1. Ethical dilemmas can be as innocent as a conflict between state and county guidelines or bringing older standards and therapeutic equipment up to current standards.
A. True B. False2. Which of the following ethical approaches promotes the maximum amount of pleasure and happiness with the minimum amount of pain and suffering?
A. Utilitarianism B. Personalized C. Deontologic D. Natural law theory3. Ethics presuppose that there is a definite 'right' and 'wrong' way to live life. Morals rely more upon reasoning versus a definite 'right' and 'wrong.' Morals help guide ethics.
A. True B. False4. Physical therapists do all of the following, except:
A. Diagnose impairments, functional limitations and disabilities related to medical conditions, movement dysfunction, and other health-related disorders. B. Provide medical diagnoses. C. Identify when a patient's signs and symptoms potentially lie outside the scope of physical therapist diagnosis. D. The examination process ensures that direct access to physical therapists also allows referral to physicians when indicated5. At minimum, documentation of physical therapy services must include which of the following?
A. Any referral authorizing treatment. B. The initial examination and evaluation. C. The plan of care. D. All of the above.6. The PTA may do which of the following?
A. Specify and/or perform definitive (decisive, conclusive, final) evaluative and assessment procedures. B. Recommend wheelchairs, orthoses, prostheses, other assistive devices, or alterations to architectural barriers to persons. C. Teach other health care providers, patients, and families to perform selected treatment procedures and functional activities. D. Sign progress notes which design or modify the plan of care.7. All of the following are examples of practicing in a manner detrimental to the public health and welfare EXCEPT:
A. Failing to document physical therapy services, inaccurately recording, falsifying, or altering patient/client records. B. Failing to supervise and maintain the supervision of supportive personnel, licensed or unlicensed, in compliance with the Act and rule requirements C. Practicing or having practiced with an expired temporary or permanent license D. All are examples8. All of the following criteria pertain to specialty examinations for advanced training, certification, and recognition, except for:
A. The specialty examination must be successfully completed within the 24 months prior to the license expiration date. B. Each recognized specialty examination is valued at 20 CCUs. C. If selected for audit, the licensee must submit a copy of the letter from the certifying body notifying the licensee of completion of the specialty from the credentialing body, and a copy of the certificate of specialization. D. A specialty examination not on the list of recognized examinations but pertinent to the physical therapy profession may be submitted to the board-approved organization for consideration.9. The board will not renew a license if a licensee has defaulted on a loan from the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation or has defaulted on court or attorney general's notice of child support.
A. True B. False10. Physical therapist shall abide by the following ethics principles EXCEPT:
A. Act in a respectful manner toward each person regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, religion, ethnicity, social or economic status, sexual orientation, health condition, or disability. B. Act in the best interests of patients/clients over the interests of the physical therapist. C. Engage in sexual relationship with any of their patients/clients, supervisees, or students if consensual. D. Provide pro bono physical therapy services or support organizations that meet the health needs of people who are economically disadvantaged, uninsured, and underinsured.Copyright © 2024 Flex Therapist CEUs
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