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?&#10;A)The discharge prognosis&#10;B)Instruction in a home exercise program&#10;C)Patient and family education&#10;D)Ordering of recommended equipment

Accepted Answer

The PTA is not qualified to make a prognosis for a patient's discharge. This decision is typically made by the treating physician or other licensed healthcare provider. However, the PTA can assist with home exercise program instruction, patient and family education, and ordering recommended equipment as directed by the physical therapist or treating healthcare provider.

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?&#10;A)Health condition&#10;B)Impairment&#10;C)Activity limitation&#10;D)Participation restriction

Accepted Answer

The patient's inability to do an independent transfer is an activity limitation, or difficulty carrying out tasks or actions related to daily living or participating in desired activities. Parkinson's disease is the health condition that is causing the impairment, or loss or abnormality of body structure or function. Participation restriction, or barriers to engagement in social, vocational, or other roles and activities, may also be present but is not explicitly mentioned in this scenario.

Question 3

Written charting errors should be corrected by which one of the following processes?&#10;A)Inform the supervising therapist that a mistake was made in charting.&#10;B)Erase the mistake and put in the correct information.&#10;C)Draw a line through the mistake and attach your supervising therapist's initials.&#10;D)Draw a line through the mistake and initial and date directly above the error.Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making

Accepted Answer

Drawing a line through the mistake and then initialing and dating directly above the error is the correct way to correct a written charting error. This method maintains the integrity of the medical record by showing that a correction was made, who made it, and when, without obscuring the original entry.

Question 4

The BEST patient-centered approach for patient compliance is which of the following?&#10;A)The PTA asks questions, providing options, and the patient selects one choice.&#10;B)The PTA provides a recommendation and asks for agreement.&#10;C)The PTA lists the sequence for treatment.&#10;D)The PTA directs the treatment but asks the patient to put into words what was selected.

Accepted Answer

Option A involves the patient actively participating in their care by making choices and selecting their treatment plan. This gives the patient a sense of control and ownership over their care, leading to increased compliance and better outcomes. Options B, C, and D are more passive approaches where the PTA is either providing direction or expecting compliance without much input from the patient.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the &#34;art of clinical practice&#34;?&#10;A)The PTA focuses on the task at hand to be sure she will stay on schedule.&#10;B)The PTA carefully documents her patient's activities in the pool.&#10;C)The PTA adjusts her input (e.g., verbal and manual) in response to the patient.&#10;D)The PTA carefully follows the clinic procedures for doing an ultraviolet treatment.

Accepted Answer

The "art of clinical practice" involves adjusting one's approach to the patient based on their individual needs and responses. Choice C describes the PTA adjusting her input in response to the patient, which is an example of this art. Choices A, B, and D do not necessarily involve this adjustment based on individual patient needs.

Deck 1: Pta: Clinical Decision Making