OCTA 240 Midterm

Question 1

What is the overall purpose of level II fieldwork?

Answer 1

The purpose of Level II Fieldwork is to provide you with opportunities to practice the many skills and knowledge learned in the classroom. (real patients, therapists, doctors, families)

Question 2

What are the demands of level II fieldwork?

Answer 2

Family- children, elderly parents. child/adult care, house duties, meal prep
Financial- quitting job or reducing hours (paying bills)
Time management-

Question 3

What things you should inventory in preparing for FW?

Answer 3

• Chart that exposes what you know
• Dictionary
• Policy/Procedure manual
• Cheat sheets (clip board)
• Sample treatments for diagnosis
• Instruments (stopwatch, goniometer)
• Resource options (AOTA website, library, other disciplines, classmates)
• Small notebook (notes)
• Planner
• Opened lab schedule
• Textbooks, notes, handouts
• FW coordinator number

Question 4

What are the keys to success in level II FW?

Answer 4

• Be proactive: plan ahead and consider consequences
• STP: stop, think, plan before acting
• Preparation
• Communication
• Flexibility

Question 5

specific order in place when communicating about an issue/concern

Answer 5

Chain of Command

Student > Clinical Instructor >Student Coordinator Clinical Specialist/ Senior Level Therapist

Question 6

How well do I manage my time? Am I organized? Do I plan ahead or wait until the last minute? Do my treatments confirm to assigned minutes? Do I stick to my schedule?

Answer 6

Time management

Question 7

the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.

• Develop schedule
• To Do List
• Planner
• Leave Extra time for to prepare
• Plan for meetings, projects, and learning opportunities

Answer 7

Time management

Question 8

Professionalism

Answer 8

• Patient FIRST!
• Report on time
• Listen
• Take feedback gracefully
• Submit assignments on time
• Modify behavior after feedback
• Makeup missed days
• Dress appropriately (no tattoos or nail polish)
  Uniform
  Limit jewelry (no dangly earrings)
• check location/placement dress code

Question 9

Conflict by Adam Melfa

Answer 9

• Understanding Conflict
• Creates Growth
• Bridge Understanding
• Opportunity to change, learn, and grow
• Resolve Conflict
• Peel the Onion Approach
• Listen (Are you listening or preparing to talk)
• Active/Reflective Listening
• Use appropriate language
• Be mindful of body language
• *Goal: resolve conflict with an understanding of each person’s view!

Question 10

The goal of conflict by Adam Melfa is:

Answer 10

to resolve the conflict with understanding of each persons view

Question 11

exam that certifies you

Answer 11

NBCOT

Question 12

What is the importance of your final transcript?

Answer 12

to be able to take the NBCOT exam for certification

- Results won’t be released until they receive official transcripts

Question 13

What do you need to do to prepare yourself to take a student in the future?

Answer 13

1 year of experience

Question 14

a process for looking for a specific answer to a specific question in an organized, objective and reliable manner

Answer 14

Research

Question 15

What does research provide?

Answer 15

Foundational Knowledge
- Develop and test theories
Findings about process and outcome of therapy

Provides::

• Evidence for “need” for OT services
• knowledge to guide clinical treatment/interventions
• Assurances to clients about OT services
• Confidence in worth of OT services
• • Systematic and shared body of knowledge

Question 16

Why is research important?

Answer 16

Changes in Reimbursement (Insurance), to justify OT services and to ensure that Treatment delivered is effective, efficient, and considered standard practice
Ex. ACA (Affordable Care Act) requires therapy to be linked to EBP (Evidence Based Practice)

Question 17

Evidence Based Practice ….

Answer 17

• Supports professions basic foundations, theories, models of practice
• Helps practitioners to identify the most effective and efficient level of care
• Self directed: not only learning new info but the continued evaluation of your own practice skills and techniques

Question 18

Evidence Based Practice ….

Answer 18

• determine best treatment regime
• it aids in clinical reasoning/decisions
• allows you to clearly articulate to the patient/family
• cost effective
• assures safe practice

Question 19

use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients

Answer 19

Evidence Based Practice

Question 20

PICO stands for

Answer 20

P- person (client)
I- intervention (treatment)
C- comparison (groups)
O- outcome (what happened)

Question 21

Levels of evidence (strength)

Answer 21

level I
level II
level III

Question 22

systematic RCTs, meta-analysis, adequate sample size

Answer 22

Level I of evidence

Question 23

Non-RCTs within a minimum of 2 groups; small sample size

Answer 23

Level II of evidence

Question 24

what is being manipulated, tried out, imposed (ex. hot pack)

Answer 24

Independent variable

Question 25

what is being "acted upon" you are looking for change in in dependent variable (ex. do pt have increased ROM)

Answer 25

Dependent variable

Question 26

3 ways research can be categorize?

Answer 26

Method Design Purpose

Question 27

the consistency, regularity, and uniformity of a measurement (dependability, stability, and repeatability)

Answer 27

reliability

Question 28

Accurately measures or obtains information desired and represent what they are supposed to represent (tested over and over again)

Answer 28

Valid

Question 29

What are the 2 common types of research methods?

Answer 29

Quantitative | Qualitative

Question 30

research that use methods that measure, collect, and analyze data in numerical formats

Answer 30

Quantitative research

Question 31

research that use methods that identify, collect, and analyze data in non-numerical formats such as words and pictures

Answer 31

Qualitative research

Question 32

research that involves making observations and collecting data about ppl and their environments

Answer 32

Empirical research

Question 33

research that involves synthesizing ideas, formulating concepts, and making predictions

Answer 33

Theoretical research

Question 34

research that seeks to find answers to questions that have practical applications in real world conditions

Answer 34

Applied research

Question 35

Literature review

Answer 35

- identify, evaluate and understand existing theory and research topic - learn what info has been generated already - learn what types of research methods typically used - provide rationale for research

Question 36

Research Process:

Answer 36

- Define the problem -State the Research Question: - might be broad (qualitative) specific question (quantitative) - select method to use in ID, collect and analyze data to answer research question - standardized procedures - random sample - focus on testing theory

Question 37

Role of OTA in research:

Answer 37

- can identify clinical problem - can do literature review - based on literature review can link the problem observed in the clinic with what the literature states and begin to formulate the research question

Question 38

Evidence based research . . .

Answer 38

Care use of research literature in making patient care decisions. It should assist the clinician in making use of the best available evidence published, along with his/her clinical expertise to make clinical decisions

Question 39

Quantitative research

Answer 39

- Identify the problem | - Describes the need or significance of problem

Question 40

Qualitative research

Answer 40

- often open ended questions | - takes place in a natural environment