Cardiopulmonary Conditions NBCOT
Exam Prep Questions
A client with morbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea is collaborating
with an COTA® on improved sleep routines and positioning. What sleep
position is optimal for this client?
A. Supine position with the head of the bed elevated
B. Supine position with only the client's head elevated
✅✅
C. Side-lying position with the head of the bed elevated
D. Side-lying position with only the client's head elevated - -C.
Side-lying position with the head of the bed elevated
A COTA®, is working with an OTR® in an outpatient center with
clients after organ transplantation. What psychiatric condition is a client
with a long-term transplantation MOST likely to experience?
A. Depression
B. Anxiety
✅✅
C. Dementia
D. Personality disorder - -B. Anxiety
A COTA®, with an OTR®, is working with transplant receipients
who have recently been discharged from a major hospital. Which type of
client would be MOST likely to develop an infection posttranplantation
and require greater infection control measures?
A. A client with a kidney transplant
B. A client with a heart transplant
✅✅
C. A client with a lung transplant
D. A client with a liver transplant - -C. A client with a lung transplant
A COTA® in an outpatient facility is working with a client in the early
rehabilitation phase after a myocardial infarction. In reviewing the home
program with the client, the COTA discusses activity and exercise
limitations according to metabolic equivalent (MET) levels. Which three
activities would be appropriate within the first 4 weeks after a myocardial
infarction because of the activity's MET level? Select the 3 BEST
choices.
A. Light housekeeping
, B. Knitting and crocheting
C. Gardening
D. Carrying groceries upstairs
✅✅-A. Light housekeeping
E. Sexual intercourse
F. Dressing and undressing -
B. Knitting and crocheting
F. Dressing and undressing
A COTA® is assisting an OTR® in a joint treatment session with an
acute-care client who has a ventricular assist device. What precaution is
essential when engaging this client in occupational activities?
A. Do not administer an exercise stress test to the client.
B. Instruct the client in sterile dressing changes to prevent infection.
C. Educate the client to avoid yearly influenza and pneumonia vaccines.
✅✅
D. Avoid disconnecting the drive line to the power source during
movement. - -D. Avoid disconnecting the drive line to the power
source during movement.
A COTA® is conducting a treatment session with a client with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. While engaging in a light work task from
a seated position, the client suddenly experiences extreme shortness of
breath, and panics. Which response by the COTA® would be MOST
appropriate?
A. Ask the client to lean backward and rest the arms on the chair arms,
then practice pursed-lip breathing
B. Ask the client to lean forward and place the forearms on the thighs,
then practice pursed-lip breathing
C. Ask the client to sit upright and allow the arms to dangle and guide
the client to use visual imagery
✅✅
D. Ask the client to sit upright, use one arm for the work task, and use
the other arm to bear weight and support the trunk - -B. Ask the
client to lean forward and place the forearms on the thighs, then practice
pursed-lip breathing
A COTA® is following an intervention plan developed by the OTR® for a
client with postacute myocardial infarction on the cardiac care unit. What
Exam Prep Questions
A client with morbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea is collaborating
with an COTA® on improved sleep routines and positioning. What sleep
position is optimal for this client?
A. Supine position with the head of the bed elevated
B. Supine position with only the client's head elevated
✅✅
C. Side-lying position with the head of the bed elevated
D. Side-lying position with only the client's head elevated - -C.
Side-lying position with the head of the bed elevated
A COTA®, is working with an OTR® in an outpatient center with
clients after organ transplantation. What psychiatric condition is a client
with a long-term transplantation MOST likely to experience?
A. Depression
B. Anxiety
✅✅
C. Dementia
D. Personality disorder - -B. Anxiety
A COTA®, with an OTR®, is working with transplant receipients
who have recently been discharged from a major hospital. Which type of
client would be MOST likely to develop an infection posttranplantation
and require greater infection control measures?
A. A client with a kidney transplant
B. A client with a heart transplant
✅✅
C. A client with a lung transplant
D. A client with a liver transplant - -C. A client with a lung transplant
A COTA® in an outpatient facility is working with a client in the early
rehabilitation phase after a myocardial infarction. In reviewing the home
program with the client, the COTA discusses activity and exercise
limitations according to metabolic equivalent (MET) levels. Which three
activities would be appropriate within the first 4 weeks after a myocardial
infarction because of the activity's MET level? Select the 3 BEST
choices.
A. Light housekeeping
, B. Knitting and crocheting
C. Gardening
D. Carrying groceries upstairs
✅✅-A. Light housekeeping
E. Sexual intercourse
F. Dressing and undressing -
B. Knitting and crocheting
F. Dressing and undressing
A COTA® is assisting an OTR® in a joint treatment session with an
acute-care client who has a ventricular assist device. What precaution is
essential when engaging this client in occupational activities?
A. Do not administer an exercise stress test to the client.
B. Instruct the client in sterile dressing changes to prevent infection.
C. Educate the client to avoid yearly influenza and pneumonia vaccines.
✅✅
D. Avoid disconnecting the drive line to the power source during
movement. - -D. Avoid disconnecting the drive line to the power
source during movement.
A COTA® is conducting a treatment session with a client with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. While engaging in a light work task from
a seated position, the client suddenly experiences extreme shortness of
breath, and panics. Which response by the COTA® would be MOST
appropriate?
A. Ask the client to lean backward and rest the arms on the chair arms,
then practice pursed-lip breathing
B. Ask the client to lean forward and place the forearms on the thighs,
then practice pursed-lip breathing
C. Ask the client to sit upright and allow the arms to dangle and guide
the client to use visual imagery
✅✅
D. Ask the client to sit upright, use one arm for the work task, and use
the other arm to bear weight and support the trunk - -B. Ask the
client to lean forward and place the forearms on the thighs, then practice
pursed-lip breathing
A COTA® is following an intervention plan developed by the OTR® for a
client with postacute myocardial infarction on the cardiac care unit. What
