Reliability and Feasibility of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric Adapted for Physical Therapy (LCJR-PT) to Evaluate Clinical Judgment During Standardized Simulation Experiences in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
Youngstown State University
Summary
This study examines whether physical therapy faculty can reliably and feasibly use the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric adapted for physical therapy (LCJR-PT) to score students' clinical judgment during a recorded simulation experience. Multiple trained faculty raters will independently score the same student videos, and the level of agreement between raters will be measured. Faculty will also report how long scoring takes and their perceptions of the rubric's usefulness.
Description
Clinical judgment is a core competency for physical therapists required by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), yet no validated, reliable tool specifically tested in physical therapy student populations currently exists for simulation-based assessment. The Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR), originally developed for nursing, implementing Tanner's clinical judgment model across four domains: noticing, interpreting, responding, and reflecting. This study adapts the LCJR for physical therapy (LCJR-PT) and examines its interrater reliability and feasibility…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria (Students): * Enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year DPT student at YSU * Provided informed consent Inclusion Criteria (Faculty Raters): * Full-time faculty member teaching in the YSU DPT program * Provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria (Students): * Did not provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria (Faculty): \- Did not provide informed consent
Interventions
- OtherVideo Recorded Acute Care Simulation
Participants complete a routine, curriculum-based standardized acute care simulation (30-35 minutes including reflection).
- OtherFaculty Rating of Acute Care Simulation Video Using the LCJR-PT
Faculty members will assess and rate each student acute care simulation video using the LCJR-PT tool.
Location
- Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio