Deck 3: Professionalism

Question 1

What is a peer review?

A)Evaluation of a person's work by others with similar qualifications in the same field.
B)Evaluation of a person's work by supervisors.
C)Evaluation of a person's siblings.
D)Evaluation of a person's work by his/her co-workers.

Answer 1

Evaluation of a person's work by others with similar qualifications in the same field.

Question 2

How many Professional Development Units (PDUs) must a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) obtain to renew certification?

A)36 PDUs within calendar year
B)36 PDUs within three-year certification period
C)36 PDUs within five-year certification period
D)Number of PDUs required by licensure state

Answer 2

36 PDUs within three-year certification period

Question 3

You have been working at your first job for a year and a half in several small public school districts. You do not see your OT department co-workers on a regular basis. What methods are acceptable for you both to participate in a supervisory meeting?

A)Face-to-face meeting once a month at one of the school sites.
B)Teleconference at any time during the month.
C)Video conference at any time during the month.
D)All of the above.

Answer 3

All of the above.

Question 4

How can you access professional research articles in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy?

A)Library
B)OT school
C)American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) membership
D)All of the above.

Question 5

You would like to gather information on the effectiveness of weighted vests. You have located several articles, but you are confused by the research methods. You would just like to know the results of the studies. Where could you look to quickly find the results of the studies?

A)Conclusion of each article.
B)Abstract of each article.
C)Results of each article.
D)Literature review of each article.

Question 6

Your student, Haley, is responding well to the Wilbarger brushing protocol. Her teacher questions the effectiveness of the technique, as it takes up time during the school day to complete it. What could you do to convince the teacher of the effectiveness of the protocol?

A)Present the teacher with several case studies of students who have received the protocol at your school.
B)Present the teacher with several research studies that support the effectiveness of the protocol.
C)Refer the teacher to the OT department, which can present the teacher with evidence of the protocol's effectiveness.
D)All of the above.

Question 7

You have obtained your first job at a rehabilitation facility. What kind of supervision must you receive from your OT department?

A)Direct
B)Close
C)General
D)None

Question 8

What is close supervision?

A)The supervising OT department is in the immediate area of the OTA while he/she is providing services.
B)The supervising OT department is available by telephone while the OTA is providing services.
C)The supervising OT department provides initial direction and daily contact during 50 percent of the OTA's direct patient care hours per month.
D)The supervising OT department has face-to-face contact with the OTA once per month.

Question 9

A new Medicare patient has been placed on your schedule for the afternoon at the nursing home where you work. Your OT department has not yet finished the treatment plan for this patient. But the rehabilitation director is pressuring you to provide treatment to this patient to count toward Medicare reimbursement. How do you respond to the rehabilitation director?

A)You tell the rehabilitation director that you cannot provide treatment to the patient until the OT department has established the treatment plan.
B)You tell the rehabilitation director that you will write the treatment plan for the patient, so you can provide treatment.
C)You tell the rehabilitation director that you will provide general treatment activities until the OT department establishes the treatment plan.
D)You ask the rehabilitation director to establish the treatment plan for the patient since the OT department has not done so yet.

Question 10

You and your OT department are discussing your patients when the nursing home administrator brings a family into your office. They are touring the facility. What should you do?

A)Stop talking about your patients, and welcome the family as visitors to the OT department.
B)Continue to talk about your patients as the family continues the tour.
C)Tell the family to get out of your department because you are talking about patients.
D)Tell the nursing home administrator to provide you with a private area where you can continue to talk about patients.

Question 11

A COTA in your department has been out of school for six months. She is having difficulty providing activities that follow the treatment plan of her supervising OT department. What does her OT department decide to do?

A)Provide general supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
B)Provide close supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
C)Provide direct supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
D)Take over the treatment of the patients.

Question 12

The OT treatment plan expires after 30 days. What must your OT department do after 30 days if treatment is to continue with a patient?

A)Call the physician and request new orders.
B)Talk to the physician in person and request new orders.
C)Complete a new evaluation and write a new treatment plan to send to the physician, who will certify it for another 30 days.
D)Revise the existing treatment plan and send it to the physician, who will recertify it for another 30 days.

Question 13

What device should you always use when transferring patients to or from a wheelchair?

A)Gait belt
B)Hoyer lift
C)Pivot disk
D)Walker

Question 14

You have a student with you in the OT room at your school. A teacher asks you to assist another student. What do you tell your student in the OT room?

A)You tell your student to stay in the OT room because you will be right back.
B)You tell your student to come with you while you help the other student.
C)You tell your student to go back to class.
D)Either B or C.

Question 15

What devices does your nursing home use to prevent falls in the Alzheimer's unit?

A)Belt restraints
B)Chair alarms
C)Bed rails
D)Vest restraints

Question 16

What is one way you can determine if your OT department's treatment plan is effective for a patient?

A)Observe the patient, and take notes on his/her progress.
B)Ask the OT department to observe the patient and document his/her progress.
C)Ask the patient if he/she feels like he/she is progressing.
D)Record objective data regarding the targeted skill of each short-term objective and measure the change in the data from week to week.

Question 17

What is one way a rehabilitation department can measure the effectiveness of the services it provides?

A)Outcomes measures
B)Patient satisfaction surveys
C)Family satisfaction surveys
D)Administrator reviews

Question 18

Your OT department feels that you and some of the other therapists in the rehabilitation department are not utilizing physical agent modalities correctly. What is done to fix this issue?

A)Prohibit everyone from using physical agent modalities.
B)Ask everyone to read the instruction manuals for the modality units.
C)Request an in-service on the use of physical agent modalities.
D)Let the physical therapists provide physical agent modality treatments.

Question 19

Can a COTA discharge a patient from treatment?

A)Yes, under the supervision of the OT department.
B)Yes, under any circumstances.
C)Yes, if the COTA works in public schools.
D)No, a COTA may not discharge a patient.

Question 20

You have a high caseload on the rehabilitation unit, and your therapy aide is assisting you with treatment sessions. Where must the therapy aide be to provide therapeutic activities in a legally appropriate manner?

A)Somewhere in the same building as you.
B)Somewhere in the same room as you.
C)Within your direct line of vision.
D)Right next to you.

Question 21

What tasks can a therapy aide perform out of your direct line of vision?

A)Transporting patients to and from therapy.
B)Helping patients with fine motor activities.
C)Assisting a patient with range of motion exercises.
D)Both A and B.

Question 22

How often should you document a patient's progress?

A)Daily
B)Weekly
C)Monthly
D)Depends on treatment setting

Question 23

What is a SOAP note?

A)A traditional method of OT documentation. A SOAP note includes a Subjective statement, Objective measures of progress, Assessment of progress, and Plan of care.
B)A traditional method of medical documentation. A SOAP note includes a Standard of care, Objective measure of a patient's status, Area of treatment, and Plan of treatment.
C)An electronic method of documentation specific to electronic medical records.
D)A method of cleaning up documentation.

Question 24

What is included in an OT plan of care?

A)Long-term goals, short-term objectives, and the patient's desired outcome.
B)Long-term goals, the frequency of treatment, and the anticipated duration of treatment.
C)Long-term goals, short-term objectives, the frequency of treatment, and the anticipated duration of treatment.
D)Short-term objectives, the frequency of treatment, and the expected outcome of treatment.