Which statement regarding a feeding tube is true?

A 19-year-old male sustained a split thickness burn to his right arm from his anterior shoulder to his anterior wrist. Which is the MOST appropriate position of the burned areas for the PTA to recommend for proper healing?

______________________is when a person uses an assistive device or adaptive equipment for the task.

A person performing gait training with a standard walker suddenly collapses to the floor and has a convulsive seizure. What is the first thing you should do?

Which of the following statements regarding adjustment of assistive gait devices is true?

Your patient is a 63-year-old man who is undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy for treatment of colon cancer and is very weak as a result. His mobility level has been decreasing over the past few years, and he has very tight hamstring and hip flexor muscles. You are helping him select a wheelchair that he can use at home, where he lives alone. Which of the following legrests would be most appropriate for this patient?

Which of the following is the best way to prevent a patient with a partial weight-bearing restriction from putting too much weight on the affected leg during a transfer?

You have transferred a patient out of bed using a total body lift with a sling. You have positioned the patient in a bedside chair and plan to return in 1 hr to assist the patient back into bed. Which of the following choices is the best way to manage the sling upon the completion of this transfer?

Which of the following is considered to be bed mobility:

Your patient is beginning to walk after a brain injury. You observe that he hikes his right hip when he advances that limb. Which of the following represents the most appropriate reason for addressing this gait deviation in your treatment plan?