North Central State College
Program Outcome Statements
for the
Physical Therapist Assistant Department
2009
Expanded
Statement of
Institutional
Purpose
Mission
Statement:
To provide quality,
responsive, lifelong
learning
opportunities,
including
occupational,
degree, and other
educational
programs for
individuals,
business and
industry, and the
communities we
serve.
Goal Statements:
Physical Therapist
Assistant Graduates are
able to:
1. Completely perform
interventions under the
supervision of the
Physical Therapist in an
ethical, legal, safe and
effective manner.
2. Accurately utilize data
collection skills to assist
the Physical Therapist.
3. Effectively communicate
with the patient,
patient=s family,
caregivers and members
of the health care team.
4. Correctly document
patient interventions.
Assessment Criteria &
Procedures
January - March
Completion of graduate, employer
and patient surveys
Assessment Results
Graduate & Employer Surveys 2008
Items NOT meeting the threshold:
June
Analysis of graduate, employer and
patient surveys
PTA 270 Capstone Course with mock
PTA National Exam
July - August
Analysis of mock PTA National
Exam
November
Analysis of PTA National Exam for
Graduates
Analysis of PTA Clinical Instructors
Evaluation
Survey
Form
Employer
- effective oral
communication with
patients/families/public
-effective non-verbal
communication with
patients/families/public
-understand needs review of
literature
-understands need to continue to
develop skills and knowledge
Graduate
1. Maximize
Student Access.
2. Guide students
toward
educational
success.
3. Guarantee
quality
educational
experience.
.
5. Appropriately educate
health care providers, the
community and
government as it relates
to physical therapy.
6. Consistently support
patients with regard for
individual, cultural and
economic differences.
7. Routinely display selfdirection for career
development and the
ongoing process of
learning.
8. Recognize the
importance of research as
it relates to physical
therapy.
December - January
College Community of Interest
Review of Data and
Recommendations for Course,
Curriculum, PTA Mission and Goal
Revisions per NC State College
Mission and Goals
February
PTA Advisory Committee Review
and Recommendations
March
Analysis and Recommendations
provided to President Staff via Mark
Collins for Recommendations and
Approval
Item Relevance/
Content Area
-PTAs do not
participate in quality
improvement
PTA 270 - Physical Therapy
Seminar Final Exam
Component
Deficient
Test passing rate
Assessment section
Treatment section
Professionalism section
100%-no
no
no
no
FSBPT Licensure Examination
Component
Use of Results
Course Revisions:
1. Continue increased review questions to lecture
portion of each PTA class for student review and
self-assessment.
2. Increase content on documentation related to
reimbursement.
3. Increase pt. instruction in lab assessment
4. Encourage clinical instructors to provide students
with opportunities to instruct pts, families, and coworkers.
4. Use re-configured rubric for PTA257 to enhance
literature review and oral presentation aspects.
5. Provide computerized mock exam-PTA270.
Curriculum Revisions:
1. Strict adherence to posted academic
standard.
2. Increased advising of students to be assessed at
student success center with adherence to
accommodations recommendations.
Mission and Goal Changes:
1. Program assessment policy rewritten with approval of Advisory
committee.
2. Change thresholds for NCSC
students so that thresholds for pass to
align with national averages.
Other Recommendations:
1. Provide computerized mock exam-PTA270.
Actions:
Deficient
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April - June
Implementation of Recommendations
First time passing rate
Test & Measure section
Intervention section
80%-yes
no
no
Standards of Care section no
Retake passing rate
yes