OTA OT Fundamentals 3

Question 1

An OTA notices that a client's chart contains information about substance abuse. Who is primarily responsible for determining what information can be shared with other team members?

Accepted Answer

The supervising OT

Answer

The supervising OT, in collaboration with the team and following legal and ethical guidelines, determines appropriate information sharing, but the OTA must follow facility policy and HIPAA.

Question 2

Which occupational therapy theorist developed the Ecology of Human Performance (EHP) framework?

Accepted Answer

Winnie Dunn

Answer

Winnie Dunn and colleagues at the University of Kansas developed the Ecology of Human Performance framework, emphasizing the context-performance relationship.

Question 3

Under IDEA, an OTA providing school-based services must ensure that OT goals are integrated into which document?

Accepted Answer

The Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Answer

For students receiving special education services, OT goals must be documented within the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Question 4

A client reports fatigue during a morning ADL session. Based on energy conservation principles, what should the OTA recommend first?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize tasks and eliminate nonessential steps

Answer

Energy conservation begins with prioritizing essential tasks and eliminating unnecessary steps or activities to preserve available energy.

Question 5

In OT practice, 'preparatory activities' differ from 'purposeful activities' in that preparatory activities:

Accepted Answer

Prepare the client for purposeful activity but lack inherent meaning

Answer

Preparatory activities (e.g., stretching, sensory warm-up) ready the client for engagement but do not in themselves constitute meaningful occupational performance.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Test Practice Test

Occupational Therapy Assistant Test Practice Test

OTA OT Fundamentals 3