PTEXAM: The Complete Study Guide

The new edition is the most comprehensive resource available for the National Physical Therapy Examination. The changes to the new edition are truly remarkable including a significant expansion of the academic review section along with the integration of full color.  Chapter essentials and proficiency exercises throughout the review book assist students to develop mastery of essential National Physical Therapy Examination content. Our clinically-oriented questions with expansive explanation of answers prepare candidates for the rigor of the actual exam and offer an ideal method to determine current strengths and weaknesses.

The Complete Study Guide includes:

• Comprehensive academic review
• 60 clinical application templates
• CD with three full-length examinations
• Explanation of answers for correct and incorrect options
• Complete index for the academic review and sample examinations

Author: Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
Pages: 1032
ISBN: 978-1-890989-28-6
Price: $85.00

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PTEXAM: The Complete Study Guide provides candidates with a number of powerful study tools each designed to prepare candidates for the breadth and depth associated with the current National Physical Therapy Examination. A brief description of each unit in the study guide is listed below.

Unit 1 - Introduction to the National Physical Therapy Examination

The unit provides candidates with information on the purpose, development, scoring, and administration of the National Physical Therapy Examination. Candidates are introduced to a systematic approach to answering multiple-choice questions and are exposed to recent developments in item construction. The unit also provides a detailed analysis of each of the content outline and system specific areas of the National Physical Therapy Examination. By exploring the categories and subcategories of each of the content outline and system specific areas, candidates gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the current examination and as a result spend less time covering topics that are not clinically relevant. The unit offers a variety of study concepts that candidates can utilize to increase the effectiveness of study sessions when preparing for the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Unit 2 - Academic Review

The unit provides candidates with an efficient method to review didactic information from a physical therapy curriculum. The academic review consists of eight distinct chapters of academic information. The first seven chapters consist of academic content in specific systems (e.g., musculoskeletal) and non-systems (e.g., equipment and devices) areas. The final chapter in the unit includes a description of the physical therapy management of 60 commonly encountered medical diagnoses on the National Physical Therapy Examination. The academic review avoids attempting to cover every aspect of a physical therapist's academic training and instead focuses on the most essential information necessary to maximize examination performance. Since the examination is designed to assess entry-level practice, it is likely that candidates will encounter the information presented in the academic review frequently on the actual examination. Mastery of the information can significantly increase a candidate's score on the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Unit 3 - Computer-Based Examinations

The unit provides candidates with three, 200 question sample examinations located on a CD. The examinations were developed based on selected specifications from the current content outline and are designed to expose candidates to the nuances of computer-based testing. Candidates are able to generate a detailed performance analysis summary that identifies current strengths and weaknesses according to content outline and system specific areas. The examinations provide candidates with the opportunity to refine their test taking skills and to assess their current preparedness for the examination. An answer key includes the explanation of the correct answer as well as an explanation specifying why each incorrect answer is incorrect. The answer key also includes a cited resource with page number, and the assigned content outline and system specific area.