NBCOT Practice Exam | 60 Questions with 100%
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An OTR is using an adaptive approach with a client who has had a recent acquired brain injury.
The client currently has full functional ROM and strength, but a residual visual and vestibular
processing deficit interferes with performance in areas of occupation. Which activity
incorporates this approach and could be used as part of the client's intervention?
A. Providing the client with an exercise program for improving gaze stabilization
B. Teaching the client to use proprioceptive cues during functional activities
C. Incorporating progressively more challenging tasks into a functional activity ✔✔B.
Teaching the client to use proprioceptive cues during functional activities
A client attends a work hardening program. He arrives on time for his scheduled session but
complains of sub sternal pain, discomfort in his epigastric areas, indigestion, and nausea.
What is the OTR's MOST APPROPRIATE action?
A. Initiate the session and provide support, breaks, and modifications as needed
B. Cancel the session and call emergency medical services
C. Cancel the session and tell the client to call his primary care physician ✔✔B. Cancel
the session and call emergency medical services
,A resident of a skilled nursing facility is recovering from a gastrointestinal virus that left him
severely dehydrated. He is agitated and confused. The doctor prescribes IV fluid infusions, but
the nursing staff is concerned that the individual will pull out the infusion line. They request
that the occupational therapist provide a restraint for this resident. What is the BEST action
for the OTR to take in this case?
A. Provide soft fleeced mittens for the person's hands
B. Decline the referral and explain that restraints are no longer allowed to be used in SNFs
C. Provide a lap board for when the resident is up in the wheelchair ✔✔A. Provide soft
fleeced mittens for the person's hands
A rheumatologist has prescribed bilateral nighttime resting hand splints for a child who has
early stage juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The parents ask the OTR who works at the child's
school to fabricate the splints. Despite having the disease, the child is functioning at grade-level
and is not on the OT caseload. What action should the OTR take in response to the parents'
request?
A. Schedule a time after school hours to fabricate the splints for the child
B. Initiate an IEP indicating the child's needs for school-based OT
C. Inform the parents to schedule an appointment at an outpatient OT clinic ✔✔C. Inform the
parents to schedule an appointment at an outpatient OT Clinic
, An OTR who works in a skilled nursing facility frequently provides residents with adaptive
devices to improve functional performance. Which of the following methods is MOST
EFFECTIVE for evaluating the impact of an adaptive device for supporting the residents'
participation in occupation?
A. Tracking the number of times the client brings the device to OT sessions
B. Having the client verbalize understanding of the functional of the device
C. Observing the client spontaneously using the device for a variety of activities
✔✔C. Observing the client spontaneously using the device for a variety of activities
An OTR uses a neurodevelopmental (NDT) approach to reduce spasticity in a client's upper
extremities. What is the MOST APPROPRIATE intervention technique for the OTR to
incorporate into the treatment session?
A. Wrapping the upper extremities
B. Applying tendinous pressure
C. Tendon tapping
D. Upper extremity weight bearing ✔✔D. Upper extremity weight bearing
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