COTA EXAM 2 Part 2 questions with correct
answers
Which |of |the |following |BEST |describes |how |a |COTA |would |document |a |normally |developing |infant's |
first |steps? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |infant |uses |a |wide |base |of |support |and |high |arm-guard |
position |and |takes |short |steps
A |COTA |is |teaching |several |elderly |clients |with |COPD |energy |conservation |techniques |in |home |
management |skills. |Following |learning |principles |for |older |adults, |the |MOST |effective |way |to |present |
the |information |would |be |for |the |COTA |to: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Present |important |principles |in |
small |units |that |are |spaced |at |a |slower |than |normal |pace
A |COTA |is |working |with |a |client |who |has |severe |cognitive |deficits. |Using |a |functional |training |
approach, |the |MOST |appropriate |method |to |teach |the |client |to |brush |his |or |her |teeth |is |based |on: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rote |repetition |of |the |task |substeps |with |gradually |fading |cues
A |3rd |grade |student |receives |direct |OT |services |provided |through |the |public |school |system. |Which |of |
the |following |activities |should |the |COTA |recommend |to |the |gym |teacher |to |BEST |consolidate |the |
child's |skills |in |spacial |organization |and |motor |planning? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Obstacle |course
An |individual |uses |a |mouthstick |when |working |with |a |computer. |Which |of |the |following |devices |will |
prevent |the |mouthstick |from |accidentally |striking |other |keys? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Key |guard
A |resident |of |a |long-term |care |facility |is |being |seen |by |the |COTA |in |the |morning |to |help |the |resident |
reestablish |dressing |routines |after |a |period |of |illness. |The |client |is |in |a |weakened |condition |and |has |
mild |cognitive |deficits. |The |BEST |way |to |structure |the |task |is |to: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Have |the |
resident |dress |in |bed |with |garments |that |are |stretchy |and |one |size |larger |than |usual, |and |then |
preview |each |step |of |the |process |with |the |resident.
A |COTA |has |been |working |in |a |medical |setting |with |a |6 |year |old |child |who |has |had |a |traumatic |brain |
injury. |At |what |point |should |the |COTA |recommend |discharge |to |the |supervising |OTR? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-When |the |child |has |achieved |a |maintenance |level |of |functioning
, An |individual |with |emphysema |reports |recently |"having |an |accident" |when |unable |to |"make |it |to |the |
bathroom |in |time." |When |the |home |health |OT |recommends |a |bedside |commode, |the |idea |is |
immediately |rejected. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |OT |take |first? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Identify |options |and |the |consequences |of |each |option
A |patient |in |an |OT |group |suddenly |becomes |assaultive |toward |another |group |member. |What |is |the |
FIRST |step |the |COTA |should |take |in |this |situation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Call |for |other |staff
During |an |infant's |OT |session, |the |mother |reports |she |has |observed |that |her |baby |has |difficulty |
swallowing |and |frequently |chokes. |The |COTA |can |position |the |infant |to |MOST |effectively |reduce |the |
risk |of |aspiration |and |facilitate |swallowing |by |keeping |the |head: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Slightly |
flexed
A |COTA |is |working |with |a |homemaker |who |sustained |a |partial |thickness |burn |6 |months |ago. |Which |
scar |management |technique |is |MOST |appropriate |for |the |COTA |to |introduce |during |the |rehabilitation |
phase |of |treatment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Minimizing |scar |hypertrophy |through |compression |
garments |and |proper |skin |care
A |client |with |cognitive |deficits |has |difficulty |swallowing |pills |and |refuses |to |take |his |medication. |
Which |of |the |following |solutions |is |BEST? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Check |with |the |pharmacist |to |see |
which |medication |can |be |crushed |and |mixed |in |with |applesauce
A |2-year |old |has |hypotonia, |extremely |poor |head |control |and |inability |to |maintain |a |sitting |position. |
The |BEST |method |for |the |COTA |to |use |during |the |FIRST |pre-sitting |activity |is |to |provide |stability |for |
the |child |as |needed |and |then |move |the |child: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Forward |and |side-to-side |with |
the |child |sitting |on |the |therapist's |lap.
A |COTA |is |treating |a |client |who |has |refused |to |wear |his |splint |over |the |past |three |sessions. |The |client
|now |arrives |to |the |clinic |stating |that |he |misplaced |his |splint. |Prior |to |fabricating |a |new |splint |the |
COTA |should |first: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Talk |to |the |client |to |determine |if |there |are |any |
motivational |or |cultural |issues |interfering |with |splint-wear |compliance.
