OTA Ultimate Occupational Therapy Assistant 3

Question 1

An OTA is reviewing a client's chart and notices a wound on the client's sacrum during a dressing session. What is the FIRST action the OTA should take?

Accepted Answer

Notify the supervising OT and appropriate medical staff

Answer

An OTA must immediately report unexpected clinical findings such as a wound to the supervising OT and relevant medical staff to ensure appropriate care.

Question 2

Which splint design is MOST appropriate to prevent a boutonniere deformity from worsening in a client with rheumatoid arthritis?

Accepted Answer

PIP joint extension splint

Answer

A PIP joint extension splint maintains the proximal interphalangeal joint in extension, directly preventing progression of boutonniere deformity.

Question 3

A client with Parkinson's disease is having difficulty with micrographia. Which intervention BEST addresses this occupational performance issue?

Accepted Answer

Provide a thicker-barreled pen and practice with larger letter templates

Answer

A thicker pen reduces grip effort and practicing with larger templates provides visual and motor cues to counteract micrographia in Parkinson's disease.

Question 4

When using a gait belt to assist a client with transfers, where should the OTA position themselves?

Accepted Answer

On the client's weaker or affected side

Answer

Standing on the client's weaker side allows the OTA to provide support where the client is most at risk for losing balance during a transfer.

Question 5

Which assessment is specifically designed to measure an older adult's ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)?

Accepted Answer

Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale

Answer

The Lawton IADL Scale specifically assesses complex daily tasks such as managing finances, telephone use, and medication management in older adults.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Test Practice Test

Occupational Therapy Assistant Test Practice Test

OTA Ultimate Occupational Therapy Assistant 3