During a patient interview, a student physical therapist in…
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?
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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)?
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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?
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