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In working with a patient in the acute phase of COVID-19, what is the occupational therapist’s primary focus during activity prescription?

An older adult day-care facility has contracted an OT practitioner to develop programming for its clients at risk for falls. The BEST type of program to provide regular group physical activity and enhance balance would be:

What is normal sleep characterized by?

Daily light therapy between 2,500 and 10,000 lux has been shown to effectively promote sleep initiation and maintenance because:

An OT completing an environmental evaluation notes that the office of an individual using a wheelchair has a doorway clear width of 28 inches. According to ADA guidelines, which recommendation is the MOST appropriate to facilitate clear passage of the wheelchair through the doorway?

Power assist wheels have the following clinical benefit:

An individual’s family wants to build a ramp to the primary entrance of the home. What is the maximum slope that the OT should recommend to the family?

OT’s help clients with SCI reduce their risk of blood clots by supporting mobility and engagement in activities. Which of the following is NOT a typical sign or symptom of a pulmonary embolism (PE)?

An OTR is completing an initial evaluation of a client diagnosed with MS. The client’s medical information was reviewed prior to the session and OTR noted the client recently received her diagnosis. Upon meeting the client, the PTR learns the client remains active in IADL, work, and leisure. In order to promote this client’s continued engagement in occupations, which is the MOST important for the OTR to collect prior to developing an intervention plan?

All of the following can be confined as a loculated effusion in the pleural space except: