An OT has been asked to develop a stress management program for clients with eating disorders. For this population in particular, which is the MOST
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Training to acknowledge feeling and express emotions.
The office doorway of an individual using a wheelchair has a clear opening of 28 inches. According to ADA guidelines, which of the following recommendations would be the MOST appropriate to facilitate clear passage of the wheelchair through the doorway?
The doorway width needs to be expanded to have a minimum clearance of 32 inches.
An individual is about to be discharged from outpatient OT after rehabilitation for a hand injury. The individual has not been able to work for 3 months and is unable to perform all of the job requirements as a truck driver. Which of the following should the OT practitioner recommend at discharge?
Work hardening.
An older adult has been hospitalized with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder following an overdose of sleeping pills. In obtaining an occupational profile, the OT discovers the patient has knitted and crocheted and enjoyed cooking. What activity should the OT practitioner recommend FIRST to achieve the goals of increasing a sense of confidence?
Knitting a small hat for her newborn grandson.
A child demonstrates aggressive and disruptive behavior in school as a result of a low sensory threshold. Which suggestions would be MOST useful to discuss with the teacher regarding an upcoming class bus trip to the zoo?
Seat child at the front of the bus and use earmuffs to dampen the noise.
As the school team meets to develop the IEP for a third-grade student with autism spectrum disorder, the OT helps to project longer-term academic and functional performance outcomes for the student in middle school and high school. What is the most significant benefit of this approach for program planning?
Current services that focus on steps to achieve long-range outcomes.
A preschooler is having difficulty performing tasks requiring eye-hand coordination as a result of poor visual tracking skills. What activity should the OT use FIRST to promote visual tracking skills?
Catching and bursting soap bubbles.
A homemaker with weak grip strength wishes to prepare a muffin mix but cannot open the bag. Which of the following would the OT MOST likely recommend?
Looped handle scissors.
An individual's family wants to build a ramp to the primary entrance of the home. What is the maximum slope that the OT should recommend to the family?
1 foot of ramp for every inch of rise in height.
In establishing long-term goals for an individual with complete T4 paraplegia in a rehabilitation setting, the OT would MOST likely predict that the patient will attain what level of independence with bathing, dressing, and transfers?
Complete independence with self-care and modified independence with transfers.
When planning acute treatment for a patient who has recently experienced a traumatic amputation of his right upper extremity at the below-elbow level, which of the following areas of patient education would the OT address FIRST?
Training in residual limb wrapping. [Show Less]