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Questions and Answers for the NBCOT
COTA Exam.
Visual agnosia -
\A COTA is working with an individual who is unable to name or demonstrate the use of
common household objects. This behavior MOST likely indicates:
Work locks and latches on doors and windows -
\An OT practitioner is making a home visit to an elderly client who lives alone. The client
exhibits severe hand weakness. When addressing safety in the home, the MOST
important area to assess is the individual's ability to
Functional assessment of work-related skills, such as carrying and opening cartons and
shelving items -
\A supermarket employee with obsessive-compulsive e disorder takes an hour to stock
24 soup cans on the shelf. He reports that once he has placed all the cans on the shelf,
he removes them all and starts over because "all the labels were not lined up exactly in
the same direction." Which of the following methods would MOST effectively evaluate
this individual's work performance
In a written report -
\A COTA needs to report the results of an ADL evaluation to the supervising OTR. The
OTR, who is on her way to the cafeteria for lunch, states she has to leave immediately
after lunch to go to another facility. Which is the BEST method for the COTA to use to
communicate the evaluation results to the OTR
Fair minus (3-) -
\An individual is able to complete full range of should flexion while in a side-lying
position during an evaluation. However, against gravity, the client is not quite able to
achieve 50% of the range for shoulder flexion. This muscle should be graded as:
Weight bearing on hands -
\The treatment goal for a 4-year-old child with hypotonia is to improve grasp. Which of
the following activities would be BEST for preparing the child's hand for grasp activities?
Texture of the cords -
\An older adult with diabetes is working on a macramé project as a way of increasing
standing tolerance. The MOST relevant safety factor for the COTA to take into
consideration is the:
Identify social opportunities using a phone book -
Questions and Answers for the NBCOT
COTA Exam.
Visual agnosia -
\A COTA is working with an individual who is unable to name or demonstrate the use of
common household objects. This behavior MOST likely indicates:
Work locks and latches on doors and windows -
\An OT practitioner is making a home visit to an elderly client who lives alone. The client
exhibits severe hand weakness. When addressing safety in the home, the MOST
important area to assess is the individual's ability to
Functional assessment of work-related skills, such as carrying and opening cartons and
shelving items -
\A supermarket employee with obsessive-compulsive e disorder takes an hour to stock
24 soup cans on the shelf. He reports that once he has placed all the cans on the shelf,
he removes them all and starts over because "all the labels were not lined up exactly in
the same direction." Which of the following methods would MOST effectively evaluate
this individual's work performance
In a written report -
\A COTA needs to report the results of an ADL evaluation to the supervising OTR. The
OTR, who is on her way to the cafeteria for lunch, states she has to leave immediately
after lunch to go to another facility. Which is the BEST method for the COTA to use to
communicate the evaluation results to the OTR
Fair minus (3-) -
\An individual is able to complete full range of should flexion while in a side-lying
position during an evaluation. However, against gravity, the client is not quite able to
achieve 50% of the range for shoulder flexion. This muscle should be graded as:
Weight bearing on hands -
\The treatment goal for a 4-year-old child with hypotonia is to improve grasp. Which of
the following activities would be BEST for preparing the child's hand for grasp activities?
Texture of the cords -
\An older adult with diabetes is working on a macramé project as a way of increasing
standing tolerance. The MOST relevant safety factor for the COTA to take into
consideration is the:
Identify social opportunities using a phone book -
