PTA Final exam Questions and answers. 2022/2023. 100% verified. Rated A

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PTA Final exam Questions and answers. 2022/2023. 100% verified. Rated A What was the original purpose of the Physical Therapist Scope of Practice? - ✔✔To limit the variety of definitions of p... hysical therapyWhich of the following is NOT included as a test or measure in the "Physical Therapist Scope of Practice?" Which of the following is NOT included as a test or measure in the "Physical Therapist Scope of Practice?" - ✔✔nutritional counseling What part of the physical therapy patient management model includes establishing a diagnosis and prognosis that includes a plan of care? - ✔✔Examination In the disablement model, functional limitations are caused by impairments. - ✔✔True What is the name of the document produced by the APTA that describes the approach of the physical therapist to patient care? - ✔✔Guide to Physical Therapist practice Which of the following would be outside the physical therapist's scope of practice? - ✔✔Suggesting a client double her dosage of blood pressure medication Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are the only indivduals that can legally provide "physical therapy" interventions. - ✔✔True True or False: Physical Therapy in this country began as a profession in response to a Tuberculosis outbreak. - ✔✔False Who is responsible for establishing the physical therapy technique of application of moist heat to permit mobilizations and prevent contractures in individuals with polio? - ✔✔Elizabeth Kenny Independent and accurate judgment is inherent in every evaluation, plan of care, and discharge plan conducted by the PT. This describes which of the following criteria to define a profession? - ✔✔Autonomy of Judgement The APTA vision statement indicates that by 2020, the provision of services will be by doctors of physical therapy. True or False - ✔✔True Which of the following is NOT a membership category of the APTA: - ✔✔associate Which of the following is a section of the APTA - ✔✔Hand Rehabilitation The most local organizational unit in the structure of the APTA - ✔✔District Is similar to a section in that it provides a mechanism for members with commom interests to meet, confer, and promote their objectives. Is composed of members of the same class (category) and may exist at the state and national levels. - ✔✔Assembly "Must be coincide with or be confined within the legally constituted boundaries of a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia." - ✔✔Chapter The highest policymaking body of the APTA - ✔✔House of Delegates 3 Benefits of belonging to the APTA - ✔✔1. Discounted education 2. Networking 3. Voice in the future of the field Which of the following is defined as the primary regard or devotion to the interest of clients, and placing the needs of clients ahead of the physical therapist self interest? - ✔✔Altruism The PTA caucus is at what level of the APTA? - ✔✔national What is the foremost core document approved by the House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association? - ✔✔Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy According to the "Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy" which of the following is true about the "Plan of Care"? - ✔✔The PT involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care. The determination of the predicted optimal level of improvement in function and the amount of time needed to reach that level is called the: - ✔✔Prognosis What level of medical care is provided by clinicians on a referral basis? - ✔✔Secondary Care Physical therapists work in which of the following levels of care - ✔✔Secondary Tertiary Primary Which of the following activities by a PT could be categorized as a quick assessment to determine if further medical services are needed by a PT or other health care professional? - ✔✔Screening Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Physical Therapist Assistant? - ✔✔the degree of supervision required for the PTA is the same in each state True or False: Only the PT can develop or modify the plan of care for a given patient. - ✔✔True In what part of the client management model would a PT obtain a recent medical history? - ✔✔Examination Which of the following tests and measures are used to assess body measurements and fat composition? - ✔✔Antropometric characteristics Analysis of body alignment and positioning is assessed with what type of test or measurement? - ✔✔Posture Why should PTs and PTAs pay special attention to nonverbal signals that clients display? - ✔✔Over half of the impact of messages comes from facial expressions In which of the following situations would a patient be discharged from physical therapy? - ✔✔The client decides to terminate services The individual is no longer able to continue because of medical or financial reasons The therapist believes that further intervention will not improve the status of the individual Goals and outcomes have been achieved based on Pts judgement True or False: A PTA may complete a discharge plan and document discharge status. - ✔✔False According to your text, the majority of PTAs are female and practice in which setting? - ✔✔Private office Which of the following requirments for utilization of the PTA is accurate? - ✔✔There must be regularly scheduled and documented conferences between the PTA and PT regarding the patients under their care What document controls the day-to-day relationship between the PT and PTA - ✔✔State practices acts All 50 states have practice acts which regulate the practice of Physical Therapy. True or False. - ✔✔True Which of the following tasks should be performed by a PTA, not a technician? - ✔✔Performing ultrasound to a patient's lumbar spine region True or False: All 50 states require licensure of the PTA. - ✔✔False What document was created as a result of a series of conferences in the middle 1990s to provide a consensus on physical therapist assistant education? - ✔✔Normative Model of Physical Therapist Assistant Education What is the only accreditation agency recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit PT and PTA education programs in the United States? - ✔✔Comission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education Which of the following is not a requirement of CAPTE in PTA educational programs? - ✔✔Advanced knowledge in current reimbursement issues What type of physical therapist assistant education program model would allow a PTA to complete the academic requirements of a professional level PT? - ✔✔Bridging program Which of the following is outside the scope of care of a PTA? - ✔✔Development of plan of care According to the APTA, at what level of PT/PTA supervision is it appropriate to communicate by telephone? - ✔✔General supervision What is the common term for coursework designed to maintain a PTA's licensure? - ✔✔Continuing education units According to your textbook, which of the following would be a disadvantage to increasing the entry level degree requirements of the PTA? - ✔✔A possible increase in inappropriate use of unlicensed support personnel In order for a PTA education program to be accredited, what type of degree should students attain upon graduation? - ✔✔Associate What degree will be required by physical therapy schools to receive accreditation for physical therapy education programs beginning in 2015? - ✔✔Doctorate Degree Which of the following is NOT a type of 'evidence' - ✔✔an interview Clinical observation - ✔✔descriptive research Controlled trials - ✔✔Experimental Research Randomized trials - ✔✔Experimental research Systematic Reviews - ✔✔Historical Research What is the term used for the subjects involved in a study - ✔✔Case What does it mean to 'blind' subjects or the assessors in a study - ✔✔A way to keep the subjects and the assessors from knowing which group (control or intervention) the subjects are assigned to If an examiner/assessor measures a subjects range of motion three times in a row and gets the same measurement each time, the examiner is demonstrating: - ✔✔a high level of intrarater reliablity [Show More]

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