According to the Physical Therapy plan of care the Physical Therapist Assistant is to perform transfer training from a wheelchair to a toilet with a patient diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder. The patient has 4 to 4+ /5 upper extremity strength and 4 / 5 trunk control. The lower extremities grade at 3 / 5 for hips, 3-/ 5 for knees 3- / 5 for ankles. No other known medical problems. The MOST appropriate transfer technique is a:

A patient needs gait training after sustaining a stroke. Which one of the following tasks would NOT be considered “gait training” instead of “ambulating” with the patient?

After completing a sit to stand transfer, the Physical Therapist Assistant estimates they exerted approximately 20% of the work. The MOST appropriate documentation for this type of assist would be:

A Physical Therapist Assistant reads a chart prior to a treatment session and notes that the patient required moderate assistance for a stand-pivot transfer. After talking with the patient, the Physical Therapist Assistant wants to progress the transfer during their session. The patient is only wearing hospital issued non-skid socks without shoes available. How should the PTA proceed?

A Physical Therapist Assistant presents an inservice to the rehabilitation staff that compares traditional gait terminology with Rancho Los Amigos terminology. Which pair of descriptive terms describes the same general point in the gait cycle?

A Student Physical Therapist Assistant is performing a one man transfer on a patient diagnosed with a Right Total Hip Arthroplasty (posterior approach) who has weakness of the right lower extremity. The SPTA has the patient place their hands on the armrests of the chair. The SPTA flexes their knees and bends at the waist and asks the patient to assist with gently rocking forward and backward prior to raising up. As the patient gets to their feet, the SPTA asks the patient to step towards the patient’s left while the SPTA turns while keeping their feet firmly planted.   What instructions should the Student Physical Therapist Assistant (SPTA) have given this patient?

A Physical Therapist Assistant is treating a patient following an amputation below the knee on the right LE after a motorcycle accident. The patient has no strength deficits of the bilateral upper extremities or the left lower extremity. Which transfer technique would be most appropriate for the PTA to use to transfer this patient from the wheelchair to the mat? 

Which one of the following statements are TRUE? 

A Physical Therapist Assistant is assessing respiration on a patient diagnosed with pneumonia. Which one of the following describes the correct parts of this type of assessment?

Due to weakness in both lower extremities, weakness in the trunk, and some bilateral upper extremity weakness, a patient is using a sliding board to transfer from the wheelchair to the mat table.  Which one of the following set of instructions would be the BEST when educating this patient?