quiz 2 Flashcards
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
Schedule the evaluation during the early afternoon.
During evaluation sessions, the OTA should
Select tasks that are safe and relatively simple.
An OTA is working with an individual who is the same age. The individual refuses to participate in toilet transfer training. The OTA should
Ask another clinician whom the individual may be more comfortable with to provide treatment.
An individual is having difficulty looking up a number in a telephone book and calling a pharmacy to renew a prescription. The OTA should
Preform an activity analysis and have the individual preform components that evoke success.
An individual who fell while visiting from out of town will be returning home shortly after discharge. The OTA should
Refer the individual to a home health agency near her home.
An individual with an SCI plans to return to an apartment that is not accessible. The OTA should inform the individual that
State and federal housing laws require that the owner make reasonable modifications.
An individual with a TBI is having difficulty remembering how to manage the family finances. The OTA should
Use activity analysis to determine what the individual can complete.
An individual who has significant limitations will require several caregivers to assist with ADL and health management. The OTA should
Educate the individual on how to direct care.
An OTA is planning to teach individuals in a group how to plan a trip on public transportation. The OTA should
Use various teaching methods to suit each person’s learning style and ability.
An individual is having difficulty managing fasteners on clothing. The OTA should
Explore a variety of methods or assistive devices.
A client who has a swan-neck deformity would have the most difficulty
Placing coins in a vending machine
All of the following are correct about Osteoarthritis (OA) EXCEPT:
OA is an inflammatory disease where you often see red, hot, swollen joints
All of the following are correct about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) except:
RA is most commonly in the weight bearing joints like the hips, knees and spine
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:
Plan 1: use proper body mechanics, alternate easy and difficult activities, and use joint protection principles
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:
That the individual carry the bag on her shoulder or use a backpack.
The OTA is working with a client with arthritis and wants to determine the client’s ability to perform ADL’s. The OTA should:
Ask the client to perform the ADL at the usual time it is done.
The clinical symptoms seen in the acute stage of arthritis include:
Limited movement, overall stiffness and hot, red swollen joints
This type of arthritis is caused from the breakdown of cartilage in the joints and not synovitis.
Osteoarthritis
To help patients with arthritis increase their activity tolerance for completing tasks, the OTA should educate them on:
Energy conservation techniques
When teaching joint protection principles, the following techniques are recommended with arthritic patients:
Avoid hand positions that involve tight, pinching, squeezing, or twisting motions
An Osteophyte is seen in the DIP joint is called
Heberden’s Node
A deformity that includes PIP hyperextension and DIP flexion is called
Swan Neck Deformity
A problem caused by a nodule or thickening of the flexor tendon sheath is called
Trigger Finger
The drift of fingers at the MP joints towards the pinky (5th digit) is called
Ulnar Deviation
An osteophyte seen in the PIP joint is called
Bouchard’s Node
A deformity including DIP hyperextension and PIP flexion is called
Boutonniere’s Deformity
