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What are you doing when you shut off distractions, and devote your time to your classwork?

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Studying

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What to do when you are assigned 2 presentations in one week?

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Break it down

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You should study the day before, be calm, take one at a time when this happens?

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2 exams, 10 minutes apart

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Put class time, friends and family, study time, work, and exercise in order to do this.

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Plan your week

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If you study each week, you should be ready for this

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Pop quiz

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When you do this you read aloud notes, highlight concepts you are unsure about, go back thru and study highlighted areas, and go on to the next course and repeat.

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Reflective study

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When you take notes, attend lab, rewriting notes, make diagrams, and use tutors will help you do this?

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Master a concept

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Some of these include: study by yourself, group study, make flash cards, read before class, rewrite notes, and become an active learner.

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Study techniques

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When you study together and assign a group leader to stay on track, limit it to 3-5 people, take scheduled breaks, come prepared and ready, quiz each other, and have rules, this is called this?

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Group studying

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What is called when each state has the right to define that profession of physical therapy and regulate its practice?

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Practice acts

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Examining; alleviating impairment and functional limitation; preventing injury, impairment, functional limitation and disability; and engaging in consultation, education, and research all define this for the PT?

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Scope of practice

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You do this when you want to determine nature and status of the condition of the client.

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Examination

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This treatment includes these steps: examination, history of the patient, system review, tests and measures, evaluation, prognosis, and intervention.

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Physical therapy

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Musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, integumentary, and pulmonary are these that are used as part of the initial visit with the patient.

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Systems review

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These quantify physical and functional status of the patient.

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Tests and measures

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The this is the interpretation of findings.

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Evaluation

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This includes the plan of care, predicts level of improvement and time to reach that level, and identifies the goals of physical therapy.

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Prognosis

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Another word for treatment.

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Intervention

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The PT and PTA, under the supervision of the PT, are the only ones this to provide physical therapy.

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Qualified

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Healthcare facilities are starting to eliminate these because you can't bill if they perform the whole treatment.

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Tech or aide

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Wellness, prevention, fitness, consultation, and health promotion are _____________ ______________ of physical therapy.

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Other areas

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A person that may have disorders that require interventions to improve function.

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Patient

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This person seeks PT services to maintain health.

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Client

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This defines physical therapy as a profession.

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Scope of practice

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Lifetime commitment, representative organization, specialized education, service to clients, and autonomy of judgement are a hierarchy of __________________ for the PT.

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Criteria

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A low turnover rate, and PTA's feeling fulfilled shows a _______________ _______________________.

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Lifetime commitment

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The APTA, American Physical Therapy Association, is this; which provides standards, regulation, structure, and a vehicle for communication.

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Representative organization

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A PTA can receive this to advance proficiency.

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Specialized education

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Our service to _______________ directly benefits society

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Clients

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The need to view PT's as a professional is necessary to define PT as a profession is called this.

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Autonomy of judgement

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The ___________________ of PT begins in 3000 B.C. with the Chinese and Egyptians.

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History

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Massage, muscle reeducation, hydrotherapy, and electrotherapy are ________________________ still used today.

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Techniques

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Europe, particularly England and France are the ___________________ of modern PT techniques and they continue to stay ahead of the U.S. about 10 years because they have no FDA.

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Origin

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These 2 things are the reasons PT was first brought to the U.S.

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World War I and Polio

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This disease left tens of thousands of children paralyzed and in need of physical therapy.

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Polio

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Because Polio spread widely through the late 1800's and early 1900's it was called this.

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Epidemic

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During this, the Surgeon General of the US sent some physicians to England and France to learn about PT techniques.

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World War I

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Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction (1917) trained and managed them...

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Reconstruction aides

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Its purpose was to study the cause and effect of polio.

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Vermont Plan

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These teams provided care to children with polio.

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Healthcare

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Orthopedic surgeons, public health nurses, physiotherapists, brace makers, and stenographers for documentation made up these teams.

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Healthcare

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At this time attention shifted from preserving the fighting force to maintaining a working force.

