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What adaptive device might be recommended for someone with hemiplegia to eat independently?

Backward chaining is useful in occupational therapy intervention because:

The certified occupational therapy assistant is making a home visit to an elderly client who lives alone. The client exhibits weakness in their dominant hand. When the COTA is addressing safety in the home, the priority area to assess is the individual’s ability to:

What is the osmotic pressure of an aqueous 2.2 M K3PO4 solution at 291 K? Answer in atm. Do not use scientific notation. Do not type units.

The certified occupational therapy assistant has been working on laundry skills with an adult client that has a developmental disability.  The client lives at home with their aging parents. Although the client can use the washer and dryer successfully with only verbal cues, their mother continues to do their laundry. The COTA should:

A young adult with fine motor incoordination due to ataxia. reports difficulty performing oral hygiene tasks. Which of the following adaptations would the individual find to be most beneficial?

A nurse is caring for a toddler in a pediatric clinic. Assessment: 18-month visit, today: Head: The head is atraumatic and normocephalic.Eyes, ears, nose, and throat (EENT): inflamed nasal passages with watery nasal drainageCardiac: Regular rate and rhythmRespiratory: Lungs clear bilaterally, no cough presentGastrointestinal: Nontender, nondistended, bowel sounds present in all four quadrants; no nausea or vomiting reportedGenitourinary: No symptoms to reportSkin: eczema noted on face, inner elbows, and ankles. Immunization Record: 15-month visit: Nirsevimab Respiratory Syntactical Virus (Arexvy, Abrysvo) 1st doseHepatitis B (HepB) 3rd doseDiphtheria, tetanus, and acellular Pertussis (DTaP) 4th doseHaemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) 3rd dosePneumococcal conjugate (PCV15, PCV20) 4th dose 18-month visit, today:  Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR)Varicella (VAR)Influenza annual vaccine  Laboratory Results: 18-month visit, today: WBC count 7,900 mm3 (5,000 to 10,000 mm3)Neutrophils 7,250 mm3  (2,500 to 8,000 mm3)Lymphocytes 3,000 mm3 (1,000 to 4,000 mm3)Monocytes 600 mm3 (100 to 700 mm3)Eosinophils 780 mm3 (50 to 500 mm3)Basophils 54 mm3 (25 to 100 mm3) Vital Signs:  15-month visit: Temperature 37.1° C (98.8° F)Heart rate 130/minRespirations 24/minOxygen Saturation 99% on room air 18-month visit, today: Temperature 37.3° C (99.1° F)Heart rate 120/minRespirations 28/minOxygen saturation 98% on room air History and Physical: 15-month visit:  15-month-old client presents for a well-child check. Height and weight continue on the 65th percentile curve. The toddler is breastfeeding and eating various table foods such as fruits, vegetables, and grains. Parent notes that the toddler tends to have sensitive skin and occasionally gets a rash in the folds of their elbows and knees. The provider diagnosed the toddler with eczema. Reinforced education about hypoallergenic skincare and environmental controls. Standard immunizations administered per provider prescription.  18-month visit, today: 18-month-old client presents for a clinic visit. Parent reports that the toddler has been waking up at night with a hoarse, barking cough for the past 2 nights. Parent states, “They have had those patches on their skin for a while now, but the coughing at night is new. They’ve been just fine, playing and eating normally, but now they have this sudden, bad cough at night.” The nurse should recognize that the child is most likely experiencing 1. [answer1] as evidenced by their  2. [answer2].

A person with functional limitations in shoulder abduction and external rotation is activities of daily living.  Which of the following activities will most likely be impaired and require the COTA to address?

The certified occupational therapy assistant documents that a patient demonstrates shortness of breath and fatigue during bathing tasks.  The COTA plans to utilize relaxation breathing techniques and to modify the patient’s bathing routine for increased safety and independence in the home after discharge. The COTA should recommend which of the following modifications and strategies?