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When an employee is nearing retirement, the supervisor should be all of the following EXCEPT _____.

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An OT is working with a client with a C4 spinal cord injury who lives in remote upper New York.   When establishing a system of communication for this client which factor is the most important to keep in mind?

You are seeing a patient status post mid humeral unilateral limb amputee.  The patient has verbalized that he would like to get a prosthetic eventually. A priority for education for preparing the limb for prosthesis includes? 

Mr. Phillip attends a session with his home health assistant and son.  Currently, Mr. Phillip’s only form of communication is looking up to respond “yes” and looking down to respond “no.” Mr. Phillips son goes through the alphabet on a piece of paper and Mr. Phillip looks up when he is selecting a letter.  This is an example of 

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Ms. Boyd has been diagnosed with Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis and has lost ability to communicate verbally. Ms. Boyd has fair use of her upper extremities and she is able to touch the communication device with use of her right pointer finger.  The most appropriate recommendation for Ms. Boyd is…

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An OT is working with a client in a hand therapy clinic following a distal radial fracture with surgical pinning.  During which stage of therapy would it be most appropriate to introduce tendon gliding exercises.  

John is working with OT 5 days post CVA in an acute care hospital.  John appears confused and has trouble responding to questions during therapy.  He also displays the pushing syndrome. While completing a therapeutic activity seated at the edge of mat, John appears to have increase pushing and requires maximal assistance to correct. As the therapist you would…