Essential NBCOT Standards of Practice:
Your Key to Certification Success.
According to the Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy, which task can the
COTA® can complete in the evaluation process? -
\Perform delegated assessments using current tools.
An OTR®; is supervising an occupational therapy student for Level II fieldwork. The
OTR notices that the student did not gather complete information regarding a client's
occupational history. Which comment BEST represents effective feedback from the
supervising OTR regarding this error? -
\"In the future, you may want to use a checklist to ensure that your occupational history
interviews are comprehensive."
When working on eating skills with a client, the OTR® notices the client swallowing
slowly and coughing after drinking thin liquids. Which team member should the OTR®
consult? -
\Speech-language pathologist
According to the Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy, what is the role of the
COTA® in the screening process? -
\Providing observations to the OTR®
An OTR®; is developing a professional development plan. The OTR has identified
personal needs for growth after completing a self-assessment. What step should the
OTR take NEXT in developing the professional development plan? -
\Determine what learning needs to occur.
An OTR®; is looking for evidence to support a new mental health intervention. In
searching the literature, the OTR finds several pieces of Level IV evidence but no
evidence at Levels I, II, or III about the intervention. What can the OTR conclude about
the evidence regarding the efficacy of the new mental health intervention? -
\The literature does not contain the level of evidence necessary to justify the efficacy of
the intervention.
An OTR®; wants to find an evidence-based rationale for using a sensory integration
intervention with at-risk youths. What must the OTR do FIRST to construct an evidence
base for practice? -
\Develop a question to guide a literature search for information regarding a sensory
integration intervention with at-risk youths.
, A COTA® has been assigned to treat a new patient. The OTR® has evaluated this
patient but has not yet written the necessary documentation for review. How should the
COTA® proceed? -
\Discuss with the OTR® reason for admission, precautions, and goals, and proceed,
documenting the supervisory visit.
An OTR®; wants to search the literature for rationales related to a sensory integration
intervention for clients with dementia. Which is an appropriate question for an evidence-
based practice literature review? -
\"How is sensory integration used with people with dementia?"
According to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, which of the following
elements is part of the domain of occupational therapy? -
\Habits, routines, etc (ADLs, IADLs, performances, motor etc.)
A supervising OTR® hires two newly graduated COTA®s who have different learning
styles. One prefers visual learning, and the other prefers a more hands-on approach.
Which approach is the BEST way for the OTR® to supervise both COTA®s? -
\Have one COTA® perform new tasks and the other observe.
A client who is currently receiving occupational therapy services has become
unemployed and lost access to health care insurance. The treating OTR®; has received
permission to provide pro bono services to ensure that the client continues on the path
to recovery. What ethical principle likely informed the OTR's decision in this situation? -
\Justice
An OTR®; has gone out on a date with a client that the OTR is still treating. A colleague
of the OTR finds out about the date and wants to report the incident as a breach of
ethics. What ethical principle will the OTR be reported as violating? -
\Nonmaleficence
Which part of original Medicare covers stays at hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation
facilities? -
\A
An OTR®; is reviewing hard-copy client charts before a group treatment session. While
reviewing the charts, the OTR receives an urgent phone call and must leave the chart
room. How can the OTR ensure that the charts remain protected during the OTR's
absence from the room? -
\Close the charts and return them to their original secure location.
An OTR®; is treating a client for agoraphobia and feels frustrated that the client is not
making faster progress. The OTR discusses the client's case with a work colleague over
lunch at a fast-food restaurant. The OTR does not use the client's name but does
verbalize verbatim statements made by the client. What can you conclude about the
ethical nature of the OTR's conversation? -
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