Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The physical therapist in your facility asks you to assist with discharge
planning for your patient. Which of the following is NOT appropriate
for the PTA to complete?
a. The discharge prognosis
b. Instruction in a home exercise program
c. Patient and family education
d. Ordering of recommended equipment
____ 2. A patient who has Parkinson’s disease is currently unable to do an independent transfer. Using
disablement terminology, this is an example of which of the following?
a. Health condition
b. Impairment
c. Activity limitation
d. Participation restriction
____ 3. Which of the following statements best describes the “art of clinical practice”?
a. The PTA focuses on the task at hand to be sure she will stay on schedule.
b. The PTA carefully documents her patient’s activities in the pool.
c. The PTA adjusts her input (e.g., verbal and manual) in response to the patient.
d. The PTA carefully follows the clinic procedures for doing an ultraviolet treatment.
____ 4. The BEST patient-centered approach for patient compliance is which of the following?
a. The PTA asks questions, providing options, and the patient selects one choice.
b. The PTA provides a recommendation and asks for agreement.
c. The PTA lists the sequence for treatment.
d. The PTA directs the treatment but asks the patient to put into words what was
selected.
____ 5. Written charting errors should be corrected by which one of the following processes?
a. Inform the supervising therapist that a mistake was made in charting.
b. Erase the mistake and put in the correct information.
c. Draw a line through the mistake and attach your supervising therapist’s initials.
d. Draw a line through the mistake and initial and date directly above the error.
, Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
Chapter 2 - PTA: Examination of Vital Signs
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Patient-related instruction regarding maintenance of blood pressure for health promotion should
ideally focus on all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Gender
b. Diet
c. Physical activity level
d. Stress response
____ 2. Skin color should be noted during examination of vital signs. The term cyanosis infers which of
the following?
a. Bleeding under the skin, bruising
b. Yellow-orange hue of the skin, which infers possible liver involvement
c. Bluish-gray discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
d. Reddened area of the skin caused by increased blood flow
____ 3. You are treating a hospital patient following a femoral–popliteal bypass surgery (behind the
knee) to improve circulation. As a part of your routine assessment, you would monitor pulse at
which of the following peripheral sites?
a. Temporal
b. Carotid
c. Pedal
d. Brachial
____ 4. You are entering a room to work with a patient as the CNA is finishing taking vital signs and a
pulse oximetry reading. Which of the following oximetry reading would trigger a consultation
with the PT prior to beginning your exercise session with the patient?
a. 94
b. 90
c. 85
d. 82
____ 5. A normal blood pressure for adults is:
a. 140/90 mm Hg
b. 120/80 mm Hg
c. 160/100 mm Hg
d. 95/70 mm Hg
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____ 6. What is a cause of orthostatic or postural hypotension?
a. A sudden drop in blood pressure as the patient moves into an upright posture
b. A sudden rise in blood pressure as the patient moves into an upright posture
c. A sudden drop in blood pressure as the patient moves into a recumbent posture
d. A sudden rise in blood pressure as the patient moves into a recumbent posture
, Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 2 - PTA: Examination of Vital Signs
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: B PTS: 1
5. ANS: B PTS: 1
6. ANS: A PTS: 1
Chapter 3 - PTA: Examination of Sensory Function
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. You see a patient in the ICU and note the following behavior: The patient appears drowsy and
falls asleep unless constantly stimulated. You document that your patient is:
a. Alert
b. Obtunded
c. Lethargic
d. Comatose
____ 2. You are assisting a PT in a sensory evaluation. The PT asks the patient to duplicate the position
of an extremity with the contralateral extremity. This therapist is assessing which type of
sensation?
a. Vibration perception
b. Proprioceptive awareness
c. Pressure perception
d. Stereognosis perception
____ 3. While reading the physical therapist’s evaluation of your patient, you note suspect damage to the
7th cranial nerve. You may expect to see which of the following?
a. Partial paralysis of the facial muscles
b. Impaired vision
c. Weakness of the upper trapezius muscles
d. Impaired hearing
____ 4. Your patient with diabetes needs education regarding skin protection. You choose strategies such
as daily skin inspection and not going barefoot. These are examples of which approach for the
patient with impaired sensation?
a. Cortical sensation approach
b. Sensory integration approach
c. Compensatory approach
d. Sensory integrity approach
____ 5. Any of the following pathologies could present with sensory impairment EXCEPT:
a. Peripheral nerve injury
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Diabetes
Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The physical therapist in your facility asks you to assist with discharge
planning for your patient. Which of the following is NOT appropriate
for the PTA to complete?
