NBCOT OTR Certification Exam
NBCOT OTR Certification Exam 5 Prep Test
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TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES/ GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
Your Parkinson's patient continues to present with deficits in anterior weight shifts in order to
complete any gross transitional movement patterns. The wife is unable to provide any sort of physical
assistance. Over the next week it was determined that use of one tactile and one verbal cue facilitates
initiation of motor planning skills required to complete various transitional movements. You explain to
the wife that this is due to:
A. The sound of her voice activates his recall of dancing at their wedding
B. All of the responses are correct
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C. Use of external cues provide input to the vestibular and sensorimotor systems, facilitating initiation
of movement
D. Application of auditory cues minimizing the cognitive demand of the movement –
Correct Answer :C
"A + O x 4" indicates that the client is Alert, and Oriented to Person, Place, Date, & Situation
A. True
B. False –
Correct Answer :A
Micrographia is a symptom of:
A. Napoleon Syndrome
B. ALS
C. PD
D. MS –
Correct Answer :C
An OTR®-COTA® team is educating a group of supervisors from a furniture manufacturing company
about common work-related risk factors for cumulative trauma disorder. What are some of the
PRIMARY physical risk factors that the team would explain to the supervisors?
A. Regulated temperatures, noise and lighting
B. Body mass index greater than 25
C. Forceful exertions, repetition, and excessive vibration
D. Older age, being female, and lower socioeconomic group –
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Correct Answer :C. Forceful exertions, repetition, and excessive vibration
An OTR® is conducting a job demand analysis in a food production company. The OTR® observes the
workers in the shipping and handling department loading and unloading a delivery truck. According to
the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (2nd ed.; AOTA, 2008), which aspect of the
occupational therapy domain is being assessed?
A. Communication and social skills
B. Habits and routines
C. Motor and praxis skills
D. Activity demands –
Correct Answer :D. Activity demands
A client was referred to occupational therapy because of persistent pain in the neck and shoulder and
the recent onset of paresthesia in the right index and middle fingers.. After the ergonomic
assessment, the OTR® assigns the client to the COTA® for intervention. The COTA® determines that a
simple change in the set-up of the computer station could help to reduce the client's symptoms. What
change to the computer monitor would MOST likely alleviate the client's neck and shoulder
discomfort?
A. Position the monitor a minimum of two arm lengths away from the client.
B. Position the monitor at eye level and one arm length away from the client.
C. Tilt the monitor up so that the client is looking at the lower half of the screen.
D. Recommend that the client use a large type size of no less than 16 points. –
Correct Answer :B. Position the monitor at eye level and one arm length away from the client.
A client with a disability works through a supported employment agency in a hotel housekeeping
department. The client has difficulty staying on task. Which support would be the MOST effective in
helping this client stay on task?
A. Hold a social event for workers in the housekeeping department.
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B. Give the client a written reprimand.
C. Place the client in another department.
D. Add duties to keep the client busy to minimize distractions. –
Correct Answer :A. Hold a social event for workers in the housekeeping department.
A COTA® is explaining to a client who was recently evaluated the value and benefit of a transitional
work program. Which of the following components would be included in a transitional work program?
A. Client's performance of work conditioning activities in the clinic followed by performance of
worksite light-duty tasks.
B. Client's exploration of options for full-time employment while participating in work conditioning
program.
C. Client's return to full-time employment while performing at modified work capacity.
D. Client's return to part-time employment, performing all required physical job demands. –
Correct Answer :A. Client's performance of work conditioning activities in the clinic followed by
performance of worksite light-duty tasks.
A client with a herniated lumbar disk was referred to occupational therapy. The OTR® completes an
initial evaluation and develops an intervention plan. Which task can the OTR® assign to the COTA®?
A. Write up the initial evaluation addressing goals
B. Alter the initial plan to address pain
C. Do a complete reevaluation of abdominal strength
D. Educate the client in proper body mechanics –
Correct Answer :D. Educate the client in proper body mechanics
An OTR® and COTA® are providing back-neck training to workers at a food production service as a
primary injury prevention program. The OTR® and COTA® can expect the target population to consist
primarily of which type of worker?
