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Course Introduction
The Physical Therapy Skills Lab course provides hands-on training in foundational techniques essential for physical therapy practice. Students will develop proficiency in patient assessment, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and use of modalities such as heat, cold, and electrical stimulation. Emphasis is placed on correct body mechanics, patient safety, clinical decision-making, and evidence-based practice. Through guided simulations, practice stations, and peer feedback, students gain confidence and competence in applying physical therapy interventions across a range of patient conditions and settings.
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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) Health-care biases must be recognized to be changed. Which of the following actions would be most helpful in changing our beliefs?
A) Be aware of behaviors in others that might reflect bias.
B) Look for reinforcement of our beliefs within our peer group.
C) Reflect annually on our attitudes and beliefs about others.
D) Seek out commonalities with those we perceive as different.
Answer: D
Q2) You have just received a referral to evaluate a 93-year-old woman who has had a stroke. When you go in to see her, it is clear that she is upset and wants to talk. She mentions her concern about dying and seems to want to talk about spiritual matters. What would be the best response in this situation?
A) Allow her to express her concerns and offer additional resources.
B) Tell her that it is hospital policy that you can only discuss therapy with her.
C) Tell her that you will go get the physician to speak with her.
D) Tell her what you believe so she can choose the best spiritual path.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Mechanics of Movement
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Q1) You are preparing to transfer a patient who just had bilateral knee replacements from the bed to the bedside chair. The patient is much taller than you are, and you want to make sure that the transfer is safe for you and the patient. As you face the patient, you determine that blocking both knees is not required. Which of the following positions is the best way to position your feet?
A) Place your feet about 10 in. apart and staggered.
B) Place your feet about 20 in. apart and side by side.
C) Place your feet about 30 in. apart and staggered.
D) Place your feet about 40 in. apart and side by side.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following factors is key to preserving dynamic trunk stability?
A) A neutral pelvis
B) Decreased or reduced lumbar lordosis
C) Extension of the hips
D) Flexion of the spine
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Special Environments
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Q1) When you enter your patient's ICU room, you notice immediately that the patient has several machines running with tubing attached to the patient. You are planning to assist the patient to the bedside chair and note that one of the machines (with an IV tube) is on the side of the bed opposite the chair and monitoring equipment. What should you do?
A) Change your plan to include only supine bed activities.
B) Contact the patient's nurse and ask him or her to reposition the IV.
C) Defer your treatment until the patient's IV is removed or replaced.
D) Disconnect the IV and reposition the machine on the other side of the bed.
Answer: B
Q2) List four health conditions commonly experienced by persons who are homeless. Answer: Trauma, overexposure to the elements, sleep deprivation, dehydration, urinary incontinence, infectious disease, uncontrolled diabetes, arthritis, fractures, circulatory foot problems, malnutrition
Q3) List three factors that could result in homelessness.
Answer: Unemployment, poverty, domestic violence, chronic and severe health conditions, substance abuse, war, forces of nature
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Chapter 4: Keeping It Clean: Maintaining Cleanliness in the Clinical Environment
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Q1) Which health-care environments are particularly prone to incidents of increased health-care-associated infections? ____________________
Q2) Which of the following is a step in typical donning and doffing of personal protective equipment?
A) The order of doffing is not important, as long as all items are disposed of properly.
B) Hand hygiene is performed before donning personal protective equipment and after doffing it.
C) In most cases when doffing personal protective equipment, the gloves are removed last.
D) When donning gown and gloves, the gloves are typically put on first.
Q3) During which of the following situations would the wearing of gloves be most appropriate?
A) You are cleaning the therapy treatment area at the end of the day in your inpatient rehabilitation unit.
B) You are opening packages of clean linens to place in the covered linen storage shelves.
C) You are providing education for the patient and family.
D) You have an open wound on your forearm where your kitten scratched you.
