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Proposed Minimum Health Competencies for Physical Therapist Practice and Inclusion in Curriculum of Entry-to-Practice Professional Education^{^a}

↵^a Physical therapists should be competent in the standardized measurement of vital signs (resting heart rate and blood pressure) (2 repeated measures at least 2 minutes apart).
^b The 5 A's are as follows: ask, advise, assess (readiness to change), assist, and arrange.
^c The 5 R's are as follows: relevance, risks, rewards, roadblocks, and repetition.