True/False - Athletic Training Exam Review

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 4

When training a patient to utilize mental techniques to aid in the process of healing following an injury, an athletic trainer might encourage the patient to recline or be seated in a chair and progressively contract and relax his or her muscles. The contracting of each muscle group should last from 5 to 10 seconds and then relax for 20 to 30 seconds. This technique is known as progressive meditation.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 5

All of the following are described as psychological barriers to rehabilitation: anxiety, denial, sleep disturbance, and depression or grief.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 6

There are 3 progressive, reactive phases of rehabilitation: reaction to injury, reaction to rehabilitation, and reaction to return. When the rehabilitation length is of short duration (less than 4 weeks) the patient's reaction to injury is one of shock and relief.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 7

When a patient is injured and there is an abrupt withdrawal from training, this can lead to a condition known as sudden exercise abstinence syndrome.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 8

You have a lacrosse player who has been injured and displays anxiety and worry regarding her rehabilitation, often stating she 'cannot do this' and 'this is a waste of time.' This type of thinking can be reframed into positive thoughts by the use of a technique known as thought stopping.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 9

According to the DSM V, an individual who is observed to have episodes of abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable moods lasting a week or more would be characterized as having bipolar disorder.

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Psychosocial Strategies and Referral – Question 10

When counseling a patient regarding his or her nutritional health, it is important that the athletic trainer take into consideration the patient's social influences and his or her attitudes in philosophy toward life.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 1

A spontaneous anterior epistaxis is a medical emergency.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 2

A patient should be referred to a physician after a concussion when there is a loss of consciousness on the field; amnesia lasting longer than 15 minutes; deterioration of neurologic function; unequal, dilated, or unreactive pupils; irregularity in respirations; or vomiting.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 3

A patient complains of nocturnal itching, and he presents with dark lines between his fingers, toes, the volar aspect of his wrists, and the genitalia. Permethrin 5% cream would be an appropriate treatment for this scenario.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 4

When a patient has a seizure, it is important to restrain his or her movements so he or she does not hurt him- or herself and gently awaken the patient after the convulsions have stopped.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 5

A patient with paronychia should soak the affected finger or toe in Epsom salts or boric acid a few times a day and apply a topical antibiotic to the affected area between soakings.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 6

When using lumbar traction, a good guideline to use when selecting an initial force high enough to cause vertebral separation is to use a force that is equal to one-half the athlete's body weight.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 7

When covering an athletic event that is taking place in a pool, it is important that the athletic trainer have access to a rescue tube and an aquatic spine board.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 8

The rapid form vacuum immobilizer is the best splint to use if an athlete has sustained a fracture with a deformity.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 9

When there is a luxation of a tooth, the athletic trainer should make every effort to reimplant the tooth into its normal place or get the tooth to a dentist as soon as possible for reimplantation.

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Accute Care of Injury and Illness – Question 10

Treatment of a hordeolum consists of the application of hot, moist compresses and the application of an ointment of 1% yellow oxide or mercury to the affected area.

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Health Care Administration – Question 1

An athletic trainer should be aware that all insurance plans have an out-of-network benefit. These benefits cover services by providers not contracted with their insurance company.

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Health Care Administration – Question 2

An MCO is a maintenance care organization. This type of insurance plan is used only for long-term illnesses and injuries (ie, 'maintenance care').

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Health Care Administration – Question 3

A zero-based budget allows the athletic trainer to spend money freely within his or her budget without having to justify spending.

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Health Care Administration – Question 4

A certified athletic trainer can be sued for negligence if he or she decides to suture an athlete with a laceration during a game.

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Health Care Administration – Question 5

All preferred provider organization health insurance companies require the policyholder to select a primary care physician.

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Health Care Administration – Question 6

Ground fault interrupters are no longer necessary to use with modalities and whirlpools as long as there are high-voltage electrical plugs available.

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Health Care Administration – Question 7

Current Procedural Terminology was established by the American Medical Association to allow for uniformity in billing.

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Health Care Administration – Question 20

As the athletic trainer closely reviews the insurance policy that has been selected for his or her respective institution, he or she must pay special attention to the exemptions and exclusions within the policy. With most accident policies, only acute, short-term injuries are considered 'exclusions.'

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Professional Development and Responsibility – Question 1

The code of ethics governing the practice of athletic training is the same code for both the NATA and the BOC.

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Professional Development and Responsibility – Question 2

The BOC Standards of Professional Practice are designed to ensure specific patient outcomes.

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Professional Development and Responsibility – Question 3

A certified athletic trainer can hold any level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, from any provider, as long as automated external defibrillator competency is validated.

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Professional Development and Responsibility – Question 4

The BOC Practice Analysis is intended to provide the sole guidelines for practicing athletic training and supersedes all state laws governing the profession.

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Professional Development and Responsibility – Question 5

The state practice acts for athletic trainers are the same in all 50 states as long as the individual holds the BOC credential for athletic training.

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