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Post WWI

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She was the First President of the American Women's Physical Therapy Association.

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Mary McMillan

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This organization set up the first training schools of physiotherapy.

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American Women's Physical Therapy Association

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This was the first journal published

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P.T. Review

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The AWPTA was changed to this when 2 men where admitted.

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American Physiotherapy Association

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The first PT Journal was renamed this...

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Physiotherapy Review

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Identity and Education Requirements were two issues _______________ had.

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Physicians

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Requirements post WWI became more stringent and required 9 months of training

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Education requirements

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The national foundation of infantile paralysis was formed because of these 2 reasons.

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WWII and Polio

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The purpose of the National Foundation on __________________ ___________________ was research, education and patient services. Also supported physical therapy.

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Infantile paralysis

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City where the first national office and where the first director was hired.

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New York City

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These were provided to recruit more physical therapists

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Scholarships

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During this period, Women's Medical Specialist Corps was formed and consisted of PT's, occupational therapists, and dieticians.

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Post WWII

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The Polio _________________ was introduced by Salk.

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Vaccine

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Abbreviation for the American Physical Therapy Association.

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APTA

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In 1947 the APTA changed the curriculum to this length of time

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12 months

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Where, in 1983, the APTA moved to and is still located today.

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Alexandria, Virginia

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Accrediting agency changed and was similar to this...

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American Medical Association

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Number of states, plus Washington D.C. that have direct access

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45 states

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When you do not need a physician's referral order to be evaluated and in some states treated by a PT.

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Direct Access

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This was created in 1997, health care costs caused changes in reimbursement

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Balanced Budget Act

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Practice based on proof

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Evidence based medicine

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Developed autonomous practice, direct access, practitioner of choice, "Doctor of Physical Therapy", evidence-based practice, and professionalism.

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Vision 2020

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PT can provide physical therapy without legal, regulatory or payer restrictions

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Direct and unrestricted access

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PT can refer to these in healthcare for medical need other than physical therapy

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Healthcare providers

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PT can refer to these for patient/client needs beyond the scope of practice of physical therapy

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Professionals

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PT can refer patient to receive these to enhance physical therapy services.

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Diagnostic tests

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APTA gives 6 documents that identify and describe ethical conduct

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Ethical standards

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APTA members comply with these and sign in writing compliance each time they renew

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Ethical codes

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Accountability, altruism, compassion and caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty, social responsibility.

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The core values in PT

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Active acceptance of the responsibility for the diverse roles, obligations, and actions of the physical therapist

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Accountability

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The primary regard for or the devotion to the interest of the patients/clients, placing the clients needs ahead of the physical therapists self-interest

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Altruism

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The desire to identify with or sense something of another's experience; the concern, empathy, and consideration for the needs and values of others

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Compassion and caring

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Physical therapy practice that consistently uses current knowledge and theory while understanding personal limits

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Excellence

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Steadfast adherence to high ethical principles of professional standards

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Integrity

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The commitment to meeting ones obligations to provide effective physical therapy services

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Professional duty

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The promotion of a mutual trust between the profession and the larger public that necessitates responding to societal needs for health and wellness

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Social responsibility

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The PT's primary role involves this

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Direct patient care

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Ethical and legal considerations for the PT includes this

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Code of ethics

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Ethical and legal considerations for the PTA includes this

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Standards of ethical conduct

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Exam, eval, plan of care, intervention, re-eval, discharge, and documentation

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Patient care

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PT needs 20 hours, and the PTA needs 10 hours of these every 2 years

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Continuing education

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The public regarding the purpose and benefit of PT, and the roles of PT and PTA

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Educate

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Utilizes evidence-based practice in their practice

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Research

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Participates in pro-bono physical therapy services of other community activities

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Community responsibility

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Services offered for free

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Pro-bono

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PT works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals

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Team approach

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Includes physician's, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, orthoists, prosthetists

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Healthcare professionals

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PT determines if further services are needed from a PT or other health care professional

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Screening

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Assess how someone works with their environment

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Ergonomics

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PT provides services to prevent, limit, or reduce pain and dysfunction

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Prevention

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How long a patient is allowed to work out after being discharged from the clinic

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3 months

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A PT can set this up after evaluating the client and reviewing the past medical history

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Home exercise program

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A PTA must graduate from an accredited PTA program with this degree

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Associates Degree

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A PTA can assist the PT in the delivery of these in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations

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PT services

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Each state varies the degree of this and autonomy

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Supervision

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This provided specific funds for construction of nursing homes, diagnostic and treatment centers, rehab facilities, and chronic disease hospitals.

