OT Practice Essentials Flashcards
The official document of AOTA that describes the requirements for OTs and OTAs for delivery of OT services.
This document includes specific requirements regarding education, examination, and licensure.
Standards of Practice for OT
An official document of AOTA that defines the scope of practice in OT ad provides a model definition of OT to promote uniform standards of professional mobility across state OT statutes and regulations.
Occupational Therapy Scope of Practice
True or false: The Occupational Therapy Scope of Practice describes the domain and process of OT (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework) and the educational and certification requirements to become an OT or an OTA (Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy).
True!
Scope of Practice: Governs what OTs are allowed to do during practice both administratively and with clients.
—OTPF: Governs how OTs are allowed to practice with clients.
— Standards of Practice: Governs how OTs are allowed to practice administratively.
“The professions purview and the areas in which its members have an established body of knowledge and expertise,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
C. Domains
There are 5 domains of practice:
1. Occupations
2. Contexts
3. Performance Patterns
4. Performance Skills
5. Client Factors
“The client-centered delivery of occupational therapy services,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
A. Process
The process has 3 parts:
1. Evaluation
2. Intervention
3. Outcomes
“Developing an occupational profile and analyzing a client’s performance of occupations,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
E. Evaluation
“Developing a treatment plan, implementing the treatment, and reevaluating and reviewing it,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
F. Intervention
“What emerges from the occupational therapy process and describes the results clients can achieve through occupational therapy intervention,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
H. Outcomes
“Typically classified as persons, groups, or populations with common attributes such as contexts, characteristics, or have a common shared purpose,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
B. Client
“Occupational therapy practitioners have distinct knowledge, skills, and qualities that contribute to the success of the OT process,” is called…
A. Process
B. Client
C. Domain
D. Occupational Therapy Practicioner
E. Evaluation
F. Intervention
G. Cornerstones
H. Outcomes
G. Cornerstones
An official AOTA document that describes the purpose, types, and content of professional documentation used in OT.
Guidelines for Documentation of OT
“Services under accepted standards of medical treatment, also considered to be specific and effective treatment for the patient’s condition” are known as ______________ services.
Medically necessary
“The medical record must support that the expertise and knowledge of a qualified clinician was necessary” are known as ______________ services.
Skilled
What are 4 purposes/reasons it is important to document?
- To communicate information about the client’s occupational history and experiences, interests, values, and needs
- To articulate rationale for the provision of occupational therapy services and the relationship of those services to client outcomes
- To provide a clear chronological record of client status, the nature of OT services provided, client response to OT intervention, and client outcomes
- To provide an accurate justification for skilled OT service necessary and reimbursement
True or false: Client’s full name, date of birth, gender, and case number are required to be on each page of documentation.
True!
In addition, identification of the type of documentation, date of service, clear rationale for services, and professional services.
True or false: If you make an error in documentation, you can erase it or white it out.
FALSE!
You must put one line through it, make the correction, and sign and initial the error.
“Also known as a referral, often written by a physician (but not always required), which includes the date, source of referral, services requested, and reason for referral,” describes which type of documentation?
A. Evaluation report
B. Intervention plan
C. Order
D. Screening
C. Order
“The purpose of this document type is to identify whether a person may benefit from OT services and whether evaluation is necessary,” describes which type of documentation?
A. Evaluation report
B. Intervention plan
C. Order
D. Screening
D. Screening
“A document that states the referral source, and data gathered through the OT evaluation process,” describes which type of documentation?
A. Evaluation report
B. Intervention plan
C. Order
D. Screening
A. Evaluation Report
“A document of goals and interventions to be used along with client’s goals,” describes which type of documentation?
A. Evaluation report
B. Intervention plan
C. Order
D. Screening
B. Intervention Plan
“Steps to reach an overarching goal of occupational services,” are also known as…
Short-term goals
“Goals the client is expected to achieve by discharge,” are also known as…
Long-term goals
True or false: No attendance or missing an occupational therapy appointment is typically documented with a progress note.
FALSE!
This is typically documented with a contact note .
These notes can also document the OTs contact with the client including interventions used, client’s response to intervention, any instruction, education, or training given, and any phone calls or meetings relating to the client.
What are the typical contents of a progress note (or progress report)?
—Identifying data (e.g., client’s name, date of birth, gender)
—Intervention provided during session (e.g., environmental modifications, ADL retraining, orthotics fitting)
—Length of session; where session occurred (e.g., home)
—Precautions followed during intervention session
—Contraindications or reasons why particular interventions were not completed
—New assessments completed or information obtained
—Client’s current functional level and progress made toward goals
—Intervention plan modifications
—Whether occupational therapy services should continue and rationale for continuing intervention or for discharging client
—Referrals to other services
—Recommendations with rationale; plan for next session