ATR 257 Exam 1 – 2025/2026 Updated Study Guide & Practice
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sports medicine - correct answerumbrella term, includes all professions who work with
competitive or recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - correct answeryes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - correct
answerorthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology,
biomechanics, nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - correct answerinterdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - correct answerthe certified
athletic trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - correct answerAT,
patient, head coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - correct answerfounded in 1950 in Kansas City
MO, established minimal professional standards, membership primarily includes ATs,
mission is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers
and to advance the athletic training profession
What is the mission of the National Athletic Trainer's Association? - correct answerto
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance
the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto promote and integrate
scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise
science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and quality of life
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto promote
and integrate scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine
and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health
and quality of life
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine membership primarily includes who? -
correct answerprimary care MDs who practice sports medicine
, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto provide link
between rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its
application to patients in a clinical setting
athletic training involves what? - correct answerprevention, emergency care, clinical
diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - correct
answerinjury/illness prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and
diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and
organizational and professional health and well being
Are athletic trainers and personal trainers the same thing? - correct answerno
EAP - correct answerEmergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD,
campus security and local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - correct answerto certify athletic trainers and to identify
for the public, quality health care professionals through a system of certification,
adjudication, standards of practice and continuing competency programs
What must you earn a degree from a college or university with in order to become an
AT? - correct answera degree with a CAATE (Commission for Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education) accredited professional Athletic Training Program
In order from least to most rigorous, what are the additional regulations for the athletic
trainer? - correct answercertification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - correct answerpolicy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - correct answercomprehensive document guiding all
aspects of the athletic training program, policies for all elements of operation, basic
rules and principles, procedures for enacting each specific policy, copies in athletic
training clinic and administrative offices
areas for P&P inclusion - correct answermission statement, hours of operation, standing
orders for patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - correct answermornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - correct answerafternoon
referrals in P&P manual - correct answertie in with standing orders, when AT should
refer to another medical professional
HIPAA - correct answerHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Questions | 100% Pass Guarantee
sports medicine - correct answerumbrella term, includes all professions who work with
competitive or recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - correct answeryes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - correct
answerorthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology,
biomechanics, nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - correct answerinterdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - correct answerthe certified
athletic trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - correct answerAT,
patient, head coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - correct answerfounded in 1950 in Kansas City
MO, established minimal professional standards, membership primarily includes ATs,
mission is to enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers
and to advance the athletic training profession
What is the mission of the National Athletic Trainer's Association? - correct answerto
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance
the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto promote and integrate
scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise
science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and quality of life
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto promote
and integrate scientific research, education and practical applications of sports medicine
and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health
and quality of life
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine membership primarily includes who? -
correct answerprimary care MDs who practice sports medicine
, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - correct answerto provide link
between rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its
application to patients in a clinical setting
athletic training involves what? - correct answerprevention, emergency care, clinical
diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - correct
answerinjury/illness prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and
diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, and
organizational and professional health and well being
Are athletic trainers and personal trainers the same thing? - correct answerno
EAP - correct answerEmergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD,
campus security and local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - correct answerto certify athletic trainers and to identify
for the public, quality health care professionals through a system of certification,
adjudication, standards of practice and continuing competency programs
What must you earn a degree from a college or university with in order to become an
AT? - correct answera degree with a CAATE (Commission for Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education) accredited professional Athletic Training Program
In order from least to most rigorous, what are the additional regulations for the athletic
trainer? - correct answercertification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - correct answerpolicy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - correct answercomprehensive document guiding all
aspects of the athletic training program, policies for all elements of operation, basic
rules and principles, procedures for enacting each specific policy, copies in athletic
training clinic and administrative offices
areas for P&P inclusion - correct answermission statement, hours of operation, standing
orders for patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - correct answermornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - correct answerafternoon
referrals in P&P manual - correct answertie in with standing orders, when AT should
refer to another medical professional
HIPAA - correct answerHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
