The systematic maintenance and improvement of knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout one’s professional career is known as:

Which of the following behaviors involves questioning the patient/client in a supportive way to request more information or clear up any confusion.

During a patient interview, a student physical therapist in Clinical Internship I changes his/her plan to follow a certain sequence of questions with the goal of facilitating rapport, increasing the therapeutic alliance and allowing the patient to guide the interview. This is an example of what type of reflection?

When a physical therapist and occupational therapist work together on a spinal cord injury unit in an acute rehabilitation facilility they will each complete separate and distinct initial evaluations (IEs) of an assigned patient within their scope of practice. Which of the following examples accurately describe the differences in the scope of practice of the OT and PT when performing these (IEs)?

Systematized discrimination or exclusion directed against people with disabilities based on the belief that “normal ability” is superior and there is one right way to have a mind/body is called:

The discharge planning process begins on the day a patient is admitted to an acute care setting.  

The Social Model of Disability states:

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states:

You are seeing a patient for an initial evaluation in a private practice via direct access. He is a 56 year-old male who presents with complaints that include night sweats, difficulty breathing and intermittent disorientation. You identify these symptoms as red flags. What should you do? 

Patient is a 72 y/o female admitted to Allgood Medical Center on 8/10/24 after a fall on the steps of her home. Radiograph (x-ray) revealed (R) femoral neck hip fracture. Pt underwent surgical fixation of the fracture. She has been referred to PT for evaluation, transfer and gait training, partial weight bearing of the (R) lower extremity. Her past medical history includes gastroesophageal reflux disease, total abdominal hysterectomy, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The physical therapist evaluates this patient and establishes a plan of care including patient goals. The PT service is overwhelmed with referrals and the evaluating therapist would like to delegate the treatment of this patient to a physical therapist assistant who has been working at the medical center for two years. Which of the following is the best decision regarding delegation?