ATHLETIC TRAINING EXAM LATEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Define athletic trainer (Who are they working with? etc) - Precise Answer ✔✔Athletic Training is
practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to
optimize activity and participation of patients and clients.
Define the 6 athletic trainer's roles and responsibilities? - Precise Answer ✔✔1. Prevention of
athletic injuries
2. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis
3. Immediate care of injuries
4. Treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
5. Health care administration
6. Professional responsibilities
What organization should entry-level athletic training program be accredited by? - Precise
Answer ✔✔NATA (Nat. Ath. Training Association)
President—Marge Albohm
First meeting took place in Kansas city in 1950, officially formed the NATA
Home—Dallas TX
> 32,000members
10 districts
We are district 4 (GLATA)
What does CAATE stands for? - Precise Answer ✔✔...
How many CEUs are required to correct per 3-year cycle? - Precise Answer ✔✔75 per 3 year
cycle
-Staggered by last name
Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer & First Aid certification
Who has the highest responsibility in medical chain of command in AT setting? - Precise Answer
✔✔The Head Physician
Who has the highest responsibility in financial chain of command in collage AT setting? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Athletic Director
Describe the purpose of preparticipation physical exam? - Precise Answer ✔✔Provide...
An objective, sport-specific musculoskeletal exam
A reproducible record for comparison in the future
Baseline data for sport-specific conditioning
,Obtain...
Negative information that alters participation options
Positive information to decrease injury potential and increase performance
What do HIPAA and FERPA regulate/protect? - Precise Answer ✔✔HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
How allied health personnel can share the patient's private health information with others
Guarantees that patients have access to their medical records
FERPA
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
Protects the privacy of student educational records
Gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's educational records
School must have written permission to release any information
What does SOAP stand for? - Precise Answer ✔✔Subjective
What the patient tells the athletic trainer
Objective
Range of motion, strength level, etc...
Assessment
AT's professional opinion about the injury
Plan for treatment
How the injury will be managed
Short-term and long-term goal
Definitions of Liability, negligence - Precise Answer ✔✔The state of being legally responsible for
the harm one causes another person
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
What are Torts? - Precise Answer ✔✔Legal wrongs committed against the person or property of
another
Nonfeasance (act of omission)
When an individual fails to perform a legal duty
Malfeasance (act of commission)
When an individual commits an act that is not legally his perform
Misfeasance
When an individual improperly does something he or she has the legal right to do
What does state that neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the
government can be held liable for negligence - Precise Answer ✔✔Sovereign immunity
States neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the government can be
, held liable for negligence
List 4 ways of how to reduce the risk of litigation for athletic trainers - Precise Answer ✔✔Good
personal relationships
Specific policies and guidelines
Written job description
Develop, review annually, and follow EAP
Be familiar with the health status of the individual
Record keeping
Understand and work under your limitation
Communication with team physician
Purchase professional liability insurance
Use common sense in making decision
List macronutrients and micronutrients - Precise Answer ✔✔Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What is the recommended calories intake ratio of Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Carbohydrate—55-60 percent (1100kcal, 275g)
Fat—25-30 percent (500kcal, 55g)
Protein—15-20 percent (400kcal, 100g)
What are the calories/gram of Carbohydrate, fat and protein? - Precise Answer ✔✔Carb:4
calories/g
Fat: 9 calories/g
Protein:4 calories/g
Which vitamins are fat-soluble? - Precise Answer ✔✔A D E K
stored in the body: risk of vitamin poisoning
Define Female Athlete Triad? - Precise Answer ✔✔Eating Disorder
Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual bleeding)
Osteoporosis
Can be fatal
Bone density lost may not ever be regained
Osteoporosis can be diagnosed
through a bone scan
Describe the relationship of humidity and evaporation? - Precise Answer ✔✔A normal person
can sweat off about 1 quart (0.94L) of water per hour for about 2 hours
Athlete could lose 5L of water during a practice/competition
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Define athletic trainer (Who are they working with? etc) - Precise Answer ✔✔Athletic Training is
practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to
optimize activity and participation of patients and clients.
Define the 6 athletic trainer's roles and responsibilities? - Precise Answer ✔✔1. Prevention of
athletic injuries
2. Clinical evaluation and diagnosis
3. Immediate care of injuries
4. Treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
5. Health care administration
6. Professional responsibilities
What organization should entry-level athletic training program be accredited by? - Precise
Answer ✔✔NATA (Nat. Ath. Training Association)
President—Marge Albohm
First meeting took place in Kansas city in 1950, officially formed the NATA
Home—Dallas TX
> 32,000members
10 districts
We are district 4 (GLATA)
What does CAATE stands for? - Precise Answer ✔✔...
How many CEUs are required to correct per 3-year cycle? - Precise Answer ✔✔75 per 3 year
cycle
-Staggered by last name
Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer & First Aid certification
Who has the highest responsibility in medical chain of command in AT setting? - Precise Answer
✔✔The Head Physician
Who has the highest responsibility in financial chain of command in collage AT setting? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Athletic Director
Describe the purpose of preparticipation physical exam? - Precise Answer ✔✔Provide...
An objective, sport-specific musculoskeletal exam
A reproducible record for comparison in the future
Baseline data for sport-specific conditioning
,Obtain...
Negative information that alters participation options
Positive information to decrease injury potential and increase performance
What do HIPAA and FERPA regulate/protect? - Precise Answer ✔✔HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
How allied health personnel can share the patient's private health information with others
Guarantees that patients have access to their medical records
FERPA
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
Protects the privacy of student educational records
Gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's educational records
School must have written permission to release any information
What does SOAP stand for? - Precise Answer ✔✔Subjective
What the patient tells the athletic trainer
Objective
Range of motion, strength level, etc...
Assessment
AT's professional opinion about the injury
Plan for treatment
How the injury will be managed
Short-term and long-term goal
Definitions of Liability, negligence - Precise Answer ✔✔The state of being legally responsible for
the harm one causes another person
The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care
What are Torts? - Precise Answer ✔✔Legal wrongs committed against the person or property of
another
Nonfeasance (act of omission)
When an individual fails to perform a legal duty
Malfeasance (act of commission)
When an individual commits an act that is not legally his perform
Misfeasance
When an individual improperly does something he or she has the legal right to do
What does state that neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the
government can be held liable for negligence - Precise Answer ✔✔Sovereign immunity
States neither the government nor any individual who is employed by the government can be
, held liable for negligence
List 4 ways of how to reduce the risk of litigation for athletic trainers - Precise Answer ✔✔Good
personal relationships
Specific policies and guidelines
Written job description
Develop, review annually, and follow EAP
Be familiar with the health status of the individual
Record keeping
Understand and work under your limitation
Communication with team physician
Purchase professional liability insurance
Use common sense in making decision
List macronutrients and micronutrients - Precise Answer ✔✔Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What is the recommended calories intake ratio of Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Carbohydrate—55-60 percent (1100kcal, 275g)
Fat—25-30 percent (500kcal, 55g)
Protein—15-20 percent (400kcal, 100g)
What are the calories/gram of Carbohydrate, fat and protein? - Precise Answer ✔✔Carb:4
calories/g
Fat: 9 calories/g
Protein:4 calories/g
Which vitamins are fat-soluble? - Precise Answer ✔✔A D E K
stored in the body: risk of vitamin poisoning
Define Female Athlete Triad? - Precise Answer ✔✔Eating Disorder
Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual bleeding)
Osteoporosis
Can be fatal
Bone density lost may not ever be regained
Osteoporosis can be diagnosed
through a bone scan
Describe the relationship of humidity and evaporation? - Precise Answer ✔✔A normal person
can sweat off about 1 quart (0.94L) of water per hour for about 2 hours
Athlete could lose 5L of water during a practice/competition
