A PTA notices a patient’s blood pressure reading is significantly higher than the baseline prior to starting an exercise session. What is the MOST appropriate initial action?

A PTA is documenting a patient’s progress. Which of the following pieces of information is MOST crucial to include?

A patient with COPD is participating in a physical therapy program. What is the MOST important precaution for the PTA to observe during the session?

In educating a patient on the use of a TENS unit for pain management, the PTA emphasizes:

During an initial patient evaluation, establishing rapport and trust is BEST achieved by:

To ensure effective communication with a patient who speaks a different language, the PTA should:

A PTA is assisting a patient with balance exercises. The patient begins to lose their balance. What is the PTA’s BEST immediate action?

When assisting a patient with left hemiplegia to transfer from a wheelchair to a therapy table, the PTA should position the wheelchair:

A patient with COPD is participating in a physical therapy program. What is the MOST important precaution for the PTA to observe during the session?

When a PTA is preparing to assist a patient with transfers from a wheelchair to a treatment table, what is the FIRST step to ensure safety?