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The AZ-JAM exam has 50 questions and runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
These 10 free AZ-JAM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Arizona Physical Therapy Jurisprudence Assessment Module (AZ JAM) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A licensed Arizona PT designs an employer-sponsored program to reduce lifting injuries, improve worker fitness, and maintain quality of life before any worker is injured. Under the statutory definition, this activity is best classified as:
Correct answer: C - Risk reduction and health promotion
A foreign-educated applicant submits internet-based TOEFL scores taken 10 months before the application becomes administratively complete: overall 108; writing 29, speaking 24, reading 27, and listening 28. How should the Board assess the English-proficiency requirement?
Correct answer: B - Not met, because every section must be at least 25
During a full compliance period, a PT completes 12 Category A hours, participates in a qualifying 6-hour study group, completes 4 hours of self-instruction, and attends a 2-hour staff meeting. Study-group participation earns 1 contact hour for every 2 hours, self-instruction earns hour-for-hour credit, and staff meetings receive no credit. What total may the PT claim, and is the 20-hour requirement met?
Correct answer: B - 19 hours; no
During a direct-access visit for low back pain, a patient reports new urinary retention, saddle-region numbness, and rapidly worsening weakness in both legs. The PT has reasonable cause to believe the condition requires services beyond physical therapy. What is the legally appropriate response?
Correct answer: C - Stop treatment and arrange urgent medical evaluation
An Arizona PT is deciding how to staff simultaneous patient care. Which configuration satisfies the maximum supervisory-load rule?
Correct answer: A - Two PTAs under general supervision and one aide under on-site supervision
Thirty hours of APTA-approved dry-needling education cover anatomy, bloodborne pathogens, indications, contraindications, and sterile-needle procedures. The PT passes written and practical examinations; however, all hands-on training and testing occur by live video. What remains deficient?
Correct answer: A - The in-person practice and examination requirement
A PTA who has met the 2,000-hour prerequisite treats a patient under general supervision. The patient arrives for the third treatment visit 31 days after the initial evaluation. What must occur at that visit?
Correct answer: A - The PT reevaluates and personally delivers that day's interventions
After reviewing a complaint, the Board concludes that the conduct does not warrant discipline but wants a public educational notice that may be considered in a future disciplinary matter. Which disposition fits that purpose?
Correct answer: D - Advisory letter
Although no patient injury occurs, a PT negligently omits a required safety check and proceeds with treatment, producing substandard care. How does Arizona disciplinary law treat this situation?
Correct answer: D - Substandard care may be disciplined even without proof of injury
A clinically appropriate brace is available from several vendors. The treating PT owns a financial interest in one vendor and recommends that vendor's brace. What is required?
Correct answer: C - Written disclosure, record documentation, and preserved patient choice
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