quiz 2

Question 1

An OTA is working with an individual who works during the evening hours. The individual prefers to shower in the early afternoon. When planning ADL evaluation, the OTA should

Answer 1

Schedule the evaluation during the early afternoon.

Question 2

During evaluation sessions, the OTA should

Answer 2

Select tasks that are safe and relatively simple.

Question 3

An OTA is working with an individual who is the same age. The individual refuses to participate in toilet transfer training. The OTA should

Answer 3

Ask another clinician whom the individual may be more comfortable with to provide treatment.

Question 4

An individual is having difficulty looking up a number in a telephone book and calling a pharmacy to renew a prescription. The OTA should

Answer 4

Preform an activity analysis and have the individual preform components that evoke success.

Question 5

An individual who fell while visiting from out of town will be returning home shortly after discharge. The OTA should

Answer 5

Refer the individual to a home health agency near her home.

Question 6

An individual with an SCI plans to return to an apartment that is not accessible. The OTA should inform the individual that

Answer 6

State and federal housing laws require that the owner make reasonable modifications.

Question 7

An individual with a TBI is having difficulty remembering how to manage the family finances. The OTA should

Answer 7

Use activity analysis to determine what the individual can complete.

Question 8

An individual who has significant limitations will require several caregivers to assist with ADL and health management. The OTA should

Answer 8

Educate the individual on how to direct care.

Question 9

An OTA is planning to teach individuals in a group how to plan a trip on public transportation. The OTA should

Answer 9

Use various teaching methods to suit each person’s learning style and ability.

Question 10

An individual is having difficulty managing fasteners on clothing. The OTA should

Answer 10

Explore a variety of methods or assistive devices.

Question 11

A client who has a swan-neck deformity would have the most difficulty

Answer 11

Placing coins in a vending machine

Question 12

All of the following are correct about Osteoarthritis (OA) EXCEPT:

Answer 12

OA is an inflammatory disease where you often see red, hot, swollen joints

Question 13

All of the following are correct about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) except:

Answer 13

RA is most commonly in the weight bearing joints like the hips, knees and spine

Question 14

An OTA is recommending energy conservation techniques to an arthritic patient who is used to gardening 8 hours a day. Which treatment plan would be the MOST beneficial:

Answer 14

Plan 1: use proper body mechanics, alternate easy and difficult activities, and use joint protection principles

Question 15

An OTA is working with an individual who has arthritis and lives in a lower level apartment with no stairs. The individual reports that she experiences pain in her hands when carrying her groceries home. The OTA should suggest:

Answer 15

That the individual carry the bag on her shoulder or use a backpack.

Question 16

The OTA is working with a client with arthritis and wants to determine the client’s ability to perform ADL’s. The OTA should:

Answer 16

Ask the client to perform the ADL at the usual time it is done.

Question 17

The clinical symptoms seen in the acute stage of arthritis include:

Answer 17

Limited movement, overall stiffness and hot, red swollen joints

Question 18

This type of arthritis is caused from the breakdown of cartilage in the joints and not synovitis.

Answer 18

Osteoarthritis

Question 19

To help patients with arthritis increase their activity tolerance for completing tasks, the OTA should educate them on:

Answer 19

Energy conservation techniques

Question 20

When teaching joint protection principles, the following techniques are recommended with arthritic patients:

Answer 20

Avoid hand positions that involve tight, pinching, squeezing, or twisting motions

Question 21

An Osteophyte is seen in the DIP joint is called

Answer 21

Heberden’s Node

Question 22

A deformity that includes PIP hyperextension and DIP flexion is called

Answer 22

Swan Neck Deformity

Question 23

A problem caused by a nodule or thickening of the flexor tendon sheath is called

Answer 23

Trigger Finger

Question 24

The drift of fingers at the MP joints towards the pinky (5th digit) is called

Answer 24

Ulnar Deviation

Question 25

An osteophyte seen in the PIP joint is called

Answer 25

Bouchard’s Node

Question 26

A deformity including DIP hyperextension and PIP flexion is called

Answer 26

Boutonniere’s Deformity