COTA Examination Prep Questions
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What should the OT practitioner do FIRST to obtain accurate information about
a patient's family situation and about their occupational, cultural, and
educational backgrounds?
✓ Read the social worker's report.
The treatment goal that BEST addresses the psychosocial skill of self-
expression is:
✓ the client will use facial expressions and gestures that are consistent
with stated emotions during assertive, passive, and aggressive role-play
situations.
In establishing long-term goals for an individual with T4 paraplegia in a
rehabilitation setting, the COTA would MOST likely predict that the patient will
attain what level of independence with bathing, dressing, and transfers?
✓ Complete independence with self-care and transfers
✓ Continue to perform PROM and then position and elevate the affected
extremity.
A sixth grader with a diagnosis of athetoid cerebral palsy needs an adapted
computer for communication. Her upper extremity control is poor because of
fluctuating muscle tone. The COTA suggests that the BEST way for her to
operate her computer is to use a:
✓ single pressure switch, firmly mounted within easy reach.
The COTA is treating a client for epicondylitis. Which of the following adjunct
activities should the COTA use to treat the ACUTE symptoms of tennis elbow?
✓ Ice application, immobilization, and splinting
Which of the following is MOST important to include in the initial intervention
for an individual with complete paralysis as a result of Guillain-Barre
syndrome?
✓ Passive ROM, positioning, and splinting
An OT practitioner is developing transition activities for a group of 16-year-old
students diagnosed as trainable mentally retarded. Which of the following
activities would be BEST for addressing goals related to transition?
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