Introduction to Physical Therapy Test Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Physical Therapy provides students with a foundational understanding of the physical therapy profession, its history, and core concepts. This course covers the roles and responsibilities of physical therapists, ethical and legal considerations, and the collaborative nature of patient-centered care within the healthcare team. Students are introduced to basic principles of anatomy, kinesiology, patient assessment, and therapeutic interventions. Emphasis is placed on communication skills, professionalism, and the development of clinical reasoning necessary for effective patient management and preparation for advanced study and practice in the field.
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Mobility in Context Principles of Patient Care Skills 1st Edition by Charity Johansson
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Chapter 1: Establishing the Therapeutic Alliance
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Q1) You are covering for a colleague who is sick today and you have to see a patient of hers who, based on what your colleague has told you, is very difficult. You are anxious about seeing her because you are expecting the treatment interaction to be unpleasant. Which of the following techniques should you use to help avoid a "difficult" encounter with the patient?
A) Ask the nurse to go into the room first and see whether the patient is in a good mood.
B) Use active listening techniques to identify the patient's underlying needs.
C) Ask the physical therapy technician to do bed exercises with her today.
D) Have everything planned ahead of time so that she has no opportunity to complain.
Answer: B
Q2) When you communicate with your patients, you convey information with your words as well as your body. Which of the following statements about "body language" is true?
A) It is more difficult to interpret than spoken words.
B) It is used as a primary means of communicating information.
C) It is used to communicate interpersonal attitudes.
D) It makes up about 25% of our communication with patients.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Mechanics of Movement
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Q1) Torsion
A)Pulling that tries to stretch or lengthen tissue
B)The amount of force across a given area
C)The force applied to a given area
D)Twisting force about a structure's axis
E)Two opposite direction forces, parallel to contacting surfaces
Answer: B
Q2) When considering how the concept of center of mass affects your patient's movement, which of the following statements is true?
A) Center of pull is another term for center of mass.
B) Each body part, such as a leg or an arm, has its own center of mass.
C) The whole body has a center of mass that cannot be localized.
D) When weight is added to body, the center of mass moves away from the added weight.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Special Environments
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Q1) Which statement best reflects the current condition of individuals who are homeless in the United States?
A) Most persons who are homeless are unwilling to seek steady employment.
B) Persons sleeping in publicly supervised residences are considered homeless.
C) Persons who are homeless generally do not have children.
D) The average age of persons who are homeless is 65 yr.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following clinician behaviors is most likely to help a patient cope with the challenges of the ICU environment?
A) Performing therapy as passively as possible to avoid disturbing the patient
B) Keeping the lights on all the time to reduce the patient's fear
C) Placing familiar objects within the patient's line of sight
D) Rotating the therapists treating the patient to prevent patient boredom
Answer: C
Q3) List two things you should watch for when you are working with patients in special environments such as the ICU.
Answer: Skin color, alertness and responsiveness, nonverbal signs of pain or discomfort, physiological changes
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Chapter 4: Keeping It Clean: Maintaining Cleanliness in the Clinical Environment
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Q1) You are doing a rotation in the wound care department of a large hospital. In setting up the treatment area, to which of the following standards must you adhere?
A) Clean technique is used for all treatment procedures.
B) Standard precautions dictate the use of only gown and gloves.
C) Sterile technique is used for most procedures.
D) Visual inspection is used to detect contamination.
Q2) Which of the following pathogens is generally spread by airborne transmission?
A) Cytomegalovirus
B) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
C) Rubeola (measles)
D) Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Q3) You are working in a busy outpatient pediatric clinic. You have a new evaluation today, and you want to make sure that you have appropriate toys with which to engage the child. Which of the following would be most appropriate for use in this setting?
A) Large balls and other items that are cleaned at least once monthly
B) Large crayons that are wiped down at the end of each day
C) Small, hand-sized stuffed toys that the child can easily manipulate
D) Small toys that can be placed in the dishwasher after each use
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Chapter 5: Assessing Physiological Status: Vital Signs
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Q1) List four factors that can affect a person's heart rate. ____________________
Q2) You are working with a man who had a bout of congestive heart failure. He is now quite deconditioned and is receiving 2 L of oxygen per minute through a nasal cannula. You are about to begin ambulation with this patient. Which of the following would be true in this clinical scenario?
