Terry Larson

Entry Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A new resource to support and track student development across PTA programs, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentsis a visually appealing lab manual that includes entry-level PTA skills in a user-friendly, step-by-step checklist format.

Written by seasoned PT and PTA instructor Dr. Terry Larson, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentscombines skill and evaluation measures into checklists so instructors may track their students' progress with ease. The book is meant to follow students throughout their programs of study-from their first lab course to submission at the end of their program. Created to reflect the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education guidelines, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Studentsis the latest entry into SLACK Books' Core Texts for PTA Education series.

What's included in Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students:

• Sections on data collection and intervention
• Checklists following each skill stage to record and evaluate progress
• Checkboxes for peer evaluation and instructor assessment
• Comment areas for instructors to provide feedback on development of student abilities

Across courses and programs, Entry-Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students will help students facilitate self-evaluation and professors gauge and document student progress in any PTA program.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040136195
• Artikelnr.: 70884797

Autorenporträt

About the Author

Terry Larson, PT, DPT, completed a Bachelor of Arts in Dance (2000), a Master of Science in Physical Therapy (2004), and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine (2008). She owns a private in-home pelvic health practice in Florida, treating men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction and associated orthopedic conditions. She is the Program Director for the Hybrid Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Community Based Education & Development (CBD College) in Los Angeles, California. In addition, she is a Senior Teaching Assistant for Herman and Wallace Pelvic Health Institute and Associated Faculty for Hanover College, Bowling Green State University, South College, and Augustana College Hybrid DPT programs.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author Preface Section I Data Collection Chapter 1 Vital Signs
Chapter 2 Gait and Balance Testing Tinetti Test/Performance-Oriented
Mobility Assessment Timed Up and Go Test Berg Balance Scale Dynamic Gait
Index Chapter 3 Sensory Testing Cranial Nerve Testing Chapter 4 Range of
Motion Testing Cervical Spine Shoulder Elbow/Forearm Wrist Thoracolumbar
Hip Knee Ankle Chapter 5 Manual Muscle Testing Cervical Spine Scapula
Shoulder Elbow/Forearm Wrist Trunk Hip Knee Ankle Chapter 6 Muscle Length
Testing Upper Quarter Lower Quarter Chapter 7 Posture Chapter 8 Wheelchair
Measurement Wheelchair Measurement Chapter 9 Developmental Reflexes
Developmental Reflexes Section II Interventions Chapter 10 Breathing
Exercises Breathing Exercises Chapter 11 Airway Clearance Airway Clearance
Chapter 12 Physical Agents Electrotherapy-Sensory Level
Electrotherapy-Motor Level Cryotherapy Moist Hot Pack Paraffin Ultrasound
Mechanical Traction Chapter 13 Functional Training Positioning and Draping
Bed Mobility Transfers Handling Techniques Facilitation Techniques Gait
Patterns Wheelchair Operation Lifting Techniques Chapter 14 Manual Therapy
Soft Tissue Mobilization Joint Mobilization-Upper Quarter Joint
Mobilization-Lower Quarter Chapter 15 Therapeutic Exercise Range of Motion
Stretching Strengthening Chapter 16 Wound Management Isolation
Techniques-Handwashing Isolation Techniques-Donning and Doffing Personal
Protective Equipment Sterile Techniques-Donning and Doffing Sterile Gloves
Sterile Techniques-Application of a Wound Dressing and Sterile Field
References