[Verified Answer]: You are reviewing the documentation for a…

You are reviewing the documentation for a patient for whom you conducted an initial examination 2 weeks ago. Your PTA partner worked with this patient earlier today and indicated the following in the documentation: Timed Up and Go Test = 33 sec with single point cane; Five Times Sit to Stand = 17 seconds. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the PTA’s documentation? A) These results are not meaningful since outcome measures should only be collected by a PT B) The PTA was not practicing within his or her scope of work C) The PTA appropriately identified the need to recollect outcomes measures to assist the PT in determining this patient’s progress D) The PTA should have ensured that a PT was present and able to provide supervision when administering outcome measures