Intradisciplinary Team? correct answers The team of the PT & PTA
Interdisciplinary team? correct answers All healthcare professionals (PT, PTS, COTA, OT, SLP,
RN. LVN, CAN, Dr., PA, NP, etc)
What does a Restorative Aide do? correct answers The primary role of restorative aides is to
assist patients with exercises that improve the use of limbs and body functions. These exercises
are designed by the nursing or rehabilitation department where the patient belongs. A restorative
aide's duties and responsibilities include assisting patients with transfers, walking, strength
training and range of motion exercises, documenting service and changes in the patient's
conditions, assisting patients with dressing or grooming, applying and monitoring splinting and
helping with amputation and prosthesis care. Restorative aides follow a patient care plan suited
for each patient. When necessary, they remove splints or prostheses when relocating the patient.
They help the patient have a good body alignment when placed on walkers or in wheelchairs,
and they monitor and report a patient's daily activities and progress.
What are Medical Ethics and how do they apply to our practice? correct answers 1. a system of
moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.
2. Provide a foundation for conduct to which all physical therapist assistants shall adhere.
PHI? correct answers Protected Health Information
What is HIPAA and what does it do? correct answers Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes numerous requirements on patient privacy and security
issues.
What is OSHA and what does it cover? correct answers Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) is a federal government regulatory agency concerned with the health
and safety of workers. Services include establishment of protective standards, enforcement of
, those standards, and reaching out to the employers and employees through technical assistance
and consultation programs.
Name 3 Patient Identifiers. correct answers DOB
Last 4 of SSN
Medical Record Number (MRN)
Negligence correct answers a. Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a
physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional.
b. If PTA is negligent both the PT & PTA are held responsible
Difference between law and statue? correct answers a. Laws-A body of action or conduct
prescribed by the controlling authority and having binding legal force
b. Statutes- a law that is enacted by the legislative government. Can be either at the state level of
the federal level
ADA, When was it enacted? How does it protect population? correct answers a. July 26, 1990
b. Prevents discrimination against persons with disabilities in the areas of public accommodation,
telecommunications and government services
IDEA, When was it enacted? How does it protect Population? correct answers a. 1975
b. IDEA is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early
intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities
-Access to equal education is a basic right. The law provided for services such as physical
therapy to help assistant in achievement of educational goals of those with disabilities.
APTA, What is it? What it does for us? correct answers a. APTA seeks to improve the health and
quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education, and
research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy's role in the
nation's health care system.