Jason is a PTA student in week 3 of a 6-week beginning (first of three) clinical education experience in an acute care setting. Jason requires cueing by the clinical instructor (CI) to re-check respiration rate in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whose shortness of breath is exacerbated by activity, and to determine the need for monitoring the patient with pulse oximetry. Because of this, Jason requires supervision by the CI about 80% of the time. He readily accepts responsibility for his mistakes and states that he will do better the next time.
Jason is just beginning to share a caseload with the CI.
A. True
B. False