Deck 14: Assessing and Promoting Clinical and Managerial Competency

Question 1

When managers use contract staff or per diem staff, the manager and not the contract company or employee is typically responsible for assuring that the staff have met all licensure and competency requirements.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Self-assessment is a highly effective method for assessing competency in high-risk procedures or skills that could result in harm to patients.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The fundamental job duties that the employee must be able to complete independently with or without reasonable accommodation are typically referred to as entry-level competencies.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An effective system for assessment of competencies can be useful and is applied at all steps of the recruitment, hiring, and performance-appraisal process.

Question 5

Which of the following organizations has indirect responsibility for supporting the development of entry-level competency and direct responsibility for supporting the continued competency of occupational therapy practitioners?

A) American Occupational Therapy Association
B) American Occupational Therapy Foundation
C) National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy
D) National Society for Quality

Question 6

Age-related competencies and equipment use competencies are most likely to be included in which of the following?

A) Orientation competency assessment
B) Annual assessment of competency
C) Orientation competency assessment and annual assessment of competency
D) None of the above

Question 7

Formal recognition that an individual has proficiency within, and a comprehension of, a specified body of knowledge, often through administration of an examination, is best called:

A) Licensure.
B) Competency.
C) Proficiency.
D) Certification.

Question 8

Integration of knowledge from multiple sources to formulate a comprehensive description of prior work performance is most closely related to which of the following domains?

A) Cognitive domain
B) Critical reasoning domain
C) Affective domain
D) Psychomotor domain

Question 9

Competencies that require complex critical reasoning based upon prior clinical experience that entry-level practitioners are not expected to be able to demonstrate would best be called which of the following?

A) Board competencies
B) Certification competencies
C) Specialty competencies
D) Advanced practice competencies

Question 10

An organization that conducts a practice analysis every 5 years on entry-level practice would best be called which of the following?

A) State regulatory board
B) National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
C) American Occupational Therapy Association
D) Accreditation Council on Occupational Therapy Education

Question 11

A process that protects the public by legally monitoring entrée to public practice, establishing minimum standards to protect the public in a particular jurisdiction, and monitoring minimal standards of practice via a practice act and ongoing disciplinary process would best be called which of the following?

A) Accreditation
B) Certification
C) Licensure
D) Competency assessment

Question 12

Which of the following most accurately represents the content of the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition?

A) Skill acquisition from novice to expert
B) Competency development to meet entry-level requirements
C) Assessment of interprofessional competencies
D) Broadening skill acquisition as a generalist

Question 13

Which of the following organizations has direct responsibility for assessing the entry-level competency of an occupational therapy practitioner via an examination process?

A) American Occupational Therapy Association
B) American Occupational Therapy Foundation
C) National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy
D) National Society for Quality

Question 14

Statements of explicit measures or indicators that define specific areas of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to essential functions and assigned duties within a job or role may best be named:

A) Competence.
B) Certifications.
C) Continuing competence.
D) Competencies.

Question 15

Which of the following is most accurate in regard to the status of professional regulation as of 2014?

A) All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam had some form of regulation.
B) All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam had licensure, which is the strongest form of regulation.
C) All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam had title protection, which is the strongest form of regulation.
D) All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam had certification, which is the strongest form of regulation.

Question 16

Which of the following is the most accurate statement summarizing the evidence on the use of simulation-based education?

A) There is no empirical evidence to support or not support simulation-based education.
B) There is mixed evidence to support simulation-based education, with some positive results.
C) The evidence clearly shows that simulation-based education is ineffective.
D) None of the above.

Question 17

Which of the following employment processes is not appropriate for inclusion in an assessment system of entry-level competencies for a new employee?

A) Advanced competencies
B) Orientation competencies
C) Equipment use competencies
D) Age-specific competencies

Question 18

A description of a professional portfolio that best describes its use would be as follows: A professional portfolio is an assessment and learning tool:

A) That is used to document readiness for the certification examination to enter the profession as an entry-level occupational therapy practitioner.
B) That documents experience and learning and helps to identify future learning and professional development needs and goals.
C) Appropriate for educators to identify the learning needs of students.
D) Appropriate for a human resources department to document the learning needs of staff for accreditation.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is most accurate in regard to assessment and documentation of competencies for per diem or contract staff?

A) Organizations are not responsible for assessing or documenting competencies for per diem or contract staff.
B) Organizations can rely on the agency providing the per diem or contract staff to handle everything related to assessing and documenting competencies.
C) Organizations only must assess and document specialized competencies used only in their practice setting.
D) Organizations must ensure that per diem or contract staff have met all competencies required for permanent staff and must ensure that these staff have documentation of appropriate training.

Question 20

Which is most accurate in regard to the assessment of competencies for occupational therapy managers?

A) The assessment of competencies is a process used only for front-line clinical staff and not for managers.
B) Competencies for managers can be categorized according to the traditional functions of managers and threshold and high-performing competencies.
C) Competencies for managers relate only to entry-level competency and are not helpful in identifying more advanced managerial competencies.
D) Assessment of competencies for the manager is a new idea with little support, and we should wait to see if there is any empirical support before developing managerial competencies.