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Chapter 5: Assessing Physiological Status: Vital Signs
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Q1) You are a therapist working in home health care. Your new patient is a 75-year-old woman who fell and broke her hip. She is home after a brief rehabilitation stay. Which of the following would typically be most important to include in your initial assessment?
A) Blood pressure
B) Lung sounds
C) Pedal pulses
D) Weight
Q2) You are working in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. Your patient is a 39-year-old man who had knee surgery 4 weeks ago and is ready to begin aerobic conditioning activities. Which of the following represents this patient's estimated maximum heart rate?
A) 165 beats per minute
B) 181 beats per minute
C) 197 beats per minute
D) 216 beats per minute
Q3) Explain how "counting from 1" is done when assessing pulse rate.
Q4) The openness of arterial vessels is called ____________________.
Q5) List four factors that can affect a person's heart rate. ____________________
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Chapter 6: Draping for Minimum Exposure and Maximum
Dignity
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Q1) Which of the following is most commonly experienced by a patient whose examination or intervention requires the removal of clothing?
A) Anger
B) Sadness
C) Fear
D) Vulnerability
Q2) You are working in a large county hospital and see patients from a wide variety of backgrounds. Which of these patients is not likely to be the victim of abuse?
A) A 4-year-old girl with severe cerebral palsy
B) A 39-year-old man who is a bank executive
C) A 47-year-old woman who is homeless
D) A 79-year-old man who lives with his granddaughter
E) Any of these people could be the victim of abuse.
Q3) The prone position poses some specific challenges with regard to draping. List two things you can do to minimize patient discomfort in this position.
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) Which of the following factors must be considered for long-term positioning of patients?
A) Patient comfort is always the most important factor in long-term positioning.
B) A patient's lungs will drain optimally while he or she is in a sidelying position.
C) Patients need frequent changes of position to minimize the negative effects of immobility.
D) Patients should be positioned in supine for at least 60% of the day.
Q2) Your patient is a 69-year-old man who had a stroke affecting his left side. Which of the following pillow placements would be most appropriate for the supine patient to prevent a contracture commonly associated with increased tone following a stroke?
A) Tuck a pillow under the outer aspect of the left side to prevent left hip abduction and external rotation.
B) Place a pillow under his knees to relieve pressure on his heels.
C) Place a pillow under his left shoulder blade to promote scapular protraction.
D) Tuck a pillow under his pelvis on the right side.
Q3) List three basic principles that apply to both short-term and long-term positioning.
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Chapter 8: Transferring Dependent Patients
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding the use of lateral transfer devices for supine patient transfers is true?
A) During lateral transfers, the patient typically slides across the transfer device.
B) Most lateral transfer devices rely on pulling forces rather than on pushing forces.
C) Shearing on the skin is an unavoidable consequence of a dependent lateral transfer.
D) All lateral transfer devices require the assistance of four people.
Q2) Which of the following positions creates the greatest risk of injury to the clinician during a lateral supine transfer requiring the assistance of two or more people?
A) Standing at the patient's feet with nothing obstructing the lateral movement
B) Standing at the patient's head with nothing obstructing the lateral movement
C) Standing beside the patient and leaning forward as the patient is moved laterally
D) Standing beside the patient and moving onto the transfer surface as the patient is moved laterally
Q3) Describe the Trendelenburg position.
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Chapter 9: Maintaining Capacity for Mobility Through Range of Motion
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Q1) Ballistic stretching
A) involves a bouncing motion at the end of the range.
B) is most effective with sedentary individuals.
C) is more effective than static stretching.
D) results in long-term range of motion gains.
Q2) Spasticity is
A) a form of hypotonicity.
B) common in conditions such as stroke.
C) generally elicited with slow movements.
D) typically evident in only one muscle group.
Q3) Proper support of the joints is essential for safe and effective range of motion. Which of the following statements regarding support is true?
A) During passive range of motion exercise, the segment of the body distal to the joint undergoing range of motion therapy is stabilized.