a. The discharge prognosis
b. Instruction in a home exercise program
c. Patient and family education
d. Ordering of recommended equipment
____ 2. A patient who has Parkinson’s disease is currently unable to do an independent transfer. Using
disablement terminology, this is an example of which of the following?
a. Health condition
b. Impairment
c. Activity limitation
d. Participation restriction
____ 3. Which of the following statements best describes the “art of clinical practice”?
a. The PTA focuses on the task at hand to be sure she will stay on schedule.
b. The PTA carefully documents her patient’s activities in the pool.
c. The PTA adjusts her input (e.g., verbal and manual) in response to the patient.
d. The PTA carefully follows the clinic procedures for doing an ultraviolet treatment.
____ 4. The BEST patient-centered approach for patient compliance is which of the following?
a. The PTA asks questions, providing options, and the patient selects one choice.
b. The PTA provides a recommendation and asks for agreement.
c. The PTA lists the sequence for treatment.
d. The PTA directs the treatment but asks the patient to put into words what was
selected.
____ 5. Written charting errors should be corrected by which one of the following processes?
a. Inform the supervising therapist that a mistake was made in charting.
b. Erase the mistake and put in the correct information.
c. Draw a line through the mistake and attach your supervising therapist’s initials.
d. Draw a line through the mistake and initial and date directly above the error.
, Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 - PTA: Clinical Decision Making
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
Chapter 2 - PTA: Examination of Vital Signs
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Patient-related instruction regarding maintenance of blood pressure for health promotion should
ideally focus on all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Gender
b. Diet
c. Physical activity level
d. Stress response
____ 2. Skin color should be noted during examination of vital signs. The term cyanosis infers which of
the following?
a. Bleeding under the skin, bruising
b. Yellow-orange hue of the skin, which infers possible liver involvement
c. Bluish-gray discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
d. Reddened area of the skin caused by increased blood flow
____ 3. You are treating a hospital patient following a femoral–popliteal bypass surgery (behind the
knee) to improve circulation. As a part of your routine assessment, you would monitor pulse at
which of the following peripheral sites?
a. Temporal
b. Carotid
c. Pedal
d. Brachial
____ 4. You are entering a room to work with a patient as the CNA is finishing taking vital signs and a
pulse oximetry reading. Which of the following oximetry reading would trigger a consultation
with the PT prior to beginning your exercise session with the patient?
a. 94
b. 90
c. 85
d. 82
____ 5. A normal blood pressure for adults is:
a. 140/90 mm Hg
b. 120/80 mm Hg
c. 160/100 mm Hg
d. 95/70 mm Hg
, Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
____ 6. What is a cause of orthostatic or postural hypotension?
a. A sudden drop in blood pressure as the patient moves into an upright posture
b. A sudden rise in blood pressure as the patient moves into an upright posture
c. A sudden drop in blood pressure as the patient moves into a recumbent posture
d. A sudden rise in blood pressure as the patient moves into a recumbent posture
, Physical Rehabilitation 6th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 2 - PTA: Examination of Vital Signs
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: B PTS: 1
5. ANS: B PTS: 1
6. ANS: A PTS: 1
Chapter 3 - PTA: Examination of Sensory Function
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. You see a patient in the ICU and note the following behavior: The patient appears drowsy and
falls asleep unless constantly stimulated. You document that your patient is:
a. Alert
b. Obtunded
c. Lethargic
d. Comatose
____ 2. You are assisting a PT in a sensory evaluation. The PT asks the patient to duplicate the position
of an extremity with the contralateral extremity. This therapist is assessing which type of
sensation?
a. Vibration perception
b. Proprioceptive awareness
c. Pressure perception
d. Stereognosis perception
____ 3. While reading the physical therapist’s evaluation of your patient, you note suspect damage to the
7th cranial nerve. You may expect to see which of the following?
a. Partial paralysis of the facial muscles
b. Impaired vision
c. Weakness of the upper trapezius muscles
d. Impaired hearing
____ 4. Your patient with diabetes needs education regarding skin protection. You choose strategies such
as daily skin inspection and not going barefoot. These are examples of which approach for the
patient with impaired sensation?
a. Cortical sensation approach
b. Sensory integration approach
c. Compensatory approach
d. Sensory integrity approach
____ 5. Any of the following pathologies could present with sensory impairment EXCEPT:
a. Peripheral nerve injury
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Diabetes
