Deck 7: Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research

Question 1

Occupational therapists have both an ethical and a professional responsibility to be aware of research and engage with it to help enhance the quality of their clinical decisions.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Professional authority and expertise is still considered sufficient for purposes of medical justification or reimbursement.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Application of knowledge gained through experience is a skill that contributes to practitioners being able to implement evidence-based practice.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Rather than working among an interdisciplinary team, being an independent investigator allows a researcher to produce a higher standard of research.

Question 5

Research has many applications toward professional practice decisions, and professionals have a responsibility to engage in it through various roles. Which of the following reasons would not be a reason to participate with a research role?

A) To help deal with interprofessional competition, budget cuts, insurance denials, and other challenges that can emanate from limited resources
B) To negotiate the uncertainty that comes with practice, with transparent evidence sources
C) To fulfill an ethical responsibility
D) To eliminate the need to use autonomous clinical expertise and instead rely solely on evidence from research

Question 6

It is important for role expectations to be clearly defined when conducting a research study. Individuals, other than the primary investigator (i.e., research producer), who contribute to the design, interpretation, and writing of the study might be considered:

A) Co-collaborators
B) Co-contributors
C) Co-authors
D) Co-producers

Question 7

Which research role typically involves advanced training, which may be acquired through doctoral or postdoctoral degrees?

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates

Question 8

Please match the activitie with role appropriate.

-Read research and use findings to guide practice.

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates

Question 9

Please match the activitie with role appropriate.

-Direct interdisciplinary collaborators, statistical consultants, and others with specific research expertise.

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates

Question 10

Please match the activitie with role appropriate.

-Serve in professional associations that fund/support research.

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates

Question 11

Please match the activitie with role appropriate.

-Identify original research questions and design methods for answering them.

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates

Question 12

Please match the activitie with role appropriate.

-Implement services that are being tested, while providing clinical advice/expertise.

A) Research producers
B) Research collaborators
C) Research consumers
D) Research advocates