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When conducting a thermal sensation test markings are + – 0  True or False?

An OTA is working with a client who was incontinent during therapy. In accordance with universal precautions what MUST the OTA do when cleaning the spill? (Choose 2)

12.  You have started working with a 5-year-old girl with hypertonia in all of the extremities and trunk. She demonstrates a scissoring pattern in the legs and a flexion pattern in the arms with fisting in the hands. She can log roll for mobility and can prop sit when placed for short periods of time. If she moves or weight shifts in prop sitting, she will loose her balance. Treatment may include all of the following EXCEPT:

Movement develops in the following direction

An OTA is writing discharge instructions for a client. At what reading level should these instructions be written to ensure the understanding of important healthcare information?

An OT practitioner has been working at an inner-city acute care hospital. While talking to a colleague at lunch he says, “ I just don’t know what is going on in this world. Every day we have more people with gunshot wounds being admitted. I don’t know what to believe in anymore. I do not feel safe here or at home. It’s like I cannot connect with anyone.” What is this practitioner MOST LIKELY experiencing?

An OT practitioner confides to a colleague that he has been feeling very depressed and irritable at work and has been turning to some maladaptive coping strategies during the evenings to help combat the high stress levels in the work setting. The colleague has also noticed that the practitioner appears to be exhausted at work and has been rather rude with several of the clients, causing them to request a different practitioner. What would be the BEST suggestion to help improve the OT practitioner’s mental health?

11.  Primitive reflexes are present at birth and usually integrate by:

During a treatment session in an outpatient clinic, an OT practitioner is working to ensure that all of her clients understand their intervention plans and home programs through the use of the teach-back method. Why does this method contribute to client health literacy and improved therapy?

27.  The five components of movement used in treatment planning include all of the following EXCEPT: