PTU Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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four factors leading to the development of the PT profession
1. WWI
-Congress passed legislation for disabled soldiers to receive physical reconstruction
2. Reconstruction aides
-hydrotherapy, stim, massage
3. POLIO EPIDEMIC
-Help people with immobilized muscles
4. PT was made in a humanitarian response to suffering
who was Mary McMillan?
first PT
what were three things Mary McMillan did?
1. first PT textbook
2. chief of reconstruction aide at walter reed hospital
3. Setup reconstruction aide training programs in colleges 1st PT program
name four federal statutes.
1. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
2. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 1975
3. Social Security Amendments of 1965
4. Affordable Care Act of 2010
what does Social Security Amendment do?
-medicare/medicaid
-PT is a reimbursed service
- increased number of insured adults and demand for PT
what is the difference between medicare and medicaid?
-medicare: health insurance for people over 65
-medicaid: health insurance for the poor
what does the Affordable Care Act of 2010 do?
-reduce number of uninsured/underinsured
-reduce cost/improve quality of healthcare
-insurance covers essential health benefits
what does the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 do?
-prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities
-for PT, everything must be accessible (public services, healthcare facilities, etc.)
what does the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1975 do?
-guarantees free public education to those with disabilities with access to special education
-children must have access to therapy or related services (PT)
, what is the main example of a state statute?
Practice Act
what four things does the practice act cover?
1. definition of PT services
2. identification of providers of PT services
3. task delegated to PTs
4. supervision requirements
what are five characteristics of a profession?
1. Knowledge in specific field/ scope of practice
2. Understands specific code of ethics/ethical behavior
3. Accountability
4. Standard of entry
5. Professional behavior
what is the current educational requirement for PT?
-DPT
-masters?
what governs the practice of PT?
Practice Act
what is the structure of the APTA from most local to national level?
districts--> chapters--> sections
what is the local level of the APTA?
districts
what is the state level in the APTA called?
chapters
-there are 51
what is the national level in the APTA called?
sections
what is the role of the House of Delegates?
-highest policy making body of APTA
-Meets annually to vote on policies for the profession
what is the role of the Board of Directors?
-Leads the APTA
-Elected by House of Delegates
-Establishes the Strategic Plan of the APTA
what is the APTA Code of Ethics?
Answers Graded A+
four factors leading to the development of the PT profession
1. WWI
-Congress passed legislation for disabled soldiers to receive physical reconstruction
2. Reconstruction aides
-hydrotherapy, stim, massage
3. POLIO EPIDEMIC
-Help people with immobilized muscles
4. PT was made in a humanitarian response to suffering
who was Mary McMillan?
first PT
what were three things Mary McMillan did?
1. first PT textbook
2. chief of reconstruction aide at walter reed hospital
3. Setup reconstruction aide training programs in colleges 1st PT program
name four federal statutes.
1. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
2. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 1975
3. Social Security Amendments of 1965
4. Affordable Care Act of 2010
what does Social Security Amendment do?
-medicare/medicaid
-PT is a reimbursed service
- increased number of insured adults and demand for PT
what is the difference between medicare and medicaid?
-medicare: health insurance for people over 65
-medicaid: health insurance for the poor
what does the Affordable Care Act of 2010 do?
-reduce number of uninsured/underinsured
-reduce cost/improve quality of healthcare
-insurance covers essential health benefits
what does the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 do?
-prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities
-for PT, everything must be accessible (public services, healthcare facilities, etc.)
what does the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1975 do?
-guarantees free public education to those with disabilities with access to special education
-children must have access to therapy or related services (PT)
, what is the main example of a state statute?
Practice Act
what four things does the practice act cover?
1. definition of PT services
2. identification of providers of PT services
3. task delegated to PTs
4. supervision requirements
what are five characteristics of a profession?
1. Knowledge in specific field/ scope of practice
2. Understands specific code of ethics/ethical behavior
3. Accountability
4. Standard of entry
5. Professional behavior
what is the current educational requirement for PT?
-DPT
-masters?
what governs the practice of PT?
Practice Act
what is the structure of the APTA from most local to national level?
districts--> chapters--> sections
what is the local level of the APTA?
districts
what is the state level in the APTA called?
chapters
-there are 51
what is the national level in the APTA called?
sections
what is the role of the House of Delegates?
-highest policy making body of APTA
-Meets annually to vote on policies for the profession
what is the role of the Board of Directors?
-Leads the APTA
-Elected by House of Delegates
-Establishes the Strategic Plan of the APTA
what is the APTA Code of Ethics?
