Clinical I Syllabus for 2016-2017
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Course

PTHA-1160-001 Clinical I

Prerequisites

Course Description

A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.

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Department Expectations

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Hours

(1 sem; 5 clinic)

Class Type

Clinical

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

PTA MACS

Supplies

Clinic ID badge which is purchased at the West Campus Business office for $2.00. Preferred method for payment is cash. This is required and must be worn during the clinic rotation.

Student Performance

COURSE  OBJECTIVES

1. Demonstrate the ability to safely perform selected physical therapy assessment skills

and treatment interventions from within the physical therapist’s plan of care for routine patients with moderate supervision and guidance by the physical therapist

 

2. Demonstrate the ability to perform adequate documentation and communication with the physical therapist, given extra time and guidance, regarding all aspects of patient status, patient treatment and patient response to treatment

 

3. Demonstrate the ability to assist the supervising physical therapist in the education of patients and family members/caregivers

 

4. Demonstrate the ability to perform appropriate patient communication in a culturally competent manner, with moderate guidance from the physical therapist

 

5. Demonstrate the ability to participate in scheduling and other routine administrative

procedures of the physical therapy department

 

6. Recognize administrative roles and duties through attendance at departmental

meetings, committee meetings, and case conferences with other healthcare providers as appropriate

 

7. Demonstrate appropriate legal and ethical behavior during skill performance and interactions with patients, family members, and other healthcare providers with occasional guidance from the supervising physical therapist

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

DISABILITY STATEMENT:  Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangement in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (Phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.

Students Rights and RESPONSIBILITIES:Students are to read the Amarillo College Student Rights and Responsibilities publication with emphasis on reading the Academic Information, Student Conduct and Responsibilities, and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education/Prevention Program

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Students demonstrating academic dishonesty as defined in the “Students Right and Responsibilities” handout will receive a grade of “F” in the course and will be subject to all PTA program policies regarding course failure.

Student Grievance Procedure

A student who has a problem with the course or the course instructor should make every attempt to resolve the problem with the course instructor. If that is not successful, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the program director, Dean of Health Sciences, Vice President of Academic Affairs, President of Amarillo College - IN THAT ORDER.

Grading Criteria

Instructional Method: Observation, demonstration, return demonstration, supervised treating of patients

Criteria for successful completion of PTA MACS during PTHA 1160

The student is required to be at entry level on Professional Behaviors 1-5, 7, 8 and 11 at the completion of the summer clinical rotation. The student should be at entry level on 12 additional skills from Data Collection and Interventions to complete the 25% entry-level requirement.

 

Students will be expected to have met ENTRY LEVEL on all the required skills in the PTA Macs indicated with a √ or + AND be determined to be at Entry Level by the last rotation in order to successfully complete the program. 

 I. PTA MAC

The PTA MAC is divided into four sections: Professional Behaviors, Data Collection, Interventions, and Site Specific Skills.

Professional Behaviors:

Each skill will be addressed at each clinical experience by filling in the white form. By the last clinical all skills must be at entry-level on the Master List.

Data Collection:

In this section there are two skills (14.8 and 14.10) with multiple check-offs. For those sections each must have 8 check offs. Each skill sheet will be completed at each clinical affiliation. If the skill is not appropriate for the clinical site, the clinical instructor will document a N/A for Not Applicable.

Interventions: Students have not taken Physical Agents

In this section the students will be required to have checked these skills off by last rotation. For summer rotation, students are to check off skills as appropriate for their level and according to site availability:

Skill Number                            Check offs needed

   16                                                   20

   17                                                   10

   21                                                    8 (at least 3 from 21.4)

After the skill has been checked off at one clinical, it will up to the succeeding clinical instructor to decide if the skill needs to be challenged.

Site Specific Skills are optional, but can be used where other intervention skills are lacking secondary to no opportunity at that facility

 

II. ACCE

         The ACCE grade will be determined by the following criteria:

7%   SOAP Notes

5%   Weekly Journal

5%   CI Progress report/SECEE/Time sheet turned in on time and fully completed with signatures

8%   ACCE/Site visit

 

PTA MAC     75%

ACCE          25%     

                   100%

 

 GRADING SCALE:

A=100-92.5

B=92.4-83.5

C=83.4-74.5

F=74.4-0

** Grade of C or better is required to continue in the PTA program

 GRADING CRITERIA FOR PTA MACS

The student should have a minimum of 25% of all required skills checked off (√ or +) by the end of the summer clinical rotation. If student is unable to meet 25% entry level skills, the student will be given an incomplete and an additional clinical rotation will be arranged. If at the end of the second attempt the student will receive a failing grade and student will be required to repeat PTHA 1160 when it is offered again to progress in the program.

Acceptance for each approved skill will be subject to the following:

1. Approved items are to be checked appropriately.
2. Skills left blank (without appropriate documentation) are considered unapproved items. The student will lose 3 points for any skill, which is left blank.
3. NA (not applicable) designation may be used by the CI if a skill could not be completed secondary to the lack of patient population, equipment, or opportunity at a particular rotation, or the CI may document NO OPPORTUNITY in the Comment Section of each skill for any skill where the student has not had an opportunity to perform that activity. However, the student is responsible for requesting the chance to optimize experiences at each site because future opportunities may be even more limited for gaining proficiency in a certain skill. The student will not be penalized for documented NA or NO OPPORTUNITIES in the PTA MAC’s comment sections, or the Skills Criteria Form.
4. The student will not be penalized for documented NE’s (needs experience). All NE’s will be valued at .5 when calculating completion of skills.
5. The student will have 2 points deducted for each NI (Needs Improvement).
6. The student will have 10 points deducted from the final grade for each U (Unsatisfactory). The ACCE should be notified for additional mediation that could include dismissal or an additional clinical.