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NBCOT OTR Certification Exam 5 Prep Test
Bank
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES/ GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
Your Parkinson's patient continues to present with deficits in anterior weight shifts in order to
complete any gross transitional movement patterns. The wife is unable to provide any sort of physical
assistance. Over the next week it was determined that use of one tactile and one verbal cue facilitates
initiation of motor planning skills required to complete various transitional movements. You explain to
the wife that this is due to:
A. The sound of her voice activates his recall of dancing at their wedding
B. All of the responses are correct
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C. Use of external cues provide input to the vestibular and sensorimotor systems, facilitating initiation
of movement
D. Application of auditory cues minimizing the cognitive demand of the movement –
Correct Answer :C
"A + O x 4" indicates that the client is Alert, and Oriented to Person, Place, Date, & Situation
A. True
B. False –
Correct Answer :A
Micrographia is a symptom of:
A. Napoleon Syndrome
B. ALS
C. PD
D. MS –
Correct Answer :C
An OTR®-COTA® team is educating a group of supervisors from a furniture manufacturing company
about common work-related risk factors for cumulative trauma disorder. What are some of the
PRIMARY physical risk factors that the team would explain to the supervisors?
A. Regulated temperatures, noise and lighting
B. Body mass index greater than 25
C. Forceful exertions, repetition, and excessive vibration
D. Older age, being female, and lower socioeconomic group –
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Correct Answer :C. Forceful exertions, repetition, and excessive vibration
An OTR® is conducting a job demand analysis in a food production company. The OTR® observes the
workers in the shipping and handling department loading and unloading a delivery truck. According to
the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (2nd ed.; AOTA, 2008), which aspect of the
occupational therapy domain is being assessed?
A. Communication and social skills
B. Habits and routines
C. Motor and praxis skills
D. Activity demands –
Correct Answer :D. Activity demands
A client was referred to occupational therapy because of persistent pain in the neck and shoulder and
the recent onset of paresthesia in the right index and middle fingers.. After the ergonomic
assessment, the OTR® assigns the client to the COTA® for intervention. The COTA® determines that a
simple change in the set-up of the computer station could help to reduce the client's symptoms. What
change to the computer monitor would MOST likely alleviate the client's neck and shoulder
discomfort?
A. Position the monitor a minimum of two arm lengths away from the client.
B. Position the monitor at eye level and one arm length away from the client.
C. Tilt the monitor up so that the client is looking at the lower half of the screen.
D. Recommend that the client use a large type size of no less than 16 points. –
Correct Answer :B. Position the monitor at eye level and one arm length away from the client.
A client with a disability works through a supported employment agency in a hotel housekeeping
department. The client has difficulty staying on task. Which support would be the MOST effective in
helping this client stay on task?
A. Hold a social event for workers in the housekeeping department.
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B. Give the client a written reprimand.
C. Place the client in another department.
D. Add duties to keep the client busy to minimize distractions. –
Correct Answer :A. Hold a social event for workers in the housekeeping department.
A COTA® is explaining to a client who was recently evaluated the value and benefit of a transitional
work program. Which of the following components would be included in a transitional work program?
A. Client's performance of work conditioning activities in the clinic followed by performance of
worksite light-duty tasks.
B. Client's exploration of options for full-time employment while participating in work conditioning
program.
C. Client's return to full-time employment while performing at modified work capacity.
D. Client's return to part-time employment, performing all required physical job demands. –
Correct Answer :A. Client's performance of work conditioning activities in the clinic followed by
performance of worksite light-duty tasks.
A client with a herniated lumbar disk was referred to occupational therapy. The OTR® completes an
initial evaluation and develops an intervention plan. Which task can the OTR® assign to the COTA®?
A. Write up the initial evaluation addressing goals
B. Alter the initial plan to address pain
C. Do a complete reevaluation of abdominal strength
D. Educate the client in proper body mechanics –
Correct Answer :D. Educate the client in proper body mechanics
An OTR® and COTA® are providing back-neck training to workers at a food production service as a
primary injury prevention program. The OTR® and COTA® can expect the target population to consist
primarily of which type of worker?
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