A |client |in |a |day |program |frequently |does |not |make |it |to |the |bathroom |on |time. |When |asked |if |he |
needs |to |use |to |toilet, |he |usually |replies |that |he |does |not. |Which |of |the |following |approaches |is |
MOST |likely |to |succeed? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |how |frequently |he |needs |toileting |and |
take |him |without |asking
answers
Which |of |the |following |BEST |describes |how |a |COTA |would |document |a |normally |developing |infant's |
first |steps? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |infant |uses |a |wide |base |of |support |and |high |arm-guard |
position |and |takes |short |steps
A |COTA |is |teaching |several |elderly |clients |with |COPD |energy |conservation |techniques |in |home |
management |skills. |Following |learning |principles |for |older |adults, |the |MOST |effective |way |to |present |
the |information |would |be |for |the |COTA |to: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Present |important |principles |in |
small |units |that |are |spaced |at |a |slower |than |normal |pace
A |COTA |is |working |with |a |client |who |has |severe |cognitive |deficits. |Using |a |functional |training |
approach, |the |MOST |appropriate |method |to |teach |the |client |to |brush |his |or |her |teeth |is |based |on: |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rote |repetition |of |the |task |substeps |with |gradually |fading |cues
A |3rd |grade |student |receives |direct |OT |services |provided |through |the |public |school |system. |Which |of |
the |following |activities |should |the |COTA |recommend |to |the |gym |teacher |to |BEST |consolidate |the |
child's |skills |in |spacial |organization |and |motor |planning? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Obstacle |course
An |individual |uses |a |mouthstick |when |working |with |a |computer. |Which |of |the |following |devices |will |
prevent |the |mouthstick |from |accidentally |striking |other |keys? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Key |guard
A |resident |of |a |long-term |care |facility |is |being |seen |by |the |COTA |in |the |morning |to |help |the |resident |
reestablish |dressing |routines |after |a |period |of |illness. |The |client |is |in |a |weakened |condition |and |has |
mild |cognitive |deficits. |The |BEST |way |to |structure |the |task |is |to: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Have |the |
resident |dress |in |bed |with |garments |that |are |stretchy |and |one |size |larger |than |usual, |and |then |
preview |each |step |of |the |process |with |the |resident.
A |COTA |has |been |working |in |a |medical |setting |with |a |6 |year |old |child |who |has |had |a |traumatic |brain |
injury. |At |what |point |should |the |COTA |recommend |discharge |to |the |supervising |OTR? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-When |the |child |has |achieved |a |maintenance |level |of |functioning
, An |individual |with |emphysema |reports |recently |"having |an |accident" |when |unable |to |"make |it |to |the |
bathroom |in |time." |When |the |home |health |OT |recommends |a |bedside |commode, |the |idea |is |
immediately |rejected. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |OT |take |first? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Identify |options |and |the |consequences |of |each |option
A |patient |in |an |OT |group |suddenly |becomes |assaultive |toward |another |group |member. |What |is |the |
FIRST |step |the |COTA |should |take |in |this |situation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Call |for |other |staff
During |an |infant's |OT |session, |the |mother |reports |she |has |observed |that |her |baby |has |difficulty |
swallowing |and |frequently |chokes. |The |COTA |can |position |the |infant |to |MOST |effectively |reduce |the |
risk |of |aspiration |and |facilitate |swallowing |by |keeping |the |head: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Slightly |
flexed
A |COTA |is |working |with |a |homemaker |who |sustained |a |partial |thickness |burn |6 |months |ago. |Which |
scar |management |technique |is |MOST |appropriate |for |the |COTA |to |introduce |during |the |rehabilitation |
phase |of |treatment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Minimizing |scar |hypertrophy |through |compression |
garments |and |proper |skin |care
A |client |with |cognitive |deficits |has |difficulty |swallowing |pills |and |refuses |to |take |his |medication. |
Which |of |the |following |solutions |is |BEST? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Check |with |the |pharmacist |to |see |
which |medication |can |be |crushed |and |mixed |in |with |applesauce
A |2-year |old |has |hypotonia, |extremely |poor |head |control |and |inability |to |maintain |a |sitting |position. |
The |BEST |method |for |the |COTA |to |use |during |the |FIRST |pre-sitting |activity |is |to |provide |stability |for |
the |child |as |needed |and |then |move |the |child: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Forward |and |side-to-side |with |
the |child |sitting |on |the |therapist's |lap.
A |COTA |is |treating |a |client |who |has |refused |to |wear |his |splint |over |the |past |three |sessions. |The |client
|now |arrives |to |the |clinic |stating |that |he |misplaced |his |splint. |Prior |to |fabricating |a |new |splint |the |
COTA |should |first: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Talk |to |the |client |to |determine |if |there |are |any |
motivational |or |cultural |issues |interfering |with |splint-wear |compliance.
A |client |in |a |day |program |frequently |does |not |make |it |to |the |bathroom |on |time. |When |asked |if |he |
needs |to |use |to |toilet, |he |usually |replies |that |he |does |not. |Which |of |the |following |approaches |is |
MOST |likely |to |succeed? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Determine |how |frequently |he |needs |toileting |and |
take |him |without |asking
