Intervention is a process used by occupational therapists that involves working with the client through therapy to reach goals.
100
Who is the main source of a referral?
What is a physician
100
What is a general definition of geriatrics in occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy working and or dealing with the elderly population.
100
Name 2 of the 5 previously given skills needed to be successful in the geriatric setting?
What is
- Organized/ professional manner
- Friendly personality and good people skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Insight into how illness can be more problematic for elderly people
- Attention to detail
100
Who is in the group of "geriatrics"?
What are the elderly
200
What are three challenges or diseases that elderly may experience?
What is the assessment called that determines the problem and manages it as well?
What is a comprehensive geriatric assessment
200
Is a nursing home/long term facility for all types of OT patients or just mainly Geriatric OT patients?
Mainly geriatric
200
Who supervises a COTA
What is an OT
200
Who is the father of OT?
Who is Dunton
300
When working with Alzheimer Patients should an occupational therapist focus on what the client can do or what he or she can no longer do?
Focus on what the client still can do
300
What assessment helps the client move around?
What is a transfer assessment
300
In nursