Cota exam study Guide
A cota places an infant in the supine position and arranges attractive
toys overhead to provide an opportunity to work against gravity. This
position is most effective for developing which ability - ✔ ✔
shoulder flexion and protraction
A cota is working with a child whose poor visual attention is affecting
his ability to perform school work. An adaptationof the sensory
environment that would best improve attention during a visual task is
to have the child - ✔ ✔ use headphones during work to reduce
competing sensory input
A patient who is being discharged from a rehab center to home has
Parkinson's disease and is at risk for aspiration. When instructing the
primary caregiver in proper positioning during feeding the cota should
recommend - ✔ ✔ seating the patient upright on a firm surface with
their chin slightly tucked
A young patient with neurological deficits has been unable to carry over
skills learned previously in therapy, and has exhibited the inability to
learn new information. The most appropriate strategy the cota can
suggest to the patients mother to improve ADL functioning would be to
recommend - ✔ ✔ environmental adaptations and assistance for
ADL
An elderly client likes to roam around the grounds of her assisted living
community each night after dinner and frequently gets lost. Which of
the following options is optimal - ✔ ✔ provide clear safe pathways
for wandering
,an individual with low endurance complains of becoming too fatigued
during sexual activity to enjoy it. The best strategy for the cota to
recommend is for the individual to - ✔ ✔ take the bottom, supine
position
A cota is providing instruction to caregivers in a long term care facility
concerning assisting a resident whose severe attention span deficits
impair the ability to participate in self feeding. The cota is most likely to
recommend which method - ✔ ✔ hand over hand assistance
when planning treatment for individuals diagnosed with eating
disorders the cota's initial OT treatment goals wold most likely address
- ✔ ✔ increasing self awareness through expressive activities
an individual with a C6 spinal cord injury has been referred to OT two
days post injury. Immobilized with a halo brace the individual
demonstrates fair plus wrist extension and poor minus finger flexion.
Which of the following interventions should be implemented first - ✔
✔ wrist splits to promote develpment of tenodesis
an adult with schizophenia walks with a shuffling gait and hunched
posture. Using a movement centered frame of reference, which of the
following activities would most effectively contribute to nurmalization
of this individuals posture - ✔ ✔ digging a garden with a shovel
:"The patient has taken a more active role in the task group, as
evidenced by the patient's willingness to contribute ideas and offer to
assist in designing the unit mural" This statement would most
appropriately be documented in which portion of a SOAP note - ✔ ✔
objective
, A woman who had a stroke tries unsuccessfully to put on a blouse using
a one handed technique. She states that "I can do it I'm just not tying
hard enough" The cota most accurately recognizes this as - ✔ ✔
denial
OT's employed by a school district provide consultation to a vocational
instructor in a high school program for students with moderate mental
disabilities. Which of the following activities would be most
appropriately provided by the OT? - ✔ ✔ meeting the vocational
instructor weekly to discuss adaptations to work tasks
A cota is discharging a 4 year old child with athetoid cerebral palsy from
a rehab setting to home. The most appropriate instructions for the cota
to provide to the family for maintaining correct jaw control while
feeding the child from the side are - ✔ ✔ jaw opening and closing
are controlled with your index and middle fingers, place your thumb on
the child's cheek
When evaluating sensation of an individual with hemiplegia, the cota
shoudl first - ✔ ✔ apply the stimuli to the uninvolved area
proximally to distally in a random pattern
An elderly client who has had several falls at home and ambulates with
a cane is preparing for discharge to the home of an adult child who is
renovating some rooms for the parent. The cota has been asked to
recommend flooring for the clients room. The best recommendation for
the cota to make is - ✔ ✔ carpeting with low or looped pile
A patient with schizophrenia is leaving a half way house and will return
to live with his family. Which area of education would be most
beneficial to address with the family prior to discharge - ✔ ✔
A cota places an infant in the supine position and arranges attractive
toys overhead to provide an opportunity to work against gravity. This
position is most effective for developing which ability - ✔ ✔
shoulder flexion and protraction
A cota is working with a child whose poor visual attention is affecting
his ability to perform school work. An adaptationof the sensory
environment that would best improve attention during a visual task is
to have the child - ✔ ✔ use headphones during work to reduce
competing sensory input
A patient who is being discharged from a rehab center to home has
Parkinson's disease and is at risk for aspiration. When instructing the
primary caregiver in proper positioning during feeding the cota should
recommend - ✔ ✔ seating the patient upright on a firm surface with
their chin slightly tucked
A young patient with neurological deficits has been unable to carry over
skills learned previously in therapy, and has exhibited the inability to
learn new information. The most appropriate strategy the cota can
suggest to the patients mother to improve ADL functioning would be to
recommend - ✔ ✔ environmental adaptations and assistance for
ADL
An elderly client likes to roam around the grounds of her assisted living
community each night after dinner and frequently gets lost. Which of
the following options is optimal - ✔ ✔ provide clear safe pathways
for wandering
,an individual with low endurance complains of becoming too fatigued
during sexual activity to enjoy it. The best strategy for the cota to
recommend is for the individual to - ✔ ✔ take the bottom, supine
position
A cota is providing instruction to caregivers in a long term care facility
concerning assisting a resident whose severe attention span deficits
impair the ability to participate in self feeding. The cota is most likely to
recommend which method - ✔ ✔ hand over hand assistance
when planning treatment for individuals diagnosed with eating
disorders the cota's initial OT treatment goals wold most likely address
- ✔ ✔ increasing self awareness through expressive activities
an individual with a C6 spinal cord injury has been referred to OT two
days post injury. Immobilized with a halo brace the individual
demonstrates fair plus wrist extension and poor minus finger flexion.
Which of the following interventions should be implemented first - ✔
✔ wrist splits to promote develpment of tenodesis
an adult with schizophenia walks with a shuffling gait and hunched
posture. Using a movement centered frame of reference, which of the
following activities would most effectively contribute to nurmalization
of this individuals posture - ✔ ✔ digging a garden with a shovel
:"The patient has taken a more active role in the task group, as
evidenced by the patient's willingness to contribute ideas and offer to
assist in designing the unit mural" This statement would most
appropriately be documented in which portion of a SOAP note - ✔ ✔
objective
, A woman who had a stroke tries unsuccessfully to put on a blouse using
a one handed technique. She states that "I can do it I'm just not tying
hard enough" The cota most accurately recognizes this as - ✔ ✔
denial
OT's employed by a school district provide consultation to a vocational
instructor in a high school program for students with moderate mental
disabilities. Which of the following activities would be most
appropriately provided by the OT? - ✔ ✔ meeting the vocational
instructor weekly to discuss adaptations to work tasks
A cota is discharging a 4 year old child with athetoid cerebral palsy from
a rehab setting to home. The most appropriate instructions for the cota
to provide to the family for maintaining correct jaw control while
feeding the child from the side are - ✔ ✔ jaw opening and closing
are controlled with your index and middle fingers, place your thumb on
the child's cheek
When evaluating sensation of an individual with hemiplegia, the cota
shoudl first - ✔ ✔ apply the stimuli to the uninvolved area
proximally to distally in a random pattern
An elderly client who has had several falls at home and ambulates with
a cane is preparing for discharge to the home of an adult child who is
renovating some rooms for the parent. The cota has been asked to
recommend flooring for the clients room. The best recommendation for
the cota to make is - ✔ ✔ carpeting with low or looped pile
A patient with schizophrenia is leaving a half way house and will return
to live with his family. Which area of education would be most
beneficial to address with the family prior to discharge - ✔ ✔
