NE LAW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

38-2902. Purpose of act. correct answer: The purpose of the Physical Therapy Practice Act is to update and recodify statutes relating to the practice of physical therapy. 38-2904. Approved educational program, defined. correct answer: Approved educational program means a program for the education and training of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants approved by the board pursuant to section 38-2926. 38-2906. Direct supervision, defined. correct answer: Direct supervision means supervision in which the supervising practitioner is physically present and immediately available and does not include supervision provided by means of telecommunication. 38-2908. General supervision, defined. correct answer: General supervision means supervision either onsite or by means of telecommunication. 38-2912. Physical therapist, defined. correct answer: Physical therapist means a person licensed to practice physical therapy under the Physical Therapy Practice Act. 38-2913. Physical therapist assistant, defined. correct answer: Physical therapist assistant means a person certified as a physical therapist assistant under the Physical Therapy 38-2914. Physical therapy or physiotherapy, defined. correct answer: Physical therapy or physiotherapy means: (1) Examining, evaluating, and testing individuals with mechanical, physiological, and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other conditions related to health and movement and, through analysis of the evaluative process, developing a plan of therapeutic intervention and prognosis while assessing the ongoing effects of the intervention; (2) Alleviating impairment, functional limitation, or disabilities by designing, implementing, or modifying therapeutic interventions which may include any of the following: Therapeutic exercise; functional training in home, community, or work integration or reintegration related to physical movement and mobility; therapeutic massage; mobilization or manual therapy; recommendation, application, and fabrication of assistive, adaptive, protective, and supportive devices and equipment; airway clearance techniques; integumentary protection techniques; nonsurgical debridement and wound 38-2915. Physical therapy aide, defined. correct answer: Physical therapy aide means a person who is trained under the direction of a physical therapist and who performs treatment-related and non-treatment-related tasks.