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1.  What is the purpose of the advice that the podcast host, Elena, is going to offer?  Give as much detail as possible. 

8. What other potential conversation starters might tell you about her interests? Give two examples.

You are seeing a client in an outpatient center with late-stage Huntington’s disease. Patient is wheelchair bound and maximal assistance transfer. Client has a spouse for a caregiver. You are problem solving ways for your client to enter his home.  Client has 4 steps to enter with an overall stair rise of 28 inches. Client has a front yard that measures 30 feet x 30 feet. The best recommendation for home access would be

What is a phrase she suggest using in these day-to-day situations?

To illustrate when this second habit might be useful, she mentions a number of day-to-day situations. What are two of them?

A restaurant employee incurred a fracture to the left humerus.  After cast removal, the patient received occupational therapy and now demonstrates 3/5 strength in the left triceps and full ROM in the left elbow.  To increase elbow function in order to perform work-related tasks, which activity is most effective for the occupational therapist to next include during intervention?

An OT is taking a client with a traumatic brain injury who is currently functioning at a Rancho level VII on a community outing to a local grocery store.  Which of the following activities is most appropriate for the client to focus on during this outing?

An OT is working with a client with weakness and sensory loss in the L hand following a distal radius fracture.  Which activity would be most appropriate to address fine motor coordination and sensory discrimination?

Your client presents with multiple sclerosis and limited active range of motion in bilateral shoulders, ataxic movements of the trunk, and inconsistent fine motor coordination. They present with one consistent access point, which is neck rotation to the right. What option would be best for cell phone access?

Controlled writing D (7 p. total)You are reviewing several articles for an online magazine put together by your study abroad group and keep finding mistakes with verbs. Make corrections by putting the given verb in the correct form.