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A PTA has been working in a clinic for a year, which of the following is most important in order to serve as a clinical instructor?

Being culturally competent about an ethnicity other than one’s own indicates you have a full understanding of the other ethnic group.  

Which of the following terms refers to the amount or percentage of costs that a patient must pay for a given office visit or prescription?

All health-care providers are responsible for ensuring that patients’ rights are protected.

Many students enter a PTA program with leadership skills learned in other professions and life roles.

Which of the following is not part of the process of obtaining informed consent from a patient?

In which type of sampling are participants chosen based on their availability?

A third-party payer is an organization or agency that pays some or all of the costs of services provided to patients.

A research study is conducted looking at leg length and back pain.  The subjects selected had low back pain.  The study was looking to determine if there was a correlation between leg length and back pain.  The subjects were to rate their pain on a 10 point scale.  A tape measure was used to measure leg length.  The subjects were measured in a standing position and bony landmarks were identified to ensure consistency in measurements among the three raters. Before research began the investigator thought that if there was a difference in leg length more than ½ an inch then the reported back pain would be greater than if the leg length difference was less than ½ an inch. Which of the following terms best describes this statement in regards to the research study?

Conflict theorists focus on: