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The Generic Abilities were developed due in part to the University of Wisconsin-Madison PT faculty discovering that:
There was an underdevelopment of certain professional behaviors that facilitate the use of knowledge and psychomotor skills in the clinical setting.
You and an occupational therapist are both working with an Asian patient with a Dx of R Total Hip Replacement. The patient requires max A x 2 to stand up. You instruct the patient to stand up, and the patient takes a considerable amount of time to do so. The OT becomes annoyed and whispers to you, "So typical. They all move slow!" This statement is an example of:
Stereotyping
All cultures value being on time and view tardiness as rude.
False
There are two types of cultures; primary and secondary
True
What is discriminatory behavior toward an older person called?
Ageism
Which of the following factors contribute to culture?
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of respectful communication
All of the above
It is ok to contact patients outside of the clinic on social media as long as it is related to health care
False
The Standards for Ethical Practice for PTA includes all of the following except:
PTAs shall determine information about best practice regarding physical therapy interventions
Which of the following is not one of the "Core Values" of Professionalism in Physical Therapy?:
Activism
The Primary regard for or devotion to the interest of patients is known as:
Altruism
At the clinic where you are doing your second part-time clinical, a PTA was accused by the family of her patient, for disclosing pertinent protected health information without the patient authorizing release. From what you have been taught regarding violating the HIPAA laws, this PTA now faces:
All of these answers are correct
Human Relations skills include:
Your ability to get your patient to feel comfortable in your care.
Your patient is 80 years old and has left hemiplegia secondary to an intracranial hemorrhage. As this patient's PTA, it is important for you to
Offer consistency with the patient's schedule
Protected Health Information is related to the past, present, or future medical conditions or healthcare payment of an individual?
True
Closed questions are most helpful for therapeutic communication and encourage clients to identify more of the problem?
False
A physical therapist assistant observes a patient's medical record left unattended on a mat table in the exercise area. This finding troubles the PTA as he has witnessed the same pattern of behavior on several other occasions. The MOST immediate action is to:
Notify the appropriate therapist about the unattended medical record
Your CI asks you a question about what nerves make up the Brachial Plexus. You are unable to answer her question. The most appropriate response from you is:
"I can't answer that right now, but I know where I can find the answer."
You are on your first day of your first part-time clinical. You are very nervous, and really struggling to feel confident. The best thing for you to do to prepare for the next day is:
Ask your CI what type of diagnoses you will be seeing the next day and review that information.
When working with difficult patients, PTA's should focus on patients's behavior not the patient themselves
True
Elder abuse is often not reported because the individual does not see a way to change the situation.
True
Why are middle aged adults referred to as the "sandwich generation"
Because they are often dealing with raising kids and taking care of elderly parents
Cultural Competence is the development of a skill set regarding diversity and differences
True
All of the following are ways to become more culturally competent EXCEPT
Assuming your patient falls into "trends" in their particular culture
What does SBR stand for?
Squat, Bend, Reach
You don't feel like you are getting the appropriate level of supervision from your CI. The most appropriate person to speak to about this is:
The DCE
You hear of a site that you would like to go to for your PART-TIME clinicals. The first thing you should do is:
Tell DCE about the site and your interest in going there.
You know you are going to be absent for the third day of your second part-time clinical. The most appropriate thing to do is:
Call your CI and DCE
This person is employed by a clinical facility to oversee clinical education within their facility.
SCCE
This person has at least one year of clinical experience and will be your direct supervisor while on your clinical.
CI
In what setting are patients typically given a priority level in terms of scheduling?
Acute Care
In what setting will you need to coordinate with other services in terms of scheduling patients?
All of these settings
When scheduling patients for therapy, what should be most important?
Convenience of the patient
A physical therapist completes an initial eval on a patient with a diagnosis of Low Back Pain. The PT suspects the low back pain is due to degenerative changes in the patient's lumbar spine. The PT must now choose a ____________that most accurately describes the condition being treated.
ICD-10-CM Code
________________ are quality data codes that PTs, OTs, and SLPs must report to stay compliant with insurance reimbursement requirements.
G Code Sets
After a PTA treats a patient with right epicondylitis, he must document the codes that identify the services that he provided. The name of the codes are:
CPT Codes
What kind of note is required daily, states what took place during the tx, and explains any observations made by the therapist?
Daily/Treatment note
How many units would you bill for 40 minutes of time-based treatment codes?
3
Clinicians must prove that the care they are providing is justifiable, reasonable and necessary according to evidence-based clinical standards of care:
True
Medicare requires the POC (Plan of Care) to include:
Medical Dx, Interventions, Frequency/Duration, Long-term functional goals
Insurance reviewers are looking for:
All of these are required
It is justified and reasonable to bill for services provided solely by PT aides/techs:
False
According to the 8 minute rule, on a single day of physical therapy treatment, you provided your patient with 30 mins of Neuromuscular re-ed, 15 mins of gait training, 20 mins of e-stim (unattended) and 10 mins of therapeutic exercise. How many units would you bill?
5
What type of documentation is required at a minimum of every 10th visit, provides and evaluation of progress towards current goals, includes professional judgment about continued care and modifies goals and treatments?
Progress Note
Medicare A is billed for Out-patient services and Medicare B is billed for in-patient services.
False
A patient with a right rotator cuff tear is delegated to a PTA by a PT after the initial evaluation. The MOST appropriate action for the PTA to take at the beginning of the treatment session is to:
explain to the patient the role of a PTA
Negligence includes performing an act that a reasonable and prudent healthcare worker would not perform.
True
We talked about 3 specific incidents when an Incident Report should be filled out. Which of the following is NOT included:
When a patient has a LOB with therapist assist to recover balance
Which of the following types of stress will you feel as a PTA?
All of these types of stress
Which of the following is NOT a cause of burnout?
Commradere among employees
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