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A pediatric assessment measures motor development.  The items include fastening buttons and zippers, donning socks, and tying shoes.  Your 5 year old client lives at the beach and typically wears t-shirts, elastic waist shorts, and flip flops.  It is rarely cold enough to wear a sweater/jacket. Is this assessment valid for this client?

These assessments are free (choose 3)

An assessment which measures self-care skills was normed in the 1990s.  The norming of items included reading an analog clock and making a phone call with a land telephone.  Is this assessment valid for an 40-year-old client who sustained a CVA?

Matching:  S, O, A, P

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid the COTA may identify himself as a

Services for an injured worker in the outpatient clinic may be reimbursed by  (paid for)

When performing a non-standardized assessment or screen the COTA must adhere to the directions in the manual.  They are not allowed to help, encourage, or rephrase directions.

These assessments measure motor control (choose 3)

These precautions are the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status of the patient, in any setting where health care is delivered. These practices are designed to both protect healthcare workers and prevent them from spreading infections among patients.

Evidence-based practice (EPB) consists of 3 parts (choose 3)