Free Occupational Therapist Evaluation Question and Answers

Question 1

A thumb's ulnar collateral ligament tear is being evaluated by an occupational therapist. Which of the following is a different way to describe this condition?

Accepted Answer

Gamekeeper's thumb

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Early signs of CTS

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Mallet finger

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Heberden's nodes

Question 2

A twelve-month-old is being evaluated by a therapist in a clinical setting. Which of the following landmarks is not likely to have materialized?

Accepted Answer

Controls walking by starting and stopping with intention

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Uses a pincer grasp

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Moves from seated into prone

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Intentionally releases a small item from their grasp

Question 3

An occupational therapy examination is requested for a patient with a full T5 spinal cord damage. What about this client needs to be evaluated the most?

Accepted Answer

Seated balance

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Safety with swallowing

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Ability to propel a manual wheelchair

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Level of assistance needed for toileting

Question 4

A young adult patient in a mental health rehab facility has rejected to take part in group and one-on-one activities. Which evaluation ought the occupational therapist to choose in order to establish a baseline for the client's roles and use the information to produce goals that are motivating?

Accepted Answer

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

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Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE)

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Allen Cognitive Level Screen-5 (ACLS-5)

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Activity Card Sort (ACS)

Question 5

A five-month-old who was born at 34 weeks gestation and spent three weeks in the NICU is evaluated by an occupational therapist. The baby is positioned vertically under the shoulders of the therapist. When she tilts the baby to the front, side, and back, the baby holds his head upright. Which healthy reaction is the baby showing?

Accepted Answer

Labyrinthine

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Landau

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Prone tilting

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Forward parachute

Question 6

In a mental health placement, a supervisor requests her level II fieldwork student to use the Ecology of Human Performance (EHP) Model to frame a client case. Which type of intervention best fits this model?

Accepted Answer

Modify the social environment by limiting the size of groups

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Select activities based on volition

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Select activities based on the client's identified cognitive level

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Use a weighted blanket

Question 7

An individual who works in a call center is assessed by an occupational therapist who practices in an outpatient clinic. After repeatedly reaching for her desktop phone throughout the day, the patient complains of tingling and numbness in her right forearm and hand. Which test ought to be conducted by the occupational therapist?

Accepted Answer

Tinel's sign at the wrist

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Tinel's sign at the forearm

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Tinel's sign at the elbow

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Froment's sign