MID TERM REVIEW PHTA B50 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
How did PT come to be? - Answers -The profession of physical therapy developed in part as a
result of two major events the polio epidemic of the early 1900s and the World War I.
Rehabilitation - Answers the process of treatment, and education to improve their functional
skills and maximize their level of Independence, to facilitate the return to previous levels of
physical performance.
First PT - Answers -The first PT was Mary McMillan
What were early PT's called? - Answers -Early PT's were called reconstruction aides
By the end of the war, what were they known as? - Answers -By the end of the war they were
known as physiotherapists
When did they get called PT's? - Answers -Began to be called PTs in the 1940s
What led to a renewed need for PT's to serve? - Answers World War II along with additional polio
outbreaks led to a renewed need for PT's to serve military personnel as well as the General
Public.
Generally who were PT's? - Answers Only women were in the physiotherapy during ww2
What was required to be a PT? - Answers In 1960s required a BA to be a physical therapist
Who developed the uniform educational standards for the PTA? - Answers (CAPTE) Therapy
Education to develop uniform educational standards for the PTA, with the degree to be awarded
at the associate level
What schools began educating the PTA role? - Answers - in 1967 Miami-Dade Community
College now Miami-Dade College and St Mary's junior college now St Catherine University
admitted and began educating students for the role of the PTA.
When did the first PTA's graduate? - Answers In -1969 the first PTA's graduated and began
working in the clinic alongside PT's
Supervision - Answers a physical therapist assistant has to be under supervision by the physical
therapist
Who is professional? - Answers PTA isnt considered a professional only a PT
What does a PTA assist with? - Answers PTA helps assist with selected interventions
Nancy Watts - Answers Encourage the supervising PT to use a process of decision making and
discretion in delegating task considering the skills and abilities of each PTA relative to several
factors
,Watts article - Answers watt's article is still used by both PT and PTA Educators as a method of
explaining the complexity of the decision making that should be involved in task delegation.
When did the demand for PTA rise? - Answers In the 1980s and 1990s the number of PTA
programs throughout the country increased rapidly in response to a need for increased Physical
Therapy Services in schools, skilled nursing facilities, and other health settings.
When did the number of PTA programs drop for the first time? - Answers In 2001 the overall
number of PTA programs dropped for the first time since the beginning of PTA education
At what level is the PT degree awarded? - Answers PT degree is now primarily awarded at the
doctoral level
Differences in Utilization of PTA - Answers Differences in utilization Also may occur based on
the supervising PT's familiarity with the role of the PTA and the PTA's educational skill set, the
PT's Comfort level and directing and providing supervision for the PTA, and the PTA's ability to
take responsibility.
PTA is graduate... - Answers The PTA is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant education
program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Altruism - Answers The primary regard for or devotion to the interest of patients/clients, thus
assuming the fiduciary responsibility of placing the needs of the patient/client ahead of the
PTA's self-interest.
Caring and compassion - Answers compassion is the desire to identify with or sense something
of another's experiences; a precursor of caring. Caring is the concern, empathy, and
consideration for the needs and values of others.
Continuing competence - Answers Continuing competence is the lifelong process of
maintaining and documenting competence through ongoing self-assessment, development, and
implementation of a personal learning plan, and subsequent reassessment.
Duty - Answers Duty is the commitment to meeting one's obligations to provide effective
Physical Therapy Services to individual patients/clients, to serve the profession, and to
positively influence the health of society.
Integrity - Answers Integrity is the steadfast adherence to high ethical principles or standards;
truthfulness, fairness, doing what you say you will do, and speaking forth about why you do what
you do
Responsibility - Answers Responsibility is the active acceptance of the rules, obligations, and
actions of the PTA, including behaviors that positively influence patients/client outcomes, the
profession and the health needs of society
Social responsibility - Answers Social responsibility is the promotion of a mutual trust between
, the PTA and a member of the profession and a larger public that necessitates responding to
social needs for health and wellness.
Autonomous practice - Answers exercise independent/ self determined judgment have the
ability to refer patients to other providers and professionals
Originally what was the Guide to physical therapy practice - Answers originally a description to
give an overview of what PT is, the type of settings they work on, etc.
Guide to physical therapy practice - Answers Breaks down each aspect of what a physical
therapist does.
-Difiratientes between a patient and a client
Patient - Answers Patient falls under medical- some type of disease or condition in which they
benefit help from the PT
A client - Answers -A client would benefit from a PT advice or their insights or the type of tests
that they do
-If a client wanted to lose weight for a New years resolution, they would do an exercise program
International classification of functioning, disability, and health - Answers ICF helps set goals to
achieve day to day needs/ how is diagnosis connected to function
-documents in terms of ICF model, how a certain condition is affecting a patient,
-It's a way how they classify their patients,
-it was a goal to make it less about a patient's needs
-to try and get people to focus on how their condition is affecting their motion
-focus on their current capabilities rather than the abilities that may have changed/been lost
Patient chart - Answers Patient chart includes diagnosis
ICF - Answers How is it connecting to their functions and movements, how is it impacting them,
that's how you make the connection
Interventions - Answers what are your tasks and what are doing for the patient
Environmental factor- - Answers The physical, social and attitudinal environment in which
people live and conduct their lives
examples:easy access in a big city to a PT, lake isabella is more troubling to find a PT office
How did PT come to be? - Answers -The profession of physical therapy developed in part as a
result of two major events the polio epidemic of the early 1900s and the World War I.