A) Maximum oxygen saturation for this patient should be 95%.
B) Use of a fingertip pulse oximeter replaces the need to measure other physiological responses.
C) You will be concerned if the patient's oxygen saturation drops below 90%.
D) Monitoring oxygen saturation is not necessary while the patient is receiving supplemental oxygen.
Q3) Explain how "counting from 1" is done when assessing pulse rate.
Q4) When assessing a patient's carotid pulse, which of the following would you most likely do?
A) Palpate one artery with a light, circular massaging motion during assessment.
B) Palpate both arteries simultaneously for accurate comparison.
C) Stand on the opposite side of the artery you are assessing.
D) Use two fingers to palpate just to the side of the larynx.
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Chapter 6: Draping for Minimum Exposure and Maximum
Dignity
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Q1) You are working with a patient who has pain in both hamstrings, and you plan on doing some soft-tissue work in each leg to facilitate resolution of the pain. What would be the best way to drape this patient during this treatment?
A) Drape a sheet over both legs and roll up the sheet from the bottom until both legs are exposed.
B) Drape a sheet over both legs and expose one leg at a time, securing the sheet so that it does not move.
C) Ask the patient to remove his or her pants one leg at a time so that you can work on the exposed leg.
D) Position the patient in sidelying and place a towel over the bottom leg so the top leg is exposed.
Q2) Experiences of sexual and physical abuse can elicit patient responses that are similar to those associated with which disorder? ____________________
Q3) List three benefits of draping patients:
Q4) Explain the primary challenge of repositioning a patient during activities that entail draping. ____________________
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Chapter 7: Positioning Your Patient for Mobility
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Q1) You are working on the orthopedic floor in a large hospital. You are working with a 78-year-old woman who has undergone left shoulder arthroplasty. You have just assisted her out of bed to the bedside chair for breakfast. After breakfast she is planning to return to her bed. As you position the patient in the chair, which of the following considerations is most important?
A) Positioning the patient to prevent bilateral hip flexion contractures
B) Positioning the patient to prevent the development of pressure sores on her heels
C) Positioning the patient to promote comfort and effective swallowing while she is out of bed
D) Positioning the patient to promote lower-extremity circulation.
Q2) List three basic principles that apply to both short-term and long-term positioning.
Q3) When attempting to reestablish a patient's position, the axiom to remember is "as is the____________________, so is the body."
Q4) List two questions you should ask yourself when considering the use of restraints with a patient: ____________________
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Chapter 8: Transferring Dependent Patients
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Q1) Which of the following is appropriate when repositioning a patient who has slid down toward the foot of the bed?
A) Lowering the overall height of the bed before repositioning the patient
B) Elevating the head of the bed 30° prior to repositioning the patient
C) Positioning yourself at the head of the bed, grasping the top edge of the draw sheet, and pulling the patient up
D) Positioning yourself beside the bed in a semilunge stance
Q2) When transferring a supine patient using a lateral transfer device, which of the following maneuvers should always be avoided?
A) Lifting a patient with the device
B) Performing the transfer by yourself
C) Transferring between slightly uneven surfaces
D) Transferring patients heavier than 300 lbs.
Q3) "Super obesity" is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three things you must consider when positioning a sling for a dependent transfer.
Q5) Describe the Trendelenburg position.
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Chapter 9: Maintaining Capacity for Mobility Through Range of Motion
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Q1) Your patient is a 39-year-old man who just had extensive surgery to repair torn ligaments in his shoulder. The physician has cleared him for passive range of motion exercises. He is in a great deal of pain and is fearful of moving the shoulder. Which of the following instructions would be the best instruction to give the patient during the passive range of motion activities?
A) Instruct him to close his eyes and attend to how the movement feels.
B) Instruct him to close his eyes and focus on a distracting thought.
C) Instruct him to watch the movement and pay attention to how it feels.
D) Instruct him to watch the movement and focus on a distracting thought.
Q2) Internal and external rotation at the hip is movement in the ___________plane.
A) axial
B) coronal
C) sagittal
D) transverse
Q3) When is progression from passive range of motion therapy to active assistive range of motion indicated in the management of patients?
Q4) Maintaining maximum joint motion has long been considered a critical element of recovery. List at least four effects of passive range of motion exercises.
