In preparation for a facility-organized dance class, an OTR has a resident with Parkinson’s disease rock in a rocking chair. What is the PRIMARY body system being challenged during this preparatory activity?

An OTR who works on a general medical unit in an acute-care hospital is evaluating an older adult patient who has pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, and atrial fibrillation. During the evaluation, the patient appears confused and is disoriented to person, place, and time. What assessment should the OTR include in the initial evaluation of this patient?

What would be the MOST DIFFICULT activity for a typically developing 5-month-old infant who has congenital torticollis?

What is the FIRST action the OTR should take before completing an evaluation of a patient in a forensic psychiatric hospital?

Which option represents the MOST EFFECTIVE method to screen a 14-month-old toddler for protective responses?

An OTR is evaluating an inpatient who recently sustained a TBI. Diagnostic tests indicate that the injury primarily affects the occipital lobe. Which of the following neurological functions are typically associated with the occipital lobe?

An OTR is evaluating an inpatient who recently sustained a TBI. Diagnostic tests indicate that the injury primarily affects the temporal lobe. Which of the following neurological functions are typically associated with the temporal lobe?

An OTR is evaluating an inpatient who recently sustained a TBI. Diagnostic tests indicate that the injury primarily affects the frontal lobe. Which of the following neurological functions are typically associated with the frontal lobe?

What sensory system is TYPICALLY associated with a student who consistently stomps feet when walking in the hallway at school?

An OTR, who works in an acute care setting, measures the resting heart rate of an inpatient and notes that it is 130 bpm. What is the BEST option to describe this heart rate measurement?

Which of the following symptoms are associated with a client who is experiencing an absence (petit mal) seizure?

An OTR is using the multicontext approach to guide intervention with an older adult client who has executive dysfunction secondary to a traumatic brain injury. One of the client’s goals is to be able to construct a birdhouse. What is the FIRST action the OTR should take to incorporate this approach in the intervention session?

An outpatient client has fixed range of motion at the elbow secondary to spasticity and prolonged immobility. What is the PRIMARY reason for this impairment?

Which option represents the MOST EFFECTIVE method to screen a 5-month-old infant for automatic head righting reaction?

A home health client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has normal lower extremity strength but has difficulty lifting each leg up to dress lower extremity when supine in bed. What is the PRIMARY reason for this occurrence?

A student in second grade has mild diplegic cerebral palsy. Social and cognitive skills are intact. Which task would be BEST to ask the client to complete when screening gross motor skills?

During an initial evaluation, a resident who has poor balance and ataxia repeatedly attempts to stand up from the wheelchair. Which option BEST describes this behavior?

An OTR, who works in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, is working with a patient who had a traumatic T10 (ASIA A) spinal cord injury 3 weeks ago. Prior to the injury, the patient worked as a pilot for a commercial airline. The patient is distressed about the future and says, “I don’t think I will ever be able to fly an airplane again.” Which of the following provides the BEST description of the patient’s response to this unexpected change in functional abilities?

Which ADL would a client who has a complete C6 spinal cord injury be expected to complete independently?

What is the PRIMARY purpose for screening a new resident who was recently admitted to a skilled nursing facility?

What type of sensory system is TYPICALLY associated with a child constantly touching the face of teachers and peers?

Which handwriting skill emerges between 4 - 5 years of age in a TYPICALLY developing child?

A home health client has good visual acuity but has difficulty seeing cooked chicken when slicing it on a white cutting board. What is the PRIMARY reason for this occurrence?

What INITIAL actions should the OTR take to establish rapport when meeting a client for the first time?

Which of the following symptoms are associated with a client who is experiencing a simple focal (partial) seizure?

An OTR is completing an initial evaluation of an inpatient diagnosed with a lesion in the orbitofrontal cortex. The patient is oriented to person, place, and time but constantly makes sexually inappropriate comments to the OTR. Which option BEST describes this behavior?