Deck 1: Pta: Clinical Decision Making

Question 1

The physical therapist in your facility asks you to assist with discharge planning for your patient.Which of the following is NOT appropriate for the PTA to complete?

A)The discharge prognosis
B)Instruction in a home exercise program
C)Patient and family education
D)Ordering of recommended equipment

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A patient who has Parkinson's disease is currently unable to do an independent transfer.Using disablement terminology, this is an example of which of the following?

A)Health condition
B)Impairment
C)Activity limitation
D)Participation restriction

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Written charting errors should be corrected by which one of the following processes?

A)Inform the supervising therapist that a mistake was made in charting.
B)Erase the mistake and put in the correct information.
C)Draw a line through the mistake and attach your supervising therapist's initials.
D)Draw a line through the mistake and initial and date directly above the error.Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The BEST patient-centered approach for patient compliance is which of the following?

A)The PTA asks questions, providing options, and the patient selects one choice.
B)The PTA provides a recommendation and asks for agreement.
C)The PTA lists the sequence for treatment.
D)The PTA directs the treatment but asks the patient to put into words what was selected.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the "art of clinical practice"?

A)The PTA focuses on the task at hand to be sure she will stay on schedule.
B)The PTA carefully documents her patient's activities in the pool.
C)The PTA adjusts her input (e.g., verbal and manual) in response to the patient.
D)The PTA carefully follows the clinic procedures for doing an ultraviolet treatment.