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COTA Exam Questions And AnswersFrom NBCOT 3rd Edition.
An OTA is asked to develop a discharge planning group for clients being discharged
within the next month from a long term facility for adults with serious and persistent
metal illness. Which action is best for the OTA to take initially?
A. Obtain prospective group members occupational profile and postd/c goals and
options.
B. Identify community resources to develop a community reintegration program and
enhance post-d/c participation.
C. Develop a self medication management teaching module to increase post-d/c
medication compliance.
D. Complete an evidence based search to identity best practices in community based
mental health occupational therapy. -
\Correct Answer : A
Rationale is on page 429
An elementary school aged child holds a pencil with a tightly held static tripod grasp and
forms letters at an average rate of speed. The child demonstrates the ability to write all
class and homework assignments. Which approach is best for the OTA to recommend
this child use to improve grasp?
A. Perform all written work with a larger pencil and jumbo crayons on a horizontal
surface.
B. Take a break every 15 mins while writing to open and close the hand several times.
C. Practice moving coins from the fingertips to the palm and then from the palm to the
fingertips.
D. Write all written work on a vertical surface, such as an easel or classroom wall board.
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\Correct Answer: C
Rationale is on page 435
A 19 year old with spastic diplegia and an IQ in the range of 55-69 is graduating from a
special education program. The student has been involved in transitional programming
since the age of 14. The OTA collaborates with the occupational therapist and the
, student to complete a discharge plan to meet the student's post secondary goals. Which
of the following should the OTA recommend be included as a post d/c referral?
A. A vocational rehabilitation workshop
B. State vocational rehabilitation services
C. A community college.
D. A transitional employment program -
\Correct Answer: B
Rationale is on page 437
A OTA is conducting a community transportation group with individuals attending a TBI
day treatment program in an urban area. Which should the group do first?
A. Read a subway map
B. Take a subway as a group
C. Determine a destination
D. Purchase a subway free card -
\Correct Answer: C
Rationale is on page 443
An individual with a spinal cord injury at the level of T1 is practicing a stand pivot
transfer in the OT department of a rehabilitation center. The patient complains of
dizziness and nausea. Which action is most important for the OTA to take first?
A. Call for help according to the facility procedures
B. Return the patient to the w/c for a 5 min rest break
C. Return the person to the w/c and immediately recline it
D. Return the patient to the w/c and transport the patient back to rest in bed -
\Correct Answer: C
Rationale is on page 445
An adolescent with myelomeningocele (spina bifida) at the C8 level wants to access a
new computerized play system. Which is the best adaptation for the OTA to recommend
the adolescent use to access this system?
A. A chin switch
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