General Flashcards
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Which ethical principle is violated when an OT shares a client's protected health information with a non-treating family member without the client's consent?
Answer: Confidentiality (Fidelity)
Sharing protected health information without consent violates confidentiality, an ethical and legal obligation upheld under both AOTA's Code of Ethics and HIPAA.
A therapist uses dynamic splinting for a client with a flexion contracture at the PIP joint. The PRIMARY goal of dynamic splinting in this case is:
Answer: Apply low-load prolonged stretch to increase passive range of motion
Dynamic splinting applies low-load, prolonged stretch to remodel connective tissue and increase passive range of motion in contractured joints.
An OT conducting a driving rehabilitation evaluation should FIRST:
Answer: Complete a comprehensive clinical evaluation of vision, cognition, and motor skills
The clinical evaluation — assessing vision, cognition, perception, and motor function — must precede on-road testing to establish baseline abilities and ensure safety.
Which positioning strategy is RECOMMENDED for a client with severe spasticity in a supine position to reduce extensor tone?
Answer: Neutral spine with hips and knees slightly flexed
Neutral spinal alignment with slight hip and knee flexion reduces extensor synergy patterns and inhibits excessive extensor tone in individuals with spasticity.
A pediatric OT recommends a pencil grip adapter for a child with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). This is an example of which intervention approach from the OTPF?
Answer: Modify (Compensate)
The Modify/Compensate approach uses adaptive strategies or tools to allow performance despite impairments; a pencil grip adapter compensates for poor fine motor control.
During an inpatient psychiatric evaluation, a client with schizophrenia has poor insight into their illness. Which OT priority is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Establishing a therapeutic rapport and assessing daily living skills and role function
Building therapeutic rapport and evaluating functional ADL and role performance establishes a foundation for intervention when insight is limited in psychiatric clients.
A therapist performing a task analysis of meal preparation identifies that a client skips steps and loses track of ingredients. This suggests difficulty with which executive function?
Answer: Working memory and task initiation
Skipping steps and losing track of materials during a multi-step task reflects deficits in working memory and sustained initiation, both executive functions.