PT Profession
What group of individuals utilized rehabilitation techniques to treat injured/disabled soldiers during World War I?
Reconstruction Aides
What is the first step to identifying cultural competence?
A. Identify personal biases
B. Learn how to be ethnocentric
C. Understand cultural differences
D. Respect individuality
A. Identify personal biases
_____ is the process of making a judgement about data collected during the Initial Evaluation, which is completed by the PT.
Evaluation
What is one reasoning that draping is important?
Modesty, body temperature, protection of skin/clothing
Within a SOAP note, where would range of motion measurements be recorded?
Objective
Who was the founder of the American Women's Physical Therapeutics Association, and ultimately the APTA?
Mary McMillan
What is a sign of domestic abuse?
A. Person who constantly complains about his or her partner
B. Person not being allowed to attend PT without the presence of the partner
C. Person who has repeated upper respiratory infections
D. Patient who asks questions repeatedly
B. Person not being allowed to attend PT without the presence of the partner
_____ is the process of obtaining information from the patient during their Initial Evaluation, which is completed by the PT.
Examination
Which dermatome is located over the medial epicondyle of the femur?
L3
It is important to use appropriate terminology when referring to the patient in the documentation process. This process is known as “person-first terminology.” Identify the correct statement that meets the requirements of person-first terminology.
A - The paralyzed patient, Mr. Jones, was able to walk 20 feet today.
B - The CVA patient was doing better today.
C - Mrs. Smith, who has a left transtibial amputation, is getting her prosthesis today.
D - The TBI male in room 603 was combative today and needed to be moved.
C - Mrs. Smith, who has a left transtibial amputation, is getting her prosthesis today.
What was one of the major United States historical events that contributed to the creation of the Physical Therapy profession?
WWI, WWII, or Polio Epidemics
What does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 allow?
All children with disabilities receive a free appropriate education.
What is it called when the PTA is providing physical therapy interventions with the PT physically present for on-site supervision?
Direct or On-Site Supervision
How often does pressure relief need to be performed for a patient in the seated position to decrease risk of pressure ulcer development?
Every 15 min
What is evidence-based practice?
A - Practice that monitors changes in the patient’s functional status
B - Practice that uses research to make clinical decisions
C - Practice that is legal and ethically based
D - Practice that is legal and ethically based
B - Practice that uses research to make clinical decisions
Vision 2020 outlined APTA's vision of the future of physical therapy. What is one component of that vision?
DPT requirement, recognition of practitioners of choice for movement disorders, or direct access
What is OSHA responsible for?
Safe and healthful working conditions
Which of the following tasks may the PTA assist the PT in performing?
A. Interpretation of referrals
B. Development of the plan of care
C. Delegation of specific patient care tasks
D. Patient data collection
D. Patient data collection
What is the name of the technique that wheelchair users can use to perform pressure relief?
Wheelchair push-ups
Which of the following would help ensure reimbursement?
A - Showing an improvement in a patient’s functional abilities
B - An outline of the plan of care
C - The planned interventions
D - Completion of therapeutic exercises
A - Showing an improvement in a patient’s functional abilities
What is the Vision Statement of the American Physical Therapy Association?
Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience
Which of the following core values of a PTA is described as the devotion to the interest of a patient/client?
A. Caring and compassion
B. Duty
C. Altruism
D. Integrity
C. Altruism
Within the evaluation, the PT has identified that the patient is unable to lift her child out of the crib due to back pain. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health model, what component has been identified by the PT?
Activity Limitation
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What is one of the 5Ls of lifting?
Load, lever, lordosis, legs, lungs
A judgment about the level of optimal improvement the patient may attain and the amount of time needed to reach that level is the definition of:
Prognosis