B) Guarding the patient during range of motion exercises is determined by patient preference.
C) Support surfaces (such as mats, plinths, and chairs) can be used to provide stabilization.
D) Use of a lumbrical grip is typically the least comfortable grip for patients.
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Chapter 10: Bed Mobility
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Q1) Bridging is an important component of many bed mobility activities. Which of the following statements regarding bridging is true?
A) The ending position is one of nearly full hip extension.
B) The maneuver is best performed with the patient in the supine position.
C) The patient is instructed to use the head and neck to assist.
D) The pelvis remains in an anterior tilt throughout the maneuver.
Q2) List at least three environmental factors that typically have to be managed or considered when performing bed mobility with your patient.
Q3) The transition from sitting to supine is easiest when the patient is positioned on the bed in which position?
A) At the midpoint between the head and foot of the bed
B) Just below the midpoint between the head and foot of the bed
C) One third of the way down from the head of the bed
D) One third of the way up from the foot of the bed
Q4) List four indications and two contraindications for the use of a tilt table.
Q5) List the three movement restrictions for mobility skills after total hip arthroplasty (posterior approach).
Q6) What are at least three of the benefits of spending time in a seated position?
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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) You have just evaluated your patient, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, and you are preparing to assist the patient from the bed to the bedside chair using a squat-pivot transfer. Your assessment of the patient is that her lower-extremity strength is poor bilaterally. Which of the following positions would be the safest to assume for this transfer?
A) Behind the patient, with one hand on the gait belt and one on the anterior aspect of her shoulder
B) Beside the patient, with one hand on the gait belt and one on the anterior aspect of her shoulder.
C) In front of the patient, with both of her legs blocked by your legs
D) In front of the patient, with one of her knees blocked by your legs
Q3) Bare feet are a good alternative to slippery bedroom slippers for transfers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List two advantages of seated transfers over standing transfers.
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Chapter 12: Vertical Transfers
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Q1) Your patient is a 78-year-old woman who has had shoulder surgery. She is leaving rehabilitation at the end of the week. She lives alone and has a history of falls, and you need to teach her how to get up from the floor if she should fall at home. Which of the following is most important to consider when determining which strategy to teach her?
A) Whether she wears a personal medical emergency response unit
B) Her blood pressure
C) Whether her home is one or two stories
D) Her strength and range of motion
Q2) Which of the following is the initial position for a turnaround technique to transfer from the floor to a wheelchair?
A) In long-sitting facing away from the chair
B) In quadruped position facing the chair
C) Side-sitting with the strong leg close to the chair
D) Sitting with knees bent facing away from the wheelchair
Q3) Transfers between chair and plinth are a variation of the squat-pivot transfer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Seated Mobility: Sitting but Not Sitting
Still--Fitting and Propelling a Wheelchair
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Q1) 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
Q2) List three potential physical and physiological risks associated with independent wheelchair propulsion. ____________________
Q3) Why is a wheelchair considered a mobility orthosis?
Q4) List at least four factors that must be considered in wheelchair selection.
Q5) When assisting a patient with wheelchair fitting, which of the following is the first goal in achieving postural stability?
A) Positioning the feet correctly
B) Positioning the head correctly
C) Positioning the pelvis correctly
D) Positioning the trunk correctly
Q6) What is meant by "90-90-90"? ____________________.
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Chapter 14: Navigating the Challenges of Ambulating
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Q1) Which of the following is true of rollator walkers?
A) They allow patients to walk with less energy expenditure than standard walkers.
B) They are hinged in the middle to allow the walker to be advanced one side at a time.
C) The patient propels the device using the lower extremities from a seated position.
D) They are ideal for patients who have difficulty ambulating short distances.
Q2) 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
Q3) Provides the greatest amount of stability for the patient in a standing position
A)Hemi-walker
B)Loftstrand or Canadian
C)Parallel bars
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