Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assis
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tant, 5th Edition
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by Robert C. Manske
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,TESTjBANKjFundamentaljOrthopedicjManagementjforjthejPhysicalj The
rapistjAssistant,j 5/EjManske
Chapterj1.jPatientjSupervisionjandjObservationjDuringjTreatment
Manske:jFundamentaljOrthopedicjManagementjforjthejPhysicaljTherapistjAssistant,j5thj
Edition
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Whojisjresponsiblejforjcarryingjoutjprescribedjselectedjinterventions,jpatientjsupervision,jdatajc
ollection,jandjappropriatejsupervisionjofjajpatientjduringjphysicaljtherapy?
a. Physicalj therapistj (PT)
b. Physicalj therapistj assistantj (PTA)
c. Nursingj assistant
d. Medicalj doctor
ANS:j B
ThejPTAjisjresponsiblejforjcarryingjoutjprescribedjselectedjinterventions,jpatientjsupervision,jdat
ajcollection,jandjappropriatejproblem-solvingjandjclinicaljdecisionjmaking.
2. WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjajpurposejofjthejclinicaljpatientjsupervisionjprocess?
a. Toj gatherj relevantj informationj andj data
b. Toj establishj andj enhancej rapport,j trust,j andj confidence
c. Toj prescribej interventionsj thej patientj requires
d. Tojassistjinjthejmanagementjofjthejpatient
ANS:j C
PTAsjdojnotjprescribejinterventionsjforjthejpatient.jThejPTAjobserves,jdocuments,jandjdiscussesj
patientjobservationsjwithjthejPT.
3. Selectj thej open-endedj question.
a. Whatjisjyourjpainjleveljtodayjonjajscalejofj1-10?
b. Whenjdidjthejpainjbegin?
c. Telljmejaboutjthejtimejthatjyoujinjuredjknee.
d. Whenjdidjyoujtakejyourjlastjpainjmedication?
ANS:j C
Thejopen-endedjquestionjleadsjthejpatientjtojsayjmorejthanjyesjorjno.jOpen-
endedjquestionsjprovidejmuchjricherjdetailsjaboutjthejincidentjorjexperience.
4. Whichj ofj thej followingj statementsj isj truej regardingj thej workingj environmentj ofj PTAs?
a. PTAsjworkjinjisolationjwithjtheirjpatientjassignments.
b. PTAsjworkjwithjajteamjofjexpertsjinjalljareasjofjajpatient’sjcare.
c. PTAsjworkjonlyjwithjthejPTjinjprovidingjtherapy.
d. PTAsjarejthejmostjimportantjpeoplejonjthejrehabilitationjteamjwhenjprovidingjth
erapy.
ANS:j B
ThejPTAjmustjbejawarejofjthejkeyjmembersjofjthejrehabilitationjteam.jOccupationaljtherapists,j
PTs,jnurses,jrespiratoryjtherapists,jpsychologists,jandjaudiologistsjarejonlyjajfewjof
, thejimportantjmembersjofjthejrehabilitationjteam.jThejPTAjdoesjnotjworkjinjisolation.
5. Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjwouldjbejusedjinjajdiscussionjwithjajpatient?
, a. “Yourjbloodjpressurejisj150/90jwhichjindicatesjhypertensionjandjcouldjleadjtojajce
rebraljvascularjaccidentjifjyoujdon’tjtakejyourjmedications.”
b. “Yourjbloodjpressurejisjhigherjthanjnormaljtoday,j150/90.jDidjyoujtakejyourjbloodjpr
essurejmedicationjthisjmorning?”
c. “Thejdoctorjprescribedjajbeta-
blockerjforjyoujajmonthjago.jHasjthatjbeenjhelpingjyourjbloodjpressure?”
d. “Thejcombinationjofjyourjcalcium-channeljblockerjandjbeta-
blockerjdojnotjseemjtojbejcontrollingjyourjbloodjpressure.jLet’sjcalljthejdoctor.”
ANS:j B
ThejPTAjshouldjlearnjtojcommunicatejopenly,jfreely,jandjinjajprofessionaljmanner.jThejPTAjm
ustjemployjappropriatejandjprofessionaljmedicaljterminologyjwithjprofessionaljpeople—
butjusejfamiliarj(lay)jtermsjtojdescribejthejsamejconditionjtojajpatientjorjajfamilyjmember.
Avoidingjthejusejofjmedicaljjargonj(hypertension,jbeta-blocker,jcalcium-
channeljblocker)jwithjpatientsjisjrequiredjbyjPTAs.
6. Howj canj aj PTAjdemonstratej accountabilityj inj theirj practice?
a. Maintainj timelyj documentationj aboutj patientj interventions.
b. Maintainjgoodjrapportjwithjpatients.
c. Continuejtheirjeducationjpastjtheirjinitialjdegree.
d. ReportjalljfindingsjtojthejsupervisingjPTjsojthatjmodificationsjcanjbejmadejinjre
sponsejtojchangesjinjpatientjstatus.
ANS:j D
PTAsjarejresponsiblejforjreportingjalljfindingsjtojthejsupervisingjPTjsojthatjmodificationsjcanjbej
madejinjaccordancejwithjchangesjinjpatientjstatus.
7. Whichjtypejofjquestioningjwouldjyoujusejtojfindjfactsjorjobtainjspecificjresponsesjfromjajpat
ientjaboutjanjinjuryjtojajlimbjorjjoint?
a. Open-endedj questions
b. Closed-endedj questions
c. Ajpause
d. Neutralj phrase
ANS:j B
Closed-
endedjquestionsjarejusedjtojfindjoutjspecificjdetails,jdirectjthejdiscussion,jorjelicitjspecificjre
sponsesjfromjthejpatient.
8. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjanjexamplejofjpromptingjduringjajphysicaljtherapyjsession?
a. “Whenjyoujwalkjupjthejsteps,jwhichjfootjwilljyoujmovejfirst?”
b. “Alljright,jnowjpickjupjyourjrightjfootjandjputjitjonjthejnextjstep.”
c. Pointjtojthejstepjandjtouchjthejpatient’sjrightjleg.
d. Observejthejbehaviorjofjthejpatientjtojseejifjtheyjwilljliftjupjthejcorrectjfootjwhilejwa
lkingjupjthejsteps.
ANS:j A
Promptingjajpatientjtojperformjajtaskjcanjbejviewedjasjthejpresentationjofjajquestion.jPromptingj
allowsjpatientsjtojdecipherjinformation,jsolvejproblems,jandjprovidejsolutionsjtojactivitiesjtheyj
mustjovercomejduringjrecovery.jCuesjarejdirections.
9. Whoj holdsj thej ultimatej responsibilityj forj thej patient’sj physicalj therapy?