Scope and Standards
Professional activities that can be performed legally by members of a licensed profession define this concept.
Scope of Practice
This type of question offers little restriction, allowing the client space for reflection and clarification during an interview.
Open-ended question
In the PICO method used to frame clinical search questions, what do the letters P, I, and O stand for?
Patient/Population, Intervention, and Outcome
Civil liabilities—which are wrongful acts committed by another that include compromising client information—are also known by this legal term.
Torts
This is the "gold standard" in legal proceedings.
Documentation
This level and type of care is provided by a reasonably competent and skilled professional working under similar circumstances, establishing consistency and safety.
Standard of Care
This specific group of common allergens must always be explicitly checked during the intake interview.
Latex, wool, nuts/seeds
For a client with a recent soft tissue injury, acute inflammation usually subsides between these specific days after the initial injury-producing event.
Day 4 and 6
The modern informed consent process evolved directly from this set of guidelines developed in response to World War II war crimes.
Nuremburg Code
The term "SOAP" stands for this.
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
The assignment of a task or task completion from one authorized person to another, which must be within the delegatee's capabilities and scope of practice.
Delegation
This pain assessment scale utilizes a series of descriptive phrases ranging from "mild" to "severe".
Verbal Descriptive Scale
This is the meaning of MCE, for soft tissue injuries.
Move, Compression, Elevate
This is the primary ethical and legal principle that ensures that participants have the right to make decisions about their bodies, refuse participation, and withdraw consent once given.
Autonomy
The term "FDAR" stands for this.
Focus, Data, Action, Response
This is defined as something outside of a massage therapist's scope of practice (ex. acupuncture)
Exclusion
This pain assessment tool uses a horizontal or vertical line with defined endpoints such as "No pain" and "Worst pain possible".
Visual Analog Scale
Following major surgery (entering a body cavity or altering normal anatomy), a massage therapist must avoid vigorous massage on the lower extremities for this many weeks due to blood clot risks.
12 weeks
This 2009 federal act broadened the definition of protected health information to include Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).
HITECH Act
In this section of a SOAP note, you record measurable, verifiable, assessment-based information.
According to health literacy guidelines, information materials should ideally be written at this specific grade reading level to avoid preventable misunderstandings.
8-9th grade reading level
This specific emotional bond is established and maintained during the client interview when concerns, feelings, and ideas are mutually expressed.
Rapport
This is what you should do when dealing with a medically frail client.
Light (3/10) pressure, slower speed
This is a specific circumstance under which client information may be legally released without prior authorization.
Consultations, medical emergencies, court proceedings, insurance filing/billing, collections, complaints, mandatory reporting
This is how you safeguard a client's information on a daily basis.
Double lock rule