Question 1
When planning a home program after OT discharge, which principle is most important?
Correct Answer:
It should be tailored to the client's goals and living environment
Explanation:
Tailoring the home program to the client’s goals and living environment is essential because a discharge plan needs to be meaningful, feasible, and sustainable in real life. When the activities and tasks align with what the client wants to achieve and fit the actual space, routines, and available support at home, the plan becomes more relevant and easier to follow. This supports motivation, adherence, and functional carryover into daily life, which are key for long-term outcomes. For example, if a client aims to cook for themselves, the program should address kitchen setup, steps of a meal-prep task, safety considerations, and any needed adaptations in their home. In contrast, a one-size-fits-all plan would fail to reflect individual goals or home realities, making it impractical and unlikely to be used. A plan that is high-intensity with no rest is unsafe and unsustainable, especially after a period of rehab where energy conservation, pacing, and gradual progression matter. A design created by the clinician alone without client input undermines engagement and relevance, reducing motivation and adherence.
Question 2
A preschool child born with congenital CMV has difficulty seeing but enjoys peer play. Which intervention best improves play experiences with classmates?
Correct Answer:
Have the child read books in braille aloud to classmates
Explanation:
Fostering participation in peer play for a preschooler with visual impairment relies on creating shared, meaningful activities that invite classmates to join. Having the child read braille aloud to classmates does this by turning literacy into a collaborative experience. It shows the child’s competence in braille, gives peers a concrete way to engage with the story or activity, and normalizes the use of braille in the group. This approach promotes social interaction, communication, and inclusion during play, which are central goals in pediatric OT. Other options tend to center on adult-led prompts or guidance rather than enabling ongoing peer interaction. A personal assistant providing verbal cues can shorten opportunities for peers to join in. Training a classmate to guide the child may create a dependency and alter the natural play dynamic toward one-on-one assistance rather than shared play. While incorporating 3D objects supports tactile exploration and access, it doesn’t inherently foster peer-led collaboration and literacy-based shared activity in the same way.
Question 3
Which ethical principle is primarily concerned with avoiding harm?
Correct Answer:
Nonmaleficence
Explanation:
Nonmaleficence means avoiding harm to the patient. It guides us to assess and minimize risks, ensure safety in all interventions, and change or stop something if the potential for harm outweighs the benefit. In occupational therapy, this shows up as choosing activities that won’t expose the client to unnecessary injury, securing equipment and environments to prevent accidents, and carefully monitoring for adverse effects. Beneficence is about actively promoting the client’s well-being and good outcomes, which often aligns with nonmaleficence but focuses on doing good rather than just avoiding harm. Autonomy emphasizes respecting the client’s informed choices, and justice concerns fair access and distribution of resources. So the principle most concerned with avoiding harm is nonmaleficence.
Question 4
An OT is teaching a 3-year-old with left CVA to perform one-handed dressing; which cueing method is most effective?
Correct Answer:
Physical prompts
Explanation:
Guiding the movement with physical prompts provides proprioceptive feedback and direct motor guidance, which is essential for relearning a one-handed dressing task when the left side is weakened after a CVA. By hand-over-hand support, the child experiences the correct movement pattern in the actual task context, helps prevent compensatory strategies, and allows the therapist to tailor the level of help and fade it gradually as strength and coordination improve. Verbal instructions alone often rely on the child’s ability to translate language into motor action, which can be challenging with motor impairment; photos show the steps but don’t guide the movement, and a full-length mirror offers only visual feedback without assisting the motor execution.
Question 5
Which item is not typically part of occupational therapy rehabilitation after tendon repair?
Correct Answer:
Laser eye surgery.
Explanation:
Post-tendon repair rehab centers on protecting the repair while gradually restoring tendon glide and hand function. Wound care and edema management are essential to control swelling and prevent stiffness that could limit tendon movement. Scar management helps optimize scar tissue so the tendon can glide smoothly during movement. Desensitization reduces hypersensitivity, improving tactile tolerance and enabling practical use of the hand. Laser eye surgery is not part of OT rehabilitation for a tendon repair because it targets the eye, not the repaired tendon or hand function.
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