PTHA 1225 · Communications · Exam 3
Short answer: collaboration and communication
Short answer · 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.
E3-0345 · Priority A
Explain why a complete chart does not replace interprofessional collaboration.
People may not read other disciplines' notes. Shared discussion allows the team to identify obstacles, combine expertise, and agree on a plan.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slides 3, 6; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0346 · Priority A
Explain how identifying another discipline's stress point can improve treatment.
Identify what blocks that discipline's functional goal, then coordinate your intervention to address the obstacle—for example, sitting balance needed for shoe-donning.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slides 5, 8; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0347 · Priority A
Compare interview and dialogue models and give one dialogue prompt.
Interview: professional-directed factual questions, often yes/no. Dialogue: open exchange that elicits the patient's priorities and reduces the power difference. Example: “Tell me more about that.”
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 11; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0348 · Priority A
A patient agrees with every HEP instruction but cannot explain it afterward. Give a better communication approach.
Use clear lay language, slow down, pair verbal and organized written instructions, and ask the patient to explain or demonstrate them. Use Ask 3 to confirm goal, action, and purpose.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slides 13, 21; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0349 · Priority A
Distinguish analytical, directed, and attentive listening.
Analytical sorts specific information into categories; directed seeks an answer to a particular question; attentive seeks the overall picture.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 18; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0350 · Priority A
Explain useful versus destructive humor in rehabilitation.
Useful humor supports coping without mocking the patient. Destructive humor includes persistent self-putdowns or hostile verbal fencing and undermines supportive care.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 15; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0351 · Priority A
Explain how demonstration and eye-level positioning can improve communication.
A clear side-by-side view avoids a mirror image during demonstration. Getting to eye level reduces the authority signal of towering over the patient.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slides 22, 24; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38
E3-0352 · Priority A
Explain how a PTA can discuss a fearful patient's prognosis question within the taught boundaries.
Listen and acknowledge the concern, discuss PT goals and observed progress, and refer to the physician's medical-prognosis information without inventing predictions.
Purtilo Ch 8-9 2026.pptx slide 17; T02 00:00–09:01; 32:55–1:06:38