OTA Treatment Planning 3

Question 1

An OTA is treating a client with COPD who becomes short of breath during dressing. Which energy conservation technique should be included in the treatment plan?

Accepted Answer

Sit while dressing and pace activities with controlled breathing

Answer

Increase the pace of dressing to minimize total activity time

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Dress in a warm environment to dilate airways

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Avoid all dressing activities and use only caregiver assistance

Question 2

A client with major depressive disorder is beginning OT. Which component should be prioritized first in the treatment plan?

Accepted Answer

Establishing a daily routine that includes meaningful occupations

Answer

Immediately targeting work-related productivity tasks

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Focusing exclusively on physical rehabilitation exercises

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Delaying OT until psychiatric symptoms are fully resolved

Question 3

When an OTA identifies that a client's treatment plan goal has been met ahead of schedule, what is the MOST appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Report the progress to the supervising OT to update or advance goals

Answer

Discharge the client immediately without consulting the OT

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Continue the same goal to ensure consolidation

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Document progress and take no further action

Question 4

Which assessment finding would MOST likely lead to inclusion of work simplification techniques in a client's treatment plan?

Accepted Answer

Decreased endurance and fatigue during functional activities

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Decreased grip strength requiring strengthening

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Intact cognition with full range of motion

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Hypersensitivity to tactile stimulation

Question 5

A treatment plan for a client with rheumatoid arthritis should emphasize which joint protection principle?

Accepted Answer

Avoid positions that place deforming stress on joints during activities

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Exercise joints to their maximum range of motion daily

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Use the smallest joints available to complete tasks

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Avoid all activity during morning stiffness periods

Question 6

An OTA is treating a pediatric client with developmental coordination disorder. Which treatment planning approach is MOST evidence-based?

Accepted Answer

Task-oriented approach focusing on specific functional skill practice

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Sensory integration only with no task practice

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Gross motor exercises in isolation without functional context

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Passive stretching to improve coordination

Question 7

When developing a home program as part of a treatment plan, which factor is MOST important to consider?

Accepted Answer

The client's ability and motivation to follow through independently

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The therapist's preference for a specific exercise protocol

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The proximity of the client's home to a therapy clinic

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The client's insurance approval for a home visit