Physical Therapy Ethics
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
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🗓️ 1 March 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Hannah is treating a patient who discloses that they are currently experiencing depression and anxiety. The patient expresses concern that these conditions may interfere with their ability to adhere to their rehabilitation program. What is the MOST appropriate action for the physical therapist to take?
A. Focus solely on the physical rehabilitation program
B. Acknowledge the patient's concerns but continue with the current program
C. Refer the patient to a mental health professional for evaluation and treatment
D. Modify the rehabilitation program to incorporate strategies to address the patient's mental health concerns
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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. |
| 0:56.0 | For this week's clinical file, we have Hannah, and Hannah is treating a patient who discloses that they are currently |
| 1:01.5 | experiencing depression and anxiety. The patient expresses concern that these conditions |
| 1:07.5 | may interfere with their ability to adhere to the rehabilitation program. |
| 1:13.0 | What is the most appropriate action for the physical therapist to take? |
| 1:17.1 | So we have A, focus solely on the physical rehab program. |
| 1:22.8 | B, acknowledge the patient's concerns, but continue with the current program. |
| 1:29.4 | C, refer the patient to a mental health professional for evaluation and treatment. |
| 1:35.5 | And D is modify the rehabilitation program to incorporate strategies to address the patient's |
| 1:42.6 | mental health concerns. All right, y'all, I know that |
| 1:45.9 | almost quite a bit. We got a lot of answers here. But you know what? This week, I had to give you |
| 1:51.7 | a type of question that can hang you up on the MPTE. Because these types of questions aren't really |
| 1:57.3 | like scientific. They're more of these ethical value type of questions that a lot of us get wrong on the |
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