PURPLE BOOK BOARDS
QUESTIONS: EXAM 1 YELLOW/50
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
In administering an assessment of fingertip pinch
strength, the OT practitioner would instruct the individual
being tested to place his or her fingers in which
position?
A. Thumb against the tip of the index finger.
B. Thumb against the side of the index finger.
C. Thumb against the tips of the index and middle
fingers.
D. Thumb against the tips of all the fingers at once. -
√Answer :A. Thumb against the tip of the index finger.
Quiz :The COTA is observing dressing skills in an
individual with COPD. While putting on his shirt, the
individual becomes short of breath and stops to rest
before finishing with the shirt and going on to his
trousers. This behavior MOST likely indicates a deficit
in:
A. Postural control
B. Muscle tone
C. Strength
D. Endurance - √Answer :D. Endurance
Quiz :In screening a child who has been referred to OT,
the PRIMARY goal of the OT practitioner is to:
,A. Obtain necessary information for an OT consultation
with teachers or parents.
B. Test a wide variety of developmental behaviors.
C. Establish an information base for the OT treatment
plan.
D. Determine the need for further evaluation. -
√Answer :D. Determine the need for further evaluation.
Quiz :An individual who had a stroke is copying a
picture of a clock. The drawing appears as a lopsided
circle with a flat side on the left. The numbers one
through 8 are written in numerical order around the right
side of the clock. The hands are correctly drawn on the
clock to represent 3:00. The individual's performance
appears to demonstrate:
A. Right hemianopsia*
B. Left unilateral neglect
C. Cataracts in the left eye
D. Bitemporal hemianopia* - √Answer :B. Left unilateral
neglect
Quiz :An OT practitioner is making a home visit to an
elderly who lives alone. The client exhibits severe hand
weakness. When addressing safety in the home, the
MOST important area to assess is the individual's ability
to:
A. work locks and latches on doors and windows.
B. Use built- up utensils while eating.
C. Use energy conservation techniques.
D. Manipulate fasteners on clothing. - √Answer :A. work
locks and latches on doors and windows.
, Quiz :A COTA is scheduled to interview an individual
with a head injury about her home environment, and
family and child care responsibilities. Knowing the
individual has an attention span of 10 to 15 minutes,
which of the following should the COTA do FIRST?
A. Schedule a 30 minute treatment session.
B. Obtain as much information as possible from the
chart.
C. Interview the individual using appropriate verbal and
nonverbal communication.
D. Perform the interview in an environment where
distractions can be minimized. - √Answer :B. Obtain as
much information as possible from the chart.
Quiz :An individual is able to complete full range of
shoulder flexion while in a side-lying position during an
evaluation. However, against gravity, the client is not
quite able to achieve 50% of the range for shoulder
flexion. This muscle should be graded as:
A. Good {4}
B. Fair {3}
C. Fair minus {-3}
D. Poor plus {2+} - √Answer :C. Fair minus {3-}
Quiz :The mother of a 3 month old infant recently
returned to her job as a bookkeeper on a part-time
basis. She reports that she has difficulty concentrating
at work because she keeps thinking about the baby, and
that when she is at home, she is distracted because she
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