Rehabilitation - Answers the process of treatment, and education to improve their functional
skills and maximize their level of Independence, to facilitate the return to previous levels of
physical performance.
First PT - Answers -The first PT was Mary McMillan
What were early PT's called? - Answers -Early PT's were called reconstruction aides
By the end of the war, what were they known as? - Answers -By the end of the war they were
known as physiotherapists
When did they get called PT's? - Answers -Began to be called PTs in the 1940s
What led to a renewed need for PT's to serve? - Answers World War II along with additional polio
outbreaks led to a renewed need for PT's to serve military personnel as well as the General
Public.
Generally who were PT's? - Answers Only women were in the physiotherapy during ww2
What was required to be a PT? - Answers In 1960s required a BA to be a physical therapist
Who developed the uniform educational standards for the PTA? - Answers (CAPTE) Therapy
Education to develop uniform educational standards for the PTA, with the degree to be awarded
at the associate level
What schools began educating the PTA role? - Answers - in 1967 Miami-Dade Community
College now Miami-Dade College and St Mary's junior college now St Catherine University
admitted and began educating students for the role of the PTA.
When did the first PTA's graduate? - Answers In -1969 the first PTA's graduated and began
working in the clinic alongside PT's
Supervision - Answers a physical therapist assistant has to be under supervision by the physical
therapist
Who is professional? - Answers PTA isnt considered a professional only a PT
What does a PTA assist with? - Answers PTA helps assist with selected interventions
Nancy Watts - Answers Encourage the supervising PT to use a process of decision making and
discretion in delegating task considering the skills and abilities of each PTA relative to several
factors
,Watts article - Answers watt's article is still used by both PT and PTA Educators as a method of
explaining the complexity of the decision making that should be involved in task delegation.
When did the demand for PTA rise? - Answers In the 1980s and 1990s the number of PTA
programs throughout the country increased rapidly in response to a need for increased Physical
Therapy Services in schools, skilled nursing facilities, and other health settings.
When did the number of PTA programs drop for the first time? - Answers In 2001 the overall
number of PTA programs dropped for the first time since the beginning of PTA education
At what level is the PT degree awarded? - Answers PT degree is now primarily awarded at the
doctoral level
Differences in Utilization of PTA - Answers Differences in utilization Also may occur based on
the supervising PT's familiarity with the role of the PTA and the PTA's educational skill set, the
PT's Comfort level and directing and providing supervision for the PTA, and the PTA's ability to
take responsibility.
PTA is graduate... - Answers The PTA is a graduate of a physical therapist assistant education
program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Altruism - Answers The primary regard for or devotion to the interest of patients/clients, thus
assuming the fiduciary responsibility of placing the needs of the patient/client ahead of the
PTA's self-interest.
Caring and compassion - Answers compassion is the desire to identify with or sense something
of another's experiences; a precursor of caring. Caring is the concern, empathy, and
consideration for the needs and values of others.
Continuing competence - Answers Continuing competence is the lifelong process of
maintaining and documenting competence through ongoing self-assessment, development, and
implementation of a personal learning plan, and subsequent reassessment.
Duty - Answers Duty is the commitment to meeting one's obligations to provide effective
Physical Therapy Services to individual patients/clients, to serve the profession, and to
positively influence the health of society.
Integrity - Answers Integrity is the steadfast adherence to high ethical principles or standards;
truthfulness, fairness, doing what you say you will do, and speaking forth about why you do what
you do
Responsibility - Answers Responsibility is the active acceptance of the rules, obligations, and
actions of the PTA, including behaviors that positively influence patients/client outcomes, the
profession and the health needs of society
Social responsibility - Answers Social responsibility is the promotion of a mutual trust between
, the PTA and a member of the profession and a larger public that necessitates responding to
social needs for health and wellness.
Autonomous practice - Answers exercise independent/ self determined judgment have the
ability to refer patients to other providers and professionals
Originally what was the Guide to physical therapy practice - Answers originally a description to
give an overview of what PT is, the type of settings they work on, etc.
Guide to physical therapy practice - Answers Breaks down each aspect of what a physical
therapist does.
-Difiratientes between a patient and a client
Patient - Answers Patient falls under medical- some type of disease or condition in which they
benefit help from the PT
A client - Answers -A client would benefit from a PT advice or their insights or the type of tests
that they do
-If a client wanted to lose weight for a New years resolution, they would do an exercise program
International classification of functioning, disability, and health - Answers ICF helps set goals to
achieve day to day needs/ how is diagnosis connected to function
-documents in terms of ICF model, how a certain condition is affecting a patient,
-It's a way how they classify their patients,
-it was a goal to make it less about a patient's needs
-to try and get people to focus on how their condition is affecting their motion
-focus on their current capabilities rather than the abilities that may have changed/been lost
Patient chart - Answers Patient chart includes diagnosis
ICF - Answers How is it connecting to their functions and movements, how is it impacting them,
that's how you make the connection
Interventions - Answers what are your tasks and what are doing for the patient
Environmental factor- - Answers The physical, social and attitudinal environment in which
people live and conduct their lives
examples:easy access in a big city to a PT, lake isabella is more troubling to find a PT office
