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PT623 Exam 1 Review Questions and
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Describe the 5 core competencies - ✔✔•clinical decision making - includes
eval, eval and refer, eval and treat, and refer only
•communication - with patients, interprofessional team, staff, patients, and
delegation to support personnel
•safety - ensuring treatment is safe
•patient management: maintaining HIPAA, code of ethics, professional
conduct and reviewing medical record/documentaion
Describe defensible documentaiton - ✔✔shows skills needed, patient's
response, safety concerns, and intervention parameters
List 7 components of discharge planning - ✔✔•Determining appropriate
discharge disposition
•Communicating recommendation to patient/family and interprofessional
team
•Assess safety in home environment (cognition/function)
•Equipment recommendations - access to equipment/insurance coverage
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•Prior function and assist available, resources, and risk for re-admission
•Patient wishes
•Financial considerations
List 5 components of clinical decision competency for a PTA -
✔✔•Complete daily assessment
•Interpret lab values, orders, meds, and understand co-morbidities
•Determine appropriate individualized interventions based on presentation
that day
•Provide modification to intensity and duration based on pt responses
•Gain clarity from PT if there are questions, uncertain about safety
parameters, if patient response to treatment has been met, and
modifications to interventions to improve treatment or affect safety
List 6 reasons to hold therapy - ✔✔•code blue
•transfer to ICU or lower level of care
•intubation
•scheduled for surgery
•new diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
•waiting on test results (doppler, x-ray, etc)
List 3 purposes of looking at coagulation profiles - ✔✔•Assess the ability to
initiate clotting sequence
PT623 Exam 1 Review Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
Describe the 5 core competencies - ✔✔•clinical decision making - includes
eval, eval and refer, eval and treat, and refer only
•communication - with patients, interprofessional team, staff, patients, and
delegation to support personnel
•safety - ensuring treatment is safe
•patient management: maintaining HIPAA, code of ethics, professional
conduct and reviewing medical record/documentaion
Describe defensible documentaiton - ✔✔shows skills needed, patient's
response, safety concerns, and intervention parameters
List 7 components of discharge planning - ✔✔•Determining appropriate
discharge disposition
•Communicating recommendation to patient/family and interprofessional
team
•Assess safety in home environment (cognition/function)
•Equipment recommendations - access to equipment/insurance coverage
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•Prior function and assist available, resources, and risk for re-admission
•Patient wishes
•Financial considerations
List 5 components of clinical decision competency for a PTA -
✔✔•Complete daily assessment
•Interpret lab values, orders, meds, and understand co-morbidities
•Determine appropriate individualized interventions based on presentation
that day
•Provide modification to intensity and duration based on pt responses
•Gain clarity from PT if there are questions, uncertain about safety
parameters, if patient response to treatment has been met, and
modifications to interventions to improve treatment or affect safety
List 6 reasons to hold therapy - ✔✔•code blue
•transfer to ICU or lower level of care
•intubation
•scheduled for surgery
•new diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
•waiting on test results (doppler, x-ray, etc)
List 3 purposes of looking at coagulation profiles - ✔✔•Assess the ability to
initiate clotting sequence
