Patient Tardiness

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

2.4 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

India is treating a patient who is frequently late or misses appointments. The patient has a history of poor time management and has apologized for their behavior. What is the MOST appropriate action for the physical therapist to take in this situation?

A. Ignore the patient's tardiness or missed appointments and continue with treatment as usual

B. Explain the importance of being on time and set clear expectations for the patient's attendance

C. Discharge the patient from treatment for noncompliance

D. Report the patient's behavior to their primary care physician.

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0:00.0	I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.
0:09.0	It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.
0:16.0	Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn, and you'll see the life
0:22.4	I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to
0:27.8	change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,
0:34.3	actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.
0:40.5	All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.
0:45.5	So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life
0:50.8	you love, you're in the right place.
0:53.1	Enjoy the show.
0:55.9	For this week's clinical file, we have India, and India is treating a patient who is frequently late or misses appointments.
1:02.3	The patient has a history of poor time management and has apologized for their behavior.
1:08.3	What is the most appropriate action for the physical therapist to take in this
1:13.0	situation? So we have A, ignore the patient's tardiness or misappointments and continue with treatment
1:21.1	as usual. B, explain the importance of being on time and set clear expectations for the patient's attendance.
1:30.6	C, discharge the patient from treatment for noncompliance, and D is report the patient's behavior
1:37.3	to their primary care physician.
1:40.2	All right, y'all, let's go up to the top of this one.
1:42.3	I'm going to be hitting you the few of these weeks with ethical topics and core values,
1:47.7	because these are areas that a lot of us get questions wrong on the NPTE, and you got to know this stuff.
1:54.1	You got to remember, there are going to be questions on the NPTE that are not straight up scientific based, right?
1:59.9	Like our MSK stuff, our neuro stuff.
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