Clinical Performance Instrument for the PTA Student

1. Clinical Performance Instrument for the PTA Student SIMPLIFIED INSTRUCTIONS

2. Parts of the CPI • Blue section – Introduction and specific components of the form • Pink section – Glossary of definitions • Yellow section – Appendix A – examples of completed performance criteria for competent and incompetent students • Appendix B – List of Entry-Level Data collection skills covered in performance criterion 10 • Appendix C – List of Entry-Level Technical skills covered in performance criterion 12 • Appendix D – List of performance criteria as related to the requirements of CAPTE for accreditation - academic institutional use. • White section – CPI for student rating

3. List of Performance Criteria • Criteria 1 – 8 Professional Skills • 1. Safety • 2. Responsible Behavior • 3. Respective Behavior • 4. Ethical Practice • 5. Legal Practice • 6. Communication • 7. Documentation • 8. Individual/Cultural Differences

4. ProfessionalSkills • Please read through the 8 professional skills. They are the basis for the rest of the criteria of the CPI. Problems in these areas usually cause problems with the other criteria.

5. Performance Criteria continued • 9. Clinical Problem Solving and Judgments • 10. Data Collection – Use Appendix B • with this criterion • 11. Plan of Care • 12. Patient Interventions – Use Appendix C • with this criterion • 13. Education • 14. Quality of Service Delivery

6. Criteria 9 - 14 • Criterion 9 Clinical Problem Solving and Judgments Is this student able to do problem solving and make sound judgments in the clinic? • Criterion 10 Data Collection – Appendix B • Referring to Appendix B, can the student perform accurate and timely data collection? • Criterion 11 Plan of Care • Does the student communicate with the PT and recommend changes in the POC at the appropriate times with a patient? • Can the student progress the patient appropriately? • Criterion 12 Patient Interventions – Appendix C • Referring to Appendix C, can the student perform technically competent skills? • Criterion 13 Education • Can the student effectively educate patients, families, staff and other health care providers? • Criterion 14 Quality of Care Delivery • Does the student participate in performance improvement activities and follow standards already established in the facility?

7. Performance Criteria continued • 15. Patient Services • 16. Resources Management • 17. Fiscal Management • 18. Support Personnel • 19. Career Development/Lifelong Learning • 20. Wellness & Health Promotion

8. Criteria 15 - 20 • Criterion 15 Patient Services • Can the student participate in addressing patient need for services? • Criterion 16 Resources Management • Can the student manage clinic space and equipment and does he/she have time management skills? • Criterion 17 Fiscal Management • Is the student aware of reimbursement guidelines and is he/she about to submit accurate charges in a timely manner? • Criterion 18 Support Personnel • Can the student utilize and interact appropriately with therapy aides and other support personnel in accordance with legal and ethical standards? • Criterion 19 Career Development and Lifelong Learning • Is the student involved in lifelong learning activities and able to establish goals for career development? • Criterion 20 Wellness and Health Promotion • Is the student actively involved in preventative education for patients and lay groups/individuals under the direction of a PT?

9. The Visual Analog Scale

10. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) • Rate the student using the visual analog scale on each criterion. The beginning of the VAS is the novice clinical performance. 25% marks the advanced beginner performance. 50% marks the intermediate performance. 75% marks advanced intermediate performance. 100% marks entry level performance. Entry level performance is the PTA student providing quality care with simple or complex patients in a variety of clinical environments under the supervision of a physical therapist. Also there is a place before the VAS to mark Not Observed and after the VAS to mark With Distinction

11. Closing Comments • This power point presentation for the CPI is provided to help you to understand and complete the CPI. Remember that if you have any questions or need person to person discussion, feel free to request a phone conversation or meeting with me, Jeri Hobday, ACCE.