Title: Quiz 1 - Basic patient care
Course: PHT 1200C Basic Patient Care > Section: Module 1

Q: Advanced Health Care Directives are more commonly referred to as:
- HIPAA
- Living wills
- Advanced plans
- Advanced wills
A: Living wills

Q: Failure to maintain proper documentation could cause all the following except:
- strengthen your defense in a lawsuit
- denial of reimbursement
- disciplinary action
- cause improper treatment to be done
A: strengthen your defense in a lawsuit

Q: An awareness of the nuances of one s own and other cultures refers to:
- cultural diversity
- cultural sensitivity
- culturally appropriate
- race
A: cultural sensitivity

Q: Communication in physical therapy includes all of the following except:
- verbal communication
- written communication
- body language
- gestures and eye contact
- all of the above are correct
A: all of the above are correct

Q: Each person on the rehab team plays a different role in patient care. Which of the following statements in incorrect:
- The PT is responsible for establishing the plan of care
- The PTA is responsible for providing treatment per the plan of care
- The PT tech/aide is responsible for providing treatment per the plan of care
- The patient is responsible for participating in the plan of care
A: The PT tech/aide is responsible for providing treatment per the plan of care

Q: Informed consent is obtained:
- from the patient before treatment begins
- during treatment
- after treatment ends
- from the caregiver before treatment begins
A: from the patient before treatment begins

Q: You have made an error in your documentation. To fix this correctly you would do all of the following except:
- draw a single line through the information
- date the correction
- draw a double line through the information
- initial the correction
A: draw a double line through the information

Q: Proper patient identification, error prevention, and patient safety are goals of which of the following:
- Joint Commission
- Advanced Directives
- HIPAA
- the World Health Organization
A: Joint Commission

Q: The PTA is working on a home program for a 90 year old CVA patient being discharged today. Which of the following needs to occur:
- show the family the program, explain the program, and give them a written handout
- have the pt. perform the program with family assist, give a written handout
- have the pt. perform the program with your assist, give a written handout
- have the pt. perform the program with family assist, give only your phone #
A: have the pt. perform the program with family assist, give a written handout

Q: The PTA is working with a patient who is deaf. To communicate effectively the PTA should:
- use tactile & visual cues
- write words on a piece of paper
- speak loudly
- A & B
- all of the above
A: A & B

Q: The first time the PTA meets a patient, he or she should do all of the following except:
- introduce himself/herself by name and title
- refer to the patient by his/her first name
- position himself/herself to greet the patient at eye level
- inform the patient about the treatment plan for the visit
A: refer to the patient by his/her first name

Q: When talking with patients, the PTA should do all of the following except:
- speak clearly and concisely
- speak in a normal tone of voice
- use terms understandable by the lay person
- use medical terms to convey knowledge
A: use medical terms to convey knowledge

Q: Which of the following can result from poor listening skill on the part of the health care provider:
- medical errors
- misunderstanding of information or instructions
- poor rapport with patients
- A and B only
- all of the above can occur
A: all of the above can occur

Q: Which of the following is not considered an expected physiological change associated
- with aging:
- loss of bone density
- altered hearing and vision acuity
- increased tactile sense
- decreased skin integrity
A: increased tactile sense

Q: Which type of medical error is defined as an injury that is caused by medical management process:
- active error
- latent error
- sentinel event
- potential event
A: sentinel event

Q: You are providing orientation for your new patient. The orientation would include all of the following except:
- making goals for the treatment plan
- personal introductions
- informing the patient of treatment goals
- instructing the patient on their participation
A: making goals for the treatment plan