Treatment Planning & Protocols Flashcards
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A coach identifies that a worker's treatment plan has not been updated in 6 weeks despite changes in functional status. This represents a failure in:
Answer: Dynamic treatment planning and ongoing reassessment
Treatment plans must be continuously reassessed and updated to reflect changes in the worker's functional status throughout recovery.
Which approach BEST reduces the risk of over-treatment in a post-injury protocol?
Answer: Regular reassessment against functional benchmarks to justify continued care
Regular reassessment against measurable functional benchmarks ensures treatment continues only as long as it produces meaningful gains.
An IHSA-certified coach notes a worker's protocol lacks a discharge criteria section. Why is this a significant omission?
Answer: Without discharge criteria, there is no clear endpoint to guide tapering and prevent unnecessary dependency
Defined discharge criteria establish the endpoint for care, prevent treatment dependency, and ensure resources are used appropriately.
When a worker's treatment protocol involves multiple providers, the coach's coordination role includes:
Answer: Ensuring all providers share consistent information and work toward unified goals
Coordination ensures all providers operate from a shared understanding of goals, preventing conflicting interventions and communication gaps.
In IHSA standards, a 'barrier to recovery' should be documented because:
Answer: It directs targeted interventions and justifies adjustments to the treatment plan
Documenting barriers directs targeted interventions and provides clinical justification for modifying or extending the treatment plan.
A construction worker's treatment plan specifies a 10-pound lifting restriction. After 3 weeks of therapy, a functional capacity evaluation shows tolerance of 30 pounds. The CORRECT action is to:
Answer: Update the treatment plan restrictions based on objective FCE findings
Objective FCE results must be reflected in updated treatment plan restrictions to accurately guide safe work activities.
Which scenario BEST illustrates 'tertiary prevention' within an IHSA treatment protocol?
Answer: Vocational rehabilitation to help a worker with a permanent disability return to modified work
Tertiary prevention minimizes the impact of an established injury or disability, such as vocational rehabilitation for permanent functional limitations.