HCA Review/ 165 Q&A, Already Graded A+/
2024-2025.
A clinical registered dietitian nutritionist can become board certified in which of the following
specialty areas? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Pediatric nutrition (CSP)
Gerontological nutrition (GSG)
Oncology nutrition (CSO)
In order to maintain a registered dietitian nutritionist status, a person must do which of the
following? - Answer: Complete at least 75 credit hours of continuing education every 5 years
Which of the following industries paid out nearly $60,000 in median annual wages for dietitian
and nutrition services in 2013? - Answer: Outpatient/ambulatory care, Long-term care
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,Ophthalmologists are qualified to perform eye surgery. - Answer: TRUE
Applicants to occupational therapy assistant programs can improve their chances of admission
by doing which of the following? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Taking high school courses in biology and health
Volunteering in occupational therapy offices
Volunteering in nursing care facilities
Specially designed computer programs can help patients improve cognitive skills, including
decision making, abstract reasoning, and problem solving, along with perceptual skills, such as
peripheral vision and discrimination of letters, colors, and shapes. - Answer: TRUE
A speech disorder can be any of the following except: - Answer: People who speak a different
language
Physical therapists may engage in professional activities such as which of the following? -
Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Administration
Research
Education
Consultation
True or False? Licensing is required to practice as a physical therapist aide. - Answer: FALSE
Which of the following statements regarding physical therapy assistants and physical therapy
aides is true? - Answer: Aides usually learn skills on the job, while physical therapy assistants
have an Associate degree.
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, Physical therapists treat a variety of patients with different types of problems. Their patients
may include which of the following? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
People with back pain
Accident victims
Persons with head injuries
People with heart disease
Physical therapist education programs include which of the following? - Answer: All of the
choices are correct.
Clinically based courses
Foundational science courses
Behavioral science courses
What is the name of the agency that accredits postsecondary physical therapy assistant
programs? - Answer: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
True or False? Orthotists and prosthetists do not require a degree or certification before
beginning work in the field. - Answer: FALSE
True or False? A prosthetist designs, measures, fits, and adjusts artificial limbs for amputees and
devices for people with musculoskeletal or neurological conditions. - Answer: TRUE
Which of the following is the goal of physical therapy? - Answer: To improve how an individual
functions at work and at home
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2024-2025.
A clinical registered dietitian nutritionist can become board certified in which of the following
specialty areas? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Pediatric nutrition (CSP)
Gerontological nutrition (GSG)
Oncology nutrition (CSO)
In order to maintain a registered dietitian nutritionist status, a person must do which of the
following? - Answer: Complete at least 75 credit hours of continuing education every 5 years
Which of the following industries paid out nearly $60,000 in median annual wages for dietitian
and nutrition services in 2013? - Answer: Outpatient/ambulatory care, Long-term care
Page 1 of 23
,Ophthalmologists are qualified to perform eye surgery. - Answer: TRUE
Applicants to occupational therapy assistant programs can improve their chances of admission
by doing which of the following? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Taking high school courses in biology and health
Volunteering in occupational therapy offices
Volunteering in nursing care facilities
Specially designed computer programs can help patients improve cognitive skills, including
decision making, abstract reasoning, and problem solving, along with perceptual skills, such as
peripheral vision and discrimination of letters, colors, and shapes. - Answer: TRUE
A speech disorder can be any of the following except: - Answer: People who speak a different
language
Physical therapists may engage in professional activities such as which of the following? -
Answer: All of the choices are correct.
Administration
Research
Education
Consultation
True or False? Licensing is required to practice as a physical therapist aide. - Answer: FALSE
Which of the following statements regarding physical therapy assistants and physical therapy
aides is true? - Answer: Aides usually learn skills on the job, while physical therapy assistants
have an Associate degree.
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, Physical therapists treat a variety of patients with different types of problems. Their patients
may include which of the following? - Answer: All of the choices are correct.
People with back pain
Accident victims
Persons with head injuries
People with heart disease
Physical therapist education programs include which of the following? - Answer: All of the
choices are correct.
Clinically based courses
Foundational science courses
Behavioral science courses
What is the name of the agency that accredits postsecondary physical therapy assistant
programs? - Answer: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
True or False? Orthotists and prosthetists do not require a degree or certification before
beginning work in the field. - Answer: FALSE
True or False? A prosthetist designs, measures, fits, and adjusts artificial limbs for amputees and
devices for people with musculoskeletal or neurological conditions. - Answer: TRUE
Which of the following is the goal of physical therapy? - Answer: To improve how an individual
functions at work and at home
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