Program Outcome 3.

Function under the supervision of a physical therapist in a safe, legal, ethical manner to ensure the safety of patients, self, and others throughout the clinical interaction

Criteria

3.1. place patient needs above self-interests

3.2. identify, acknowledge, and accept responsibility for actions and report errors

3.3. take steps to remedy errors in a timely manner

3.4. maintain patient confidentiality

3.5. adhere to legal standards related to patient care and fiscal management

3.6. identify ethical or legal concerns and initiate action to address the concerns

3.7. adhere to ethical standards consistent with the Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant and Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant

For this program outcome, I wanted to showcase my planning and my rubric from my Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation class practical. As we are peforming this practical it is important for us to always place the patients needs above self-interests. If we really wanted to the patient to perform a specific exercise and the patient refuses not to, it is our job to put their needs over our thoughts. We are constantly mainitain patient confidentiality when we are discussing with the supervising PT. Also, in this practical we have to be thinking of possible things that could happen and know the appropriate steps to remedy errors in a timely manner. We should accept responsibility if something we did harmed the patient and always accept feedback.