PTHA 1225 · Communications · Exam 3

Written communication and recording safeguards

Applied communication · 8 cards · Priority A: 8 / B: 0

Say or write your answer before opening the card. A is the first pass; B remains fair course material. Source notes appear with each answer.

Import file
E3-0165 · Priority A
True or false: documenting your discipline's work guarantees interprofessional collaboration.
False. A note does not ensure teammates read it, talk together, or make a shared plan.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 6; T02 06:08–07:36; 1:03:11–1:03:26; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0166 · Priority A
A PTA writes “see my note” and refuses a care-team discussion. What is the communication error?
Treating the record as a replacement for conversation and joint planning.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 6; T02 06:08–07:36; 1:03:11–1:03:26; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0167 · Priority A
What should accompany written home-exercise directions in this course?
Verbal explanation and a check that the patient understands the directions.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 21; T02 06:08–07:36; 1:03:11–1:03:26; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0168 · Priority A
A patient leaves with a written HEP but cannot explain it. What should the PTA do?
Review it in understandable language and have the patient explain or demonstrate the instructions.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 21; T02 06:08–07:36; 1:03:11–1:03:26; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0169 · Priority A
What device did Carlson specify for a family's video of the child's treatment?
Use the parent's phone, not the therapist's personal phone.
Purtilo Ch 10-11 2026.pptx slide 4; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0170 · Priority A
What privacy issue did Carlson flag when making a parent video in clinic?
Avoid capturing other people in the clinic without the required permission.
Purtilo Ch 10-11 2026.pptx slide 4; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0171 · Priority A
What is wrong with a treatment video on the PTA's own phone that includes another patient?
It conflicts with Carlson's parent-phone instruction and creates the bystander privacy problem she warned about.
Purtilo Ch 10-11 2026.pptx slide 4; T03 30:37–31:19
E3-0172 · Priority A
How could a PTA apply the recording guidance for a visual-learning child?
Demonstrate the activity for the parent to record on their own device, keeping other patients out of the recording.
Purtilo Ch 10-11 2026.pptx slide 4; T03 30:37–31:19