ATR 257 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
sports medicine - Answers umbrella term, includes all professions who work with competitive or
recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - Answers yes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - Answers
orthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics,
nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - Answers interdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - Answers the certified athletic trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - Answers AT, patient, head
coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - Answers founded 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? - Answers to enhance the
quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training
profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - Answers to 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 - Answers to 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? - Answers
primary care MDs who practice sports medicine
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answers to 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? - Answers prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis,
therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - Answers injury/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? - Answers no
EAP - Answers Emergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD, campus security and
local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - Answers to 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? -
Answers a 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? -
Answers certification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - Answers policy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - Answers comprehensive 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 - Answers mission statement, hours of operation, standing orders for
patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - Answers mornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - Answers afternoon
referrals in P&P manual - Answers tie in with standing orders, when AT should refer to another
medical professional
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
FERPA - Answers Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
PPE stands for what? - Answers pre-participation physical examinations
What should PPE forms include? - Answers medical history
physical exam
vital signs assessment cardiovascular screening
orthopaedic screening
sports medicine - Answers umbrella term, includes all professions who work with competitive or
recreational athletes
Does athletic training fall under the sports medicine umbrella? - Answers yes
What are some other "sports medicine" professions besides athletic training? - Answers
orthopedics, family care, pediatrics, physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics,
nutrition and dietetics, etc.
the sports medicine team - Answers interdisciplinary group of professionals
Who is usually the center of the sports medicine team? - Answers the certified athletic trainer
Who are the four core team members of the sports medicine team? - Answers AT, patient, head
coach and physician
National Athletic Trainer's Association - Answers founded 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? - Answers to enhance the
quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training
profession
American College of Sports Medicine mission - Answers to 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 - Answers to 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? - Answers
primary care MDs who practice sports medicine
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine mission - Answers to 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? - Answers prevention, emergency care, clinical diagnosis,
therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions
What are the five domains of practice of an athletic trainer? - Answers injury/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? - Answers no
EAP - Answers Emergency Action Plan, written, distributed to coaches, AD, campus security and
local EMS, practiced by all involved
mission of board of certification - Answers to 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? -
Answers a 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? -
Answers certification, registration and licensure
P&P stands for what? - Answers policy and procedure
Policy and Procedure Manual - Answers comprehensive 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 - Answers mission statement, hours of operation, standing orders for
patient care, referral, inventory management, etc.
What time of day are treatments typically done? - Answers mornings
What time of day is typically for practice prep? - Answers afternoon
referrals in P&P manual - Answers tie in with standing orders, when AT should refer to another
medical professional
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
FERPA - Answers Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
PPE stands for what? - Answers pre-participation physical examinations
What should PPE forms include? - Answers medical history
physical exam
vital signs assessment cardiovascular screening
orthopaedic screening
