Name 3 OT-related goals associated with assistive technology. For each goal, give one example of assistive technology that an OT could recommend to achieve this goal.

List 2 functions of the skin in the human body.

  The splint pictured above has been fabricated for an individual with rheumatoid arthritis who is experiencing pain and instability in the 1st MCP joint. The splint prescription (referral) stated: Fabricate a wrist and 1st MCP immobilization splint. Both the wrist & 1st MCP are immobilized in the prescribed positions.  Explain 2 errors you see in the splint. 

At the end of your OT session, Rebecca reports increased pain throughout her ribs and legs where the acute fractures are. It has increased from a 7/10 to a 9/10. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the OT to do in order to help with Rebecca’s pain? 

Name 2 general strategies an OT may use to treat low vision. For each general strategy, give one example.

Wayfinding, urban versus rural, and weather are aspects of the ________________ that influence community mobility. 

List 2 OT goals associated with burn injuries. Goals can be from the acute, emergent, or rehabilitation phase.

Your homecare patient is post-myocardial infarction with CHF. He becomes SOB, fatigued, and his heart rate tends to increase beyond his recommended parameter while performing basic self-care activities, otherwise he has no mobility problems. In order to increase independence and safety in shower/bathing, you would recommend which of the following for use in the bathtub? 

Your team’s Case Manager would be responsible for which of the following: 

Self-catheterization, following training, using a tenodesis splint, and adaptive equipment, is a reasonable OT intervention for a male patient at which spinal cord level?