Chapter 1 Practice

Practice the key ideas from Chapter 1. The practice set below is not graded, and you can repeat it as often as you like. You will see the correct answers after you submit.

Scenario Practice

For each scenario, write one to two sentences describing what a PT aide should do.

  1. A physical therapist asks you to help a patient practice a balance exercise the PT has already demonstrated and approved. While you are supporting the patient, they ask you if they are “doing it right” and whether they should add more difficulty. What do you say and do?

  2. You are restocking supplies between patients when you overhear a patient in the waiting room asking the front desk about their upcoming surgery. They notice you and ask if you know anything about what to expect. How do you respond?

  3. It is your first week, and a physical therapist assistant asks you to grab “the blue resistance band,” but you are not sure which one that is. What is the best way to handle this?

  4. A patient who uses a cane arrives for their appointment and seems to be struggling to open the clinic door. What do you do?

  5. At the end of a long shift, you notice the treatment table was not wiped down after the last patient, but the next patient is already checking in. What is your first move?

Word search

Find the hidden words. They may run across, down, or diagonally, forwards or backwards. Print this page or work on screen.

X N L E C G R E F E R R A L
Y T P B D O T B G C E V T S
H L F U C S C O P E S M H D
T N K S I O L Y N N D O E L
M F U N U V T W N P N B R L
T W A D Y P P G J Z T Z A I
P H O S I N E A N G E E P C
R Q E R S S E R T P K Q Y E
A H W R X I C R V I P I W N
C C K N A O S H S I E X U S
T B Q A Y P R T A G S N D U
I G Q I A H I V A R U I T R
C B F D P L S S H N G E O E
E W C E V Q H S T N T E H N

Words to find: SUPERVISION • THERAPIST • ASSISTANT • LICENSURE • DISCHARGE • REFERRAL • PRACTICE • THERAPY • PATIENT • SCOPE • AIDE • NPTE

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