Situations aren't always ethically clear-cut. In the following scenario, a physical therapist (PT) struggles to feel at home”if you'll pardon the expression”with a decision regarding the next step in a patient's rehabilitation process.

Declaration of Independence

Matt has been a physical therapist (PT) for more than a decade and has worked exclusively in home care for the past 4 years. He considers it to be the ideal practice environment and doubts that he'll ever change settings. He enjoys the opportunities and challenges of treating patients literally where they live, and he likes the straightforwardness of home care. He describes it to his clinical rotation students as "old-school physical therapy. No expensive gadgets”just my head, heart, and hands."