PCEFF Free Ethics Quiz

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Question 1 of 9

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A 65-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic for the assessment and treatment of intermittent shoulder pain, rated at 6/10 on the numerical pain scale. The patient states the pain is worse when lifting groceries.

Q1: When is the patient entitled to refuse the consent to assessment and treatment.
- In the middle of the treatment session
- In the beginning of the assessment session
- In the beginning of the treatment session
- At any time
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Question 2 of 9

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A 65-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic for the assessment and treatment of intermittent shoulder pain, rated at 6/10 on the numerical pain scale. The patient states the pain is worse when lifting groceries.

Q2: The physiotherapist wants to involve the physiotherapy assistant (PTA) in the treatment session. This requires:
- The physiotherapist needs to obtain consent again to involve the PTA in patient care and inform the patient about the PTA’s roles and responsibilities
- No need to obtain consent again as the physiotherapist already has consent at the beginning for Physiotherapy session.
- Let the physiotherapist assistant take consent first.
- The physiotherapist has to obtain consent again for PTA involvement. The patient must be informed of the PTA’s education, ethnicity and number of years of experience.
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Question 3 of 9

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A 65-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic for the assessment and treatment of intermittent shoulder pain, rated at 6/10 on the numerical pain scale. The patient states the pain is worse when lifting groceries.

Q3: How long must a physiotherapist keep clinical records for from the first encounter.
- 5 years
- 10 years
- 7 years
- 6 years
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Question 4 of 9

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A 65-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic for the assessment and treatment of intermittent shoulder pain, rated at 6/10 on the numerical pain scale. The patient states the pain is worse when lifting groceries.

Q4: Under what circumstances a physiotherapist can discontinue the care of the patient?
- If the physiotherapist believes that the patient may become abusive
- If the patient was unable to pay for the physiotherapy services and all reasonable attempts made by the Physiotherapist to get the payment have been unsuccessful
- The patient requests the discontinuation
- All of the above
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Question 5 of 9

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You, a senior physiotherapist, are the manager of a physiotherapy clinic. A 20-year-old female patient came to you and complained that a male physiotherapist made several sexual remarks towards her. The patient reported that nobody was nearby at that time and she was feeling very uncomfortable.

Q5: The patient stated that the other physiotherapist told her to not to tell anybody about the conversation. What would be the most appropriate action you should take?
- Apologize to the patient and tell her it will never happen again.
- Apologize to the patient and transfer the client to the other female physiotherapist.
- Apologize to the patient and if you are aware that the other physiotherapist may have sexually abused a patient, you must report it to the professional college of physiotherapy.
- Apologize to the patient. Waive the physiotherapy fees from the last session and make sure that the physiotherapist who sexually abused a patient will not have any further sessions with the same patient in the future.
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Question 6 of 9

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You, a senior physiotherapist, are the manager of a physiotherapy clinic. A 20-year-old female patient came to you and complained that a male physiotherapist made several sexual remarks towards her. The patient reported that nobody was nearby at that time and she was feeling very uncomfortable.

Q6: The same patient came to the clinic the other day and she would like to access her clinical records. What should you do?
- Advise the patient that it takes one day for the records to be provided and appropriate fees will be charged.
- Advise the patient that she has no right to access the clinical records. Her family doctor is the only person who can access them.
- Advise the patient that she has a right to access the clinical records but the clinic needs the approval of her family doctor
- All of the above
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Question 7 of 9

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You, a senior physiotherapist, are the manager of a physiotherapy clinic. A 20-year-old female patient came to you and complained that a male physiotherapist made several sexual remarks towards her. The patient reported that nobody was nearby at that time and she was feeling very uncomfortable.

Q7: The next day, the patient’s sister came to the clinic to pick up the requested clinical records. She told the staff the patient was sick and unable to come to the clinic. What is the most appropriate action to take in this scenario.
- Provide the clinical records to the patient sister because of the close relation. Charge the appropriate fees.
- Advise the patient that it is mandatory for her to provide written consent for her clinical information to be picked up by another person
- Tell the patient’s sister that the clinic will send the clinical records through email to the patient.
- None of the above.
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Question 8 of 9

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A physiotherapist has been working on the orthopedic unit in a hospital for 3 months where they have predominantly assessed and treated total hip and knee arthroplasty patients. A new physiotherapy assistant (PTA) recently joined the unit.

Q8: While working with the new PTA, the Physiotherapist noticed that the PTA’s behavior has been inappropriate and rude towards him over a span of 3 days. What should the physiotherapist do in these circumstances?
- Report the inappropriate behavior of the PTA to the manager
- Talk to the PTA and tell them that if this attitude and behavior continues, he will be reported to the manager
- Ask the PTA to speak to the physiotherapist whenever they have time so the physiotherapist can kindly ask the PTA the reason for this behavior and try to come to a solution
- The physiotherapist can talk to his colleagues in the staff room regarding the matter to see if they can help find a solution. If this is unsuccessful, report the PTA to the manager.
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Question 9 of 9

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A physiotherapist has been working on the orthopedic unit in a hospital for 3 months where they have predominantly assessed and treated total hip and knee arthroplasty patients. A new physiotherapy assistant (PTA) recently joined the unit.

Q9: A patient was very happy with the outcomes of physiotherapy and upon discharge he would like to give the therapist chocolates as a gift and wants to take the therapist for dinner. What would be the most appropriate action for the Physiotherapist to take?
- Accept the chocolate gift and take it home. Apologize to the patient and refuse to go for dinner
- Refuse the chocolate gift and dinner
- Accept the chocolate gift and keep it in the hospital for other staff members. Apologize and politely refuse the offer of dinner.
- None of the above
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