Standards

Question 1

When supervising a non-college member person what is the PT responsible for?

Answer 1

All aspects of patients care.
Discuss roles and responsibility to paitent and gets consent from them
ensure name is on invoice when they provide part of treatment
designate another PT to contact if PT is unavailable
Discontinue care if risk to pt
cannot assign controlled act that has been delegated to supervising PT by about HCP
co-signature on records

Question 2

What can you not delegate to a PTA

Answer 2

things that you don’t ahve the skills or judgment to perform
Intial ax or re-ax
tx that would need to be changed
any controlled acts
any acu, diagnosis, spinal manip, rehab of pelvic muscles

Question 3

Examples of controlled acts

Answer 3

trachel suctioning
spinal manip
acu
treating wound beneath dermis
pelvic internal exam
administering substance by inhalation (O2)