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Hill-Burton Act

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In 1964 this was established to research what could be done about the personnel shortage.

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Task force

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These came into existence in 1965

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Medicare and Medicaid

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The standard for these must be accredited, define supervision, & licensure.

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PTA education programs

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The number of PT is to graduate in the first PTA programs in 1969

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15

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The creation of this in 1997 and rapid growth of managed care led to a tight job market for all healthcare providers and cause a drop in PT and PTA program

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Balanced Budget Act

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PTA's are licensed or otherwise regulated in this many states, excluding Colorado and Hawaii

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48 States

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PTA's will graduate after 2 years in a community college or junior college and will receive this degree

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Associates Degree of Applied Science

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The type of classes that include instructive training, like technical and clinical components

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Didactic

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Rotations in a variety of practice settings and different patient populations is this

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Clinical education

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Students work with numerous these while under supervision of instructors that can be a PT or a PTA

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Medical diagnoses

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There are a few of these that will allow you to go from apt to apt but they are in advisable for financial reasons and you may have to retake certain classes

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Bridge programs

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This includes these accountability, altruism, compassion and caring, integrity, professional duty, and social responsibility

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APTA core values

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Self-reflection evaluating yourself and cultural competence being culturally sensitive to fellow humans is this for a PTA

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Behavioral criteria

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Interpretation of referrals, initial examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis; develop or modify a plan of care, determine when a PT should be treating the patient versus the PTA, the examination of the patient, modification of plan of care, discharge plan and documentation of discharge summary and goals, oversight of all documentation for the services rendered for each patient or client.

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PTA can not do these

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PT is not physically on site but available by telecommunications.

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General supervision

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Performance of selected interventions by the PTA must be this and this

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Safe and legal

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PT must be accessible by this to the PTA at all times the PTA is treating patients

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Telecommunications

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There must be regularly scheduled and documented these between the PTA and PT regarding patient / clients

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Conferences

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A PT should see the patient when the patient or the PTA request to visit or according to each state's Practice Act Nebraska's is this many days

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30 days

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At the PTA's request, at least once a month or more frequent, and should include a re-exam, a review of plan of care, evaluate if needed and recommend for utilization of outside resources

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Supervisory visit

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This person requires direct personal supervision, on-the-job training, and does not need a college degree.

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Physical therapy aide

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Transport clients, clean equipment, assisting patients on and off equipment, stocking supplies, prep treatment area, laundry, clerical duties but no treatment of patients without direct personal supervision

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What aides can do

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The only professionals who provide physical therapy interventions

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PT's and PTA's

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Support personnel to the PT and PTA

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Aides

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The ability to distinguish good and evil or right and wrong; good or poor conduct; motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

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Morality

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Made up of virtues, values, and duties you adopted as relevant

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Personal morality

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Includes largely personal morality and what society as a whole believes

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Societal morality

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Health professions have some moral values and duties that do not apply to others in society

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Group morality

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What you believe is right and good

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Morals

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Systematic analysis of morality and reflection of past decisions

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Ethics

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Investigates allegations of misconduct by members and recommends disciplinary action

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Ethics committee

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Any situation you believe may have an important moral challenges embedded in it that you want to identify

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Ethical issue

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A situation that you have reason to believe has serious negative implications regarding cherished moral values and duties and that will pose extremely difficult choices for individuals who want to help support high moral standards

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Ethical problem

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Problems occurring in healthcare today including embryonic stem cell research, animal experimentation and limiting the number of viable options in in-vitro fertilization

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Ethical dilemmas

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