Johnson-Anderson Part 2 QUIZ

A person with a long history of Parkinson’s disease is experiencing considerable fatigue during the day. The practitioner’s MOST appropriate response to help the person maintain his or her level of functioning is to teach the person how to:

• “work through” the fatigue

• Perform desired activities in a simplified manner to conserve energy

• Perform additional exercises to increase energy level

• Eliminate activities and reduce activity level

While assessing the active range of motion of a patient’s metacarpophalangeal(MCP) joints, it is MOST important for the OT practitioner to provide stabilization:

• above the MCP joints

• below the MCP joints

• at the wrist

• on top of MCP joints

The OT practitioner is attempting to better understand a particular phenomenon by conducting a small research study. Initially, the OTR identifies a potential research question. The NEXT step in the process would be to:

• state the purpose

• design the research

• complete a review of literature

• establish boundaries for the study

By using an interest checklist that includes a report of both interests and actual participation in activities, an OT practitioner will MOST likely collect information on a client’s:

• use of time

• developmental level

• mood and affect

• communication skills

An OT practitioner is treating a client who has a swallowing limitation, partly caused by the inability to receive visual and olfactory stimulation before eating. This limitation typically occurs in which stage of the swallowing process?

• oral preparatory

• oral phase

• pharyngeal phase

• esophageal phase

When working with a child who exhibits tactile defensiveness, which of the following areas should be evaluated FIRST?

• reading skills

• dressing skills

• social skills

• leisure interests

An OT practitioner has been hired to develop a community-based program for patients with chronic mental illness. The FIRST step in the process which the practitioner must complete is:

• program planning

• program implementation

• needs assessment

• program evaluation

An OTR observes a child with autism waving his hand in front of his eyes repeatedly in an apparently purposeless manner. The MOST relevant observation is the:

• Child’s ability to focus his eyes at close range

• Degree of wrist mobility

• Hand preference

• Presence of self-stimulatory behaviour

A research question has been identified and a literature review completed by an OT practitioner. The NEXT step for the OT researcher is to:

• refine the question and develop the background

• decide on methodology

• establish boundaries for study

• collect and analyze data

A 4-month-old infant being seen for an OT assessment shows a strong preference for the left hand when reaching rattle at midline. Considering the development of dominance in normal children, the OT practitioner should conclude that:

• Further observation and evaluation of right sided dysfunction is indicated

• Development of hand dominance is proceeding in a typical manner

• Hand dominance will not develop until age 1

• Unilaterality precedes bilaterality in typical development