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A Physical Therapist Assistant is utilizing a 3-point gait pattern to educate a patient on correct ambulation. Which one of the following is the BEST choice for ambulation utilizing this pattern?

A Physical Therapist Assistant working with a four-month-old infant observes the infant suddenly become unconscious. The MOST appropriate artery to assess the infant’s pulse would be the:

An SPTA is reviewing a patient’s chart and notes in the SUBJECTIVE section that the patient wants to be called a name that differs from the legal name in the patient demographics section. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to proceed?

Your patient is an 80-year-old woman who has just sustained a middle cerebral artery stroke and has been transferred to rehabilitation after a long hospital stay. You are going to transfer her from the bed to the wheelchair for the first time. Her left side is affected, with significant bilateral arm and leg weakness. Which one of the following transfers would be MOST appropriate?

A Physical Therapist Assistant re-assesses a patient’s ability to perform rolling in supine because the patient is complaining of shoulder pain. The Physical Therapist Assistant finds that the patient now requires moderate assistance rather than Supervision. The Physical Therapist Assistant should:

When fitting a patient for a wheelchair, when would it be MOST appropriate for a Physical Therapist to recommend a wheelchair without any armrests?

A patient underwent total left hip arthroplasty yesterday. The Physical Therapist Assistant will now initiate gait training with a standard walker. When it is time to turn around and walk back to his/her chair, in which direction should the PTA instruct the patient to turn?

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

You are working with a 78-year- old woman who has undergone left hip arthroplasty 2 days ago. 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 one of the following considerations is the MOST important?

A patient is getting ready to leave rehabilitation and needs a wheelchair for use at the office. They plan to spend several hours in the chair each day. Which of the following wheelchair options would be MOST appropriate to help control dependent edema?