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1
Undocumented immigrants are covered by the Affordable Healthcare Act
False
True
2
If a PTA is the director of the facility they may determine which patients receive PT services
False
True
3
A PT may delegate which of the following to a PTA?
Reevaluation of a patient
Interpretation of a referral
Implementation of the treatment plan
Modification of the treatment plan
4
A PTA shall only delegate tasks to unlicensed personnel when they are…
Within a 10 mile radius
Available by phone
None of the above, a PTA cannot delegate
On-site to supervise
5
In interdisciplinary care, what is the central focus of the team?
Job satisfaction
The patient
Communication
Lower healthcare costs
6
Withholding scarce but potentially beneficial medical recourses from certain individuals is called
Poor care
Insurance fraud
Good care
Rationing
7
What Texas PT school was Ruby Decker associated with?
Texas Women’s University
University of Texas Medical Branch
Southwest Texas University
Texas Tech University
8
IF the approval of a CCU is not complete before a licensee’s expiration date, the license can get an extension
True
False
9
What did Ruby Decker say was the smartest thing she ever did?
Research a topic before asking for the answer
Joined the army as a reconstruction aid
Surround herself with smart people
Learned all of the nerves in the body
10
The APTA Guide for conduct standard 2 states
A PTA does not need to report misconduct
A PTA only follows the plan of care no matter what it says
A PTA can accept tips from patients
A PTA must provide info to patients reguarding applied interventions
11
what large federal healthcare system was created in 1965 by president LB Johnson?
Direct Access
Veteran’s program
Vaccination Program
Medicare and Medicaid
12
the American Physical Therapy Association created professional documents for the PTA
True
False
13
A PTA can complete the discharge summary for a patient
True
False
14
Interdisciplinary teams in healthcare can improve patient care, reduce staff burnout, and…..
Enhance patient satisfaction
Increase productivity
Enhance patient safety
Increase the bottom line
15
What value-based behavior is a lifelong process of self-assessment, development, and personal learning plan?
Integrity
Social Responsibility
Continuing competence
PT/PTA collaboration
16
Setting where patient is the most unstable and likely seeing several other disciplines
Rehab facility
Long term acute care
Acute care
Skilled nursing facility
17
Altruism is
Applying self care habits
Applying mutual trust
Placing the needs of others before self
Being self-aware
18
The U.S. looks at healthcare as a right
True
False
19
Who was the first president of the APTA
Mary McManus
Meredith McMillan
Mary McBeth
Mary McMillan
20
The APTA states that the Standards for Ethical Conduct address all ethical situations a PTA will encounter
True
False
21
It is legal for a PTA to perform joint mobilization in Texas
True
False
22
The privacy rule prevents a provider from using a sign in sheet or calling out names in a waiting room.
True
False
23
Under the HIPAA Security rule, it is legal to send PHI by means of internet and fax.
False
True
24
What is the main reasons patients in the U.S. are sicker when they receive healthcare?
Poor health habits
Lack of receiving preventative care due to cost
Processed foods
U.S. Medicare is poor
25
According to APTA guid for conduct of the PTA, Standard 3C states
A PTA must take a competency test
A PTA must be able to self-reflect on his/her level of competence
Only perform tasks learned in the PTA program
A PTA must act in the best interest of themselves
26
What are 2 main reasons that the profession thought they needed to create PTA’s
Malaria and Medicare
Polio and WWII
Medicare and WWI
MS and the Vietnam war
27
The “minimum necessary” term related to HIPAA means:
The least amount of time you can spend to do your work
The least amount of information needed to do your job
The least amount of effort needed to complete your job
The least amount of work you can get away with
28
A PTA can progress the treatment within the plan of care
False
True
29
Setting where patient is medically stable but still needs assistance, and cannot tolerate 3 hours of therapy
Long term acute care
Home care facility
Skilled nursing facility
Rehab facility
30
The APTA contains chapters as part of the professional organizations. Which of these is a chapter?