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Chapter 10: Bed Mobility
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Q1) During assisted bed mobility activities, the pelvic and shoulder girdles are considered
A) Centers of mass
B) Points of control
C) Prime movers
D) Stabilizing points
Q2) Patients often require physical assistance when moving in bed. Which is the most effective approach to applying force to assist the patient?
A) Apply force more centrally.
B) Apply force more distally.
C) Apply force on both sides of the patient.
D) Apply force on one side of the trunk.
Q3) Weight-bearing in modified plantigrade is shared by
A) Both feet
B) Both feet and both hands
C) Both knees and both hands
D) One knee and one foot
Q4) What are at least three of the benefits of spending time in a seated position?
Q5) List four indications and two contraindications for the use of a tilt table.
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Chapter 11: Horizontal Transfers
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Q1) Physical assistance with seated lateral transfers is provided most effectively at the hips.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In both squat-pivot and standing-pivot transfers, which of the following is the first task that must be accomplished?
A) Shifting the patient's weight over the hip opposite the transfer direction
B) Shifting the patient's CoM forward over the pivot point
C) Positioning the patient's BoS anterior to the CoM
D) Positioning the patient's feet posteriorly
Q3) Which of the following factors is a requirement for performing independent seated lateral transfers without a transfer board?
A) Full weight-bearing on the lower extremities
B) Good trunk control
C) Good quadriceps strength
D) Level transfer surfaces
Q4) What are the three ways to move a patient's hips forward in a chair in preparation for a transfer?
Q5) List two advantages of seated transfers over standing transfers.
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Chapter 12: Vertical Transfers
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Q1) When is it most likely that a step stool will be required for transfers between chairs and plinths?
A) When the patient has a weight-bearing restriction
B) When the patient has weak quadriceps muscles
C) When the patient is 6 ft tall or taller
D) When the table surface is above the patient's gluteal folds
Q2) A backward lift transfer from the floor into a wheelchair requires which of the following?
A) A soft wheelchair cushion on which to transfer the patient.
B) A wheelchair with a seat that is lower than those of standard wheelchairs.
C) Adequate patient ankle strength and range of motion.
D) Adequate patient shoulder strength and range of motion.
Q3) When assisting your patient during a high transfer such as from chair to plinth, which of the following represent the best contact points for guarding the patient?
A) At the pelvic girdle and thighs
B) At the pelvic girdle and trunk
C) At the shoulder and pelvic girdles
D) At the shoulder and thighs
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Chapter 13: Seated Mobility: Sitting but Not Sitting
Still--Fitting and Propelling a Wheelchair
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Q1) Use of a sling seat in a wheelchair tends to result in all of the following except A) a forward head posture.
B) decreased thoracic kyphosis.
C) bilateral hip adduction and internal rotation.
D) increased stress on the structure of the trunk.
Q2) Which of the following measures for wheelchair fitting is best taken with the patient in supine?
A) Back height
B) Seat height
C) Seat depth
D) Seat width
Q3) Why is a wheelchair considered a mobility orthosis?
Q4) Which of the following represents the best safety instruction for a patient who is learning to manage a sideways fall in a wheelchair?
A) Extend the arm toward the floor in the direction of the fall.
B) Flex the elbows to allow the arm muscles to absorb some of the impact.
C) Laterally flex the head away from the ground and tuck the arms close to the chest.
D) Tuck the chin toward the chest to protect the head.
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Chapter 14: Navigating the Challenges of Ambulating
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Q1) Your patient is a 79-year-old woman who has just had right total hip arthroplasty because of degenerative joint changes. You are going to walk with her while she is using a walker. What is the best position for guarding this patient?
A) Standing directly behind her
B) Standing directly in front of the patient
C) Standing behind the patient and slightly to the left
D) Standing behind the patient and slightly to the right
Q2) Provides the greatest amount of stability for the patient in a standing position
A)Hemi-walker
B)Loftstrand or Canadian
C)Parallel bars
Q3) When selecting an assistive gait device, it is important to remember that the purpose of the device is to minimize the immobilizing effects of a patient's condition. Which statement best summarizes how this selection is made?
A) The device is chosen based on the amount of weight-bearing it will allow.
B) The device is chosen based primarily on the physician's orders.
C) The device is chosen because it provides the least amount of restriction.
D) The device is chosen based on the patient's size.
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