Your grade will be calculated based on the number of skills checked off (√) = 1 point, NE = .5 points, NI = (-2 points) and U = (-10 points). For instance: there are 85 skills and you have 70 √’s, 10 NE, 4 NA and 1 NI,  your PTA MAC grade would be: 90%

 

FAILURE OF PTHA 1160 will result if:

1. An inability to accomplish a minimum of 25% approval on all skills on the PTA Master List, with the exceptions of NA or No Opportunity.
2. A failure to submit required Grading Criteria (SECEE form, Computer generated journal, PTA MAC’s, mailing of pink/green sheets, all required signatures).
3. A failing evaluation by the Clinical Instructor or student deemed not at entry level at conclusion of third clinical rotation.
4. Non-compliance with Facility and Program Attendance Policy Requirements without special permission given by the Clinical Instructor at the Facility, as well as by the Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education of the Program who additionally serves as the instructor for PTHA 1160.
5. Request from the Clinical Instructor or representative of the Clinical Facility to withdraw the student from the facility.

ALL FINAL GRADES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACCE FROM AMARILLO COLLEGE AND CAN BE MODIFIED AS NEEDED TO REFLECT THE STUDENT’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE ON THIS CLINICAL.

Additional deductions include:

(-5)  Failure to report CI information within 1 week from start of clinical

(-5)  Failure to notify ACCE by phone or in person of absences

(-3)  Late journal submissions or blanks on any paperwork

Failure to sign a SOAP note correctly will result in a zero for the assignment

 

Completion of documents/items for PTA MAC’S: completion (no questions are to be left blank, if unable to answer please indicate N/A), of Student Evaluation of Clinical Education Experience (Green Sheets), turning in the specified documents in the sealed folder at the end of the rotation which include: Green sheets, Progress Report (Pink sheets), SOAP notes, and attendance form for the two week rotation.  For each incomplete form there will be a 3-point deduction. At the end of the rotation the student is to bring the completed documents in a sealed envelope with the CI’s initials and date along with the PTA MAC'S. Date and time of when to turn in the documents and the PTA MAC'S will be provided at a later time.

The PTA MAC’S are required to have the following documents/items placed in front pocket: copy of all updated immunizations, flu vaccine, CPR card, video list, copy of liability insurance, as well as clinic ID badge.

Each student will write 1 SOAP note per day during this clinical rotation. These are in addition to the notes that are required by your CI to write during your rotation. These notes are to be uploaded to Blackboard by midnight on Sunday, each week of the clinical. The notes are to be written on patients that you are treating. For example if you are in the acute care setting and see the same patient for three treatments on consecutive days, please write a note on that specific patient or if you are in the outpatient setting and see the same patient for treatment on Tuesday and then again Thursday document on this patient. I am encouraging consistency on the patient you are writing the note so that you can also see the progress in the patient. These notes will be used to see how your documentation skills have improved during the clinical rotation. Areas such as organization of the information, formatting of the information, use of appropriate language, placement of information in appropriate sections, and overall documentation skills will be evaluated.

 

Attendance

Attendance: "Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class." All absences must be reported to the CI in person or by telephone and Shawn Palmer, the ACCE, must be notified prior to the start of the scheduled workday. Emails and text messages are not acceptable.

Attendance is required for successful completion of all clinical courses in the Physical Therapist Assistant program. The student is expected to attend all clinic days during the two-week summer clinical rotation. Tardiness will not be accepted during any of the clinical rotations. One tardy will be considered one absence. For each absence/tardy a 5-point deduction will be made on the final grade. For example, a student who is absent twice or is tardy two times will have a total of 10 points deducted from his/her final grade. Exceptions to this policy will only be made under extenuating circumstances and only if the ACCE and clinical instructor receive the appropriate written documentation to support the event within 2 days of the absence. You will be required to make up any and all missed time from the clinic rotation for the rotation to be considered complete. The ACCE is to be informed of the arrangement to make up any missed clinic time.

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Additional Information

This clinical is coordinated by Shawn Palmer the ACCE of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The course is designed to provide an opportunity for the students to observe physical therapy as it is being applied in the clinical area. As the student masters PT competencies in the laboratory setting, they can assist the Physical Therapist in administering therapy in a clinical environment.This course will also reinforce the documentation skills learned in Basic Pt. Care Skills by requiring notes on patients seen in the clinical environment.

Successful completion of the following courses:

BIOL 2401 and 2402, PTHA 1301, PTHA 1405,  PTHA 1413, PTHA 2301, PTHA 2409.

Safety Procedures: In case of an emergency the student needs to call the Safety and security department at 9-371-5163 at the Amarillo and ask for security after receiving emergency care at the clinical site or emergency facility.

Student Injury Website: www.actx.edu/allied_health/index. If an injury occurs the student needs to follow steps on this website as well as notify the ACCE.

CLINIC DRESS CODE:

The student is to follow the dress code of the specific clinic he/she is attending while adhering to AC/PTA program student handbook policies such as: all tattoos must be covered at all times, no ear gauges, no tongue rings/mouth rings/nose rings, etc. Piercings acceptable are in the ear lobes with small post earrings and/or in the top of the ear.