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Florida Jurisprudence Practice Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
With regards to continuing education requirements, what are the MAXIMUM number of hours
that can be completed through home study for a licensee that has been inactive for one year?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12 - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: B
10 hours of continuing education are required each year that a license is inactive. A maximum of
6 out of the 10 hours required can be completed through home study.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 22
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
D) 12 hours of home study per renewal cycle can be used to meet the continuing education
requirements for an active license.
A physical therapy aide is able to participate in which of the following areas of documentation?
A. Evaluating progress towards established goals
B. Interrupting objective findings in a reevaluation
C. Recording interventions performed during treatment
D. Altering the established plan of care - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: C
Unlicensed personnel, including physical therapy aides are able to document the tasks, activities,
or interventions that are performed during treatment. The licensed therapist or assistant will still
be completing the documentation and therefore will review the note prior to sign off.
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Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Only a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant are able to discern what progress is
being made towards the goals that the therapist established.
B) Unlicensed personnel is unable to interpret objective findings in a reevaluation as this is a job
that a physical therapist has to perform.
D) Alteration of the plan of care can only be performed by a physical therapist. Source: Florida
Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
A licensee has completed one continuing education unit during the renewal cycle. How many
additional HOURS are required?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20 - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: A
A continuing education unit is worth 10 contact hours. Every biennial renewal cycle requires 24
contact hours. Therefore, 14 additional hours are needed to meet the requirements for the cycle.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules pages 32 and 33
A patient receiving treatment at an outpatient facility has a physician referral that recommends
iontophoresis for lateral epicondylitis. The medication to be used is not specified on the referral,
but the patient recalls the physician stating that the medication is for inflammation. Which of the
following courses of action is BEST to take?
A. Administer dexamethasone to address the inflammation
B. Contact the physician for a prescription of the desired medication
C. Discuss the policy of iontophoresis with the facility supervisor
D. Perform a trial of iontophoresis with a saline solution - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: B
In order to perform iontophoresis, a prescription for the specific medication needs to be present
from the physician.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 25
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INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Without a prescription it is illegal for the physical therapist to administer dexamethasone,
even if it is implicated for inflammation.
C) Discussion on the policy of iontophoresis with the facility's supervisor is not the best step. A
prescription for the medication is still required even if this discussion occurred.
D) The best option is to obtain an appropriate referral for the medication by the physician. A trial
of iontophoresis should not be performed until the referral has been obtained.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 25
Which of the following patient care tasks can be delegated to a physical therapist assistant?
A. Modification of goals
B. Review and interpretation of practitioner's referral
C. Supervision of unlicensed personnel
D. Initial identification of contraindications - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: C Delegation of
patient care tasks falls solely upon the physical therapist but a licensed physical therapist
assistant is able to supervise unlicensed personnel performing tasks or activities that fall under an
assistant's qualifications. Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Modification of physical therapy goals can only be performed by a physical therapist. Source:
Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
B) The review and interpretation of a practitioner's referral falls to the responsibility of a licensed
physical therapist. Source: 64B17-6.001
D) Initial identification of contraindications is the responsibility of the physical therapist.
Precautions and special problems are also to be determined by the physical therapist as all of this
information should be obtained at the time of the initial evaluation. Source: 64b17-6.001
How many days does a licensee have to notify the Board of Physical Therapy Practice of a
change in address?
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
Florida Jurisprudence Practice Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
With regards to continuing education requirements, what are the MAXIMUM number of hours
that can be completed through home study for a licensee that has been inactive for one year?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12 - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: B
10 hours of continuing education are required each year that a license is inactive. A maximum of
6 out of the 10 hours required can be completed through home study.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 22
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
D) 12 hours of home study per renewal cycle can be used to meet the continuing education
requirements for an active license.
A physical therapy aide is able to participate in which of the following areas of documentation?
A. Evaluating progress towards established goals
B. Interrupting objective findings in a reevaluation
C. Recording interventions performed during treatment
D. Altering the established plan of care - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: C
Unlicensed personnel, including physical therapy aides are able to document the tasks, activities,
or interventions that are performed during treatment. The licensed therapist or assistant will still
be completing the documentation and therefore will review the note prior to sign off.
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Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Only a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant are able to discern what progress is
being made towards the goals that the therapist established.
B) Unlicensed personnel is unable to interpret objective findings in a reevaluation as this is a job
that a physical therapist has to perform.
D) Alteration of the plan of care can only be performed by a physical therapist. Source: Florida
Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
A licensee has completed one continuing education unit during the renewal cycle. How many
additional HOURS are required?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20 - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: A
A continuing education unit is worth 10 contact hours. Every biennial renewal cycle requires 24
contact hours. Therefore, 14 additional hours are needed to meet the requirements for the cycle.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules pages 32 and 33
A patient receiving treatment at an outpatient facility has a physician referral that recommends
iontophoresis for lateral epicondylitis. The medication to be used is not specified on the referral,
but the patient recalls the physician stating that the medication is for inflammation. Which of the
following courses of action is BEST to take?
A. Administer dexamethasone to address the inflammation
B. Contact the physician for a prescription of the desired medication
C. Discuss the policy of iontophoresis with the facility supervisor
D. Perform a trial of iontophoresis with a saline solution - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: B
In order to perform iontophoresis, a prescription for the specific medication needs to be present
from the physician.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 25
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INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Without a prescription it is illegal for the physical therapist to administer dexamethasone,
even if it is implicated for inflammation.
C) Discussion on the policy of iontophoresis with the facility's supervisor is not the best step. A
prescription for the medication is still required even if this discussion occurred.
D) The best option is to obtain an appropriate referral for the medication by the physician. A trial
of iontophoresis should not be performed until the referral has been obtained.
Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 25
Which of the following patient care tasks can be delegated to a physical therapist assistant?
A. Modification of goals
B. Review and interpretation of practitioner's referral
C. Supervision of unlicensed personnel
D. Initial identification of contraindications - answer✔CORRECT ANSWER: C Delegation of
patient care tasks falls solely upon the physical therapist but a licensed physical therapist
assistant is able to supervise unlicensed personnel performing tasks or activities that fall under an
assistant's qualifications. Source: Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
INCORRECT ANSWERS:
A) Modification of physical therapy goals can only be performed by a physical therapist. Source:
Florida Health Practice Laws and Rules page 26
B) The review and interpretation of a practitioner's referral falls to the responsibility of a licensed
physical therapist. Source: 64B17-6.001
D) Initial identification of contraindications is the responsibility of the physical therapist.
Precautions and special problems are also to be determined by the physical therapist as all of this
information should be obtained at the time of the initial evaluation. Source: 64b17-6.001
How many days does a licensee have to notify the Board of Physical Therapy Practice of a
change in address?
A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
