preventing further deterioration or future illness); and (4) create appropriate environmental adaptations to enhance independent function”.
Roles in Prevention and in the Promotion of Health, Wellness, and Fitness
Section that states that physical therapist practice incorporates all components such as, “integrating best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and an individual’s values and circumstances to make decisions regarding services for patients and clients, regarding practice management, and regarding health policy”.
Evidence-Based Practice
The acronym letters for core values are AACEPSI. What are the core values?
- Altruism
- Accountability
- Compassion/Caring
- Excellence
- Professional Duty
- Social Responsibility
- Integrity