ECPTOTE
FSBPT
TAPTAE
TPTA
31
The TeamSTEPPS document principles are Team Structure, Communication, Leadership, situation Monitoring, and…
Mutual support
Improved support
Mutual agreement
Improved agreement
32
Leadership is…..
Active listening
The power to influence
The power to dictate
Active speaking
33
If a PT or PTA knows that another PT is violating the Practice Act they are required to report this to the board
False
True
34
How many CCU’s are required every 2 years for license renewal?
10 hours
30 hours
20 hours
25 hours
35
Which setting would you find most PTA’s employed?
Acute care
Outpatient
Rehab setting
Skilled nursing facilities
36
What are the 3 main categories at the heart of the U.S. healthcare system
Patients, doctors, pharmacists
Patients, providers, insurers
Governments, Medicare, HMO’s
Insurers, HMO’s, government
37
Why are U.S. healthcare outcomes lower than most developed countries?
Fear of medical care
Inequity to access services
Lack of compliance
Home remedies
38
PTA students on clinical affiliations are a covered entity under the HIPAA rule.
True
False
39
The APTA House of Delegates meets annually to decide on _______ & _________ for the profession of PT
Rules/regulations
Ethics/regulations
Policies/rules
Policies/positions
40
Protected Health information does NOT include:
Medical history, medications, telephone number
Age, SSN, address
Email address, name, fax number
Eye color, food preference, number of siblings
41
You see your neighbor getting a procedure done at the hospital, you should:
Call a mutual friend and tell them who you saw
Mind your own business
Look up their info to see why they are there
Ask the staff in they department why they are their
42
Documentation has nothing to do with the setting/facility the patient will be transferred to
False
True
43
Which of the following is NOT a core competency for Interprofessional collaborative practice?
Teams and teamwork
Values/Ethics for interdisciplinary practice
Roles and responsibilities
Patient and Employee satisfaction
44
the creation of PTA was in what year?
1967
1930
1914
1975
45
When is it permissible to release a patients PHI?
When properly authorized to do so
If your supervisor gives you permission
After a patient is discharged
If the patient dies
46
In which healthcare setting is a patient required to tolerate 3 hours of therapy?
Skilled nursing facility
Rehab facility
Acute care
Long term acute care
47
the format for documenting conferences between PT and PTA is left up to the professional judgement of the PT
False
True
48
A PT must always reevaluate a patient under the following conditions
When the patient misses 2 or more treatments
When a change of physical therapy plan of care is needed
If a patient goes to the hospital during treatment
At the last visit
49
The privacy rule prohibits semi-private rooms because it doesn’t stop other patients from overhearing PHI
True
False
50
Severe Civil and Criminal penalties exist for improper disclosures of protected health information
False
True
51
The TeamSTEPP document states that safe and efficient care involves_____ activities of a multi-team system
Cohesive
Coordinated
Collaborated
Contingent
52
Which of the following would NOT protect a patients privacy in the hospital?
Closing the drapes during treatment
Posting the patients name on the door
Avoiding conversations about patients in the elevators
Knock before entering the patients room
53
Moving expenditures that cannot be paid by uninsured to those who are insured, increasing rates is called..
Delegated Expense
Cost shifting
Expense moving
Cost reduction
54
Why is thinking about improving patient outcomes while reducing expenditures important?
Quality treatment
Job availability
All of the above
Service reimbursement
55
When a patient receives treatments a PT/PTA must interact with the patient every visit
True
False
56
If an employer directs a PT/PTA to perform an activity which is against the PT rules, the PT/PTA should do what?
Do not perform the activity, contact the board for guidance
Ask another PT/PTA for advice and perform the activity they suggest
None of the above
Perform the activity
57
Which item is NOT considered a leadership quality in a PTA
Good communication skills
Demonstrates confidence
Able to critically think
Follow the plan of care
58
Which of the following is not a PTA Value-based behavior?
Social responsibility
Excellence
PT/PTA collaboration
Altruism
