NBCOT Exam Prep Questions and Answers 2024

Beneficence - Well-being & safety Nonmaleficence - Refrain from actions that cause harm Autonomy - Right to self determination, Privacy, Confidentiality & Consent Justice - Promote fairness & Objectivity in the Provision of OT services Emergent phase - OT evaluation (Burns): clinical observation of joints affected by burns, information gathering on prior functional status. Emergent - OT intervention during ____________________ phase (burns) includes splinting in antideformity positions. Acute phase - OT evaluation (Burns): ADLs, psychosocial aspects, communication, cognition, ROM, muscle strength, and pain. Acute phase - Intervention (Burns): splinting & positioning in antideformity positions, edema management, early participation in ADLs & client/caregiver education. Acute phase - During which phase (burns) should ROM & activity be implemented as tolerated? 5 to 7 days - Burns: the COTA should wait how long before performing AROM or PROM with exposed tendons or recent grafts? 3 & 10 days - Immobilization period (Burns): It is generally between _____ & ______ days until graft adherence is confirmed? 2 & 3 days - Burns: immobilization of the donor site is usually between ____ & ____ days, if no active bleeding occurs at the donor site. Gentle AROM - Burns: after the immobilization period, the COTA should start with? Rehabilitation phase - Burns: during which phase is the wound healing & wound closure is stable? Rehabilitation phase - Burns: pressure bandages or garments should be applied for both edema control and scar management during which phase? Inflammation, proliferative, remodeling - Hand & UE: What are the 3 phases of wound healing? Boutonniere deformity - Hand & UE: disruption of the central slip of the extensor tendon characterized by PIP flexion & DIP hyperextension; the PIP is splinted in extension, & isolated DIP flexion exercises are performed. Boutonniere deformity - Hand & UE: Which deformity is the PIP joint splinted in extension? Swan neck deformity - Hand & UE: injury to the MCP, PIP, or DIP joints characterized by PIP hyperextension & DIP flexion. Swan neck deformity - Hand & UE: Which deformity is the PIP joint splinted in slight flexion? Interventions for fx healing - Hand & UE: modalities for pain relief & tissue healing include heat, ultrasound, cryotherapy, paraffin, and TENS. 3 to 6 weeks - Hand & UE: controlled AROM begins ___ to ____ weeks after fx if fixation is stable. Smith's fracture - Hand & UE: complete fx of the distal radius with palmar displacement. Bennet's fracture - Hand & UE: fracture of the first metacarpal base Colles fracture - Hand & UE: complete fx of the distal radius with dorsal displacement Nondisplaced fracture - Hand & UE: what type of fx can be treated with a long arm sling? Displaced with single fragment - Hand & UE: this type of fx is typically treated nonoperatively with immobilization for 2-3 weeks and early motion with medical clearance Comminuted - Hand & UE: this type of fx is treated operatively, with immobilization & early motion within the first postoperative week as medically prescribed High level nerve injury - Hand & UE: which nerve injury results in hyperextension of the ring and small finger MCP joints because of loss of the extension-controlling forces of the third & fourth lumbricals? Self-efficacy - Hand & UE: facilitates independent follow-through in the home context. Extensors & supinators - Hand & UE: Radial nerve innervates what group of muscles?