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An adult is recovering from a tai following an automobile accident. The adult is having
difficulty with the completion of activities that require sensory perceptual performance
skills. During an intervention session focused on dressing which will the adult most likely
have difficulty with when donning shoes? - answer discriminating between right and
left shoe
A restaurant employee incurred a fracture to the left humorous. After cast removal the
patient recieived OT and now demontates 3/5 strength of the left triceps and full ROM of
the left elbow. To increase elbow fiction in order to perform work related tasks which
activity is most effective for the OTA to next include durning intervention? - answer
storing plates and glasses on shelves at chest height
A school based OTA is providing per diem coverage for an OTA on a disability leave.
Upon reviewing the case load the OTA notes act 10 students have had evals completed
during the past month. Five of these students IEP's have also been completed by the
team and approved by their families. Which is the best initial action for the OTA to take
as a contract practitioner. - answer consult with the OT , team and family to complete
the IEP's for the remaining children
An elementary school aged child holds a pencil with a tightly held static tripod grasp and
forms letters at an average rate of speed. The child demonstrates the ability to write all
class and homework assignments. Which approach is best for the OTA to recommend
this child use to improve grasp - answer practice moving coins from the fingertips to
the palm and then from the palm to the fingertips
An OTA provides OT services in a program for survivors of domestic violence. The OTA
uses a client centered approach. Which should the OTA do during ingtevetion sessions.
- answer paraphrase the consumers statements about past difficulties to help clarify
feelings
A 19 year old with spastic diplegia and an IQ of 55-69 range is graduating from a
special ed program. The student has been inbvlovled in transitional in transitional
programming since the age of 14. The OTA collaborates with the OT and the student to
compete a discharge plan to meet the students postsecondary goals. Which of the
following house the OTA recommend be included as a post discharge referral? - answer
A vocational rehab workshop
An OtA working on a acute psychiatric inpatient unit conducts a series of groups for
clients newly admitted to the unit. Which group leadership style is most effective for the
OTA to assume when leading these groups. - answer directive