PTA Midterm Exam Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A
Physical Therapist supervision of a Physical Therapist Assistant entails the Physical Therapist to be physically present on-site with the Physical Therapi
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PTA Midterm Exam Questions and answers. 2022/2023. Rated A
Physical Therapist supervision of a Physical Therapist Assistant entails the Physical Therapist to be physically present on-site with the Physical Therapist Assistant during treatments. - ✔✔False
Currently, there are more Physical Therapist Assistant programs than Physical Therapist programs in the United States. - ✔✔True
Informed consent should include - ✔✔a lay description of treatment
expected benefits
associated risks
alternatives to recommended treatment
all of the above
Direct access is the ability of patient to seek PT services without insurance coverage. - ✔✔False
The physical therapy aide: - ✔✔is non-licensed
Which of the following settings do we expect the fastest growth? - ✔✔Geriatrics
Identify the program in Ohio that bridges the gap for a PTA to become a PT. - ✔✔University of Findlay
What should a PTA do if there are questions about a patient's plan of care after reviewing the initial examination and evaluation of a particular client? - ✔✔Contact the supervising physical therapist
Which of the following would be a setting you might find a physical therapy professional? - ✔✔Honda Corporation
Private practice
Public school
Hospital
All of the above
At what point in a clients rehabilitation would a PTA become substantially involved in the clients/patients care? - ✔✔Intervention
According to the APTA definition of physical therapy, which of the following is TRUE regarding physical therapy: - ✔✔includes prevention of injury, impairments, functional limitations, and disability
Which of the following is a characteristic of a profession? - ✔✔Service of clients
Specialized education
Autonomy of judgment
In looking at the following, indicate which organization came first chronologically? - ✔✔American Women's Therapeutic Association
Who was considered the first physical therapist in the U.S. and was the first president of the national physical therapy association (now known as the APTA)? - ✔✔Mary McMillan
The Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction were responsible for the training and managing of Reconstruction Aides. Furthermore, this group consisted exclusively of women. - ✔✔True
Chapters - ✔✔are set up to coincide with the boundaries of a State or territory within the APTA.
An example of a section within the APTA would be - ✔✔Aquatics
The APTA membership in which the person does not have to be a part of the physical therapy profession( i.e. a PT or PTA): - ✔✔Honorary
The American Medical Association (AMA) currently serves as the accrediting body for physical therapy educational programs in the United States. - ✔✔False
Physical Therapy became a profession as a result of an outbreak of which of the following? - ✔✔Polio
What was the original purpose of the Physical Therapist Scope of Practice? - ✔✔To limit the variety of definitions of physical therapy
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? - ✔✔Evaluation
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 individuals that can legally provide "physical therapy" interventions. - ✔✔True
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 judgment
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 common 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
Give at least 3 benefits of belonging to the APTA. - ✔✔1.) To establish and maintain a professional and scientific standard those engaged in the profession of PT.
2.) To make available efficiently trained women to the medical profession.
3.) To sustain social fellowship and intercourse on grounds of mutual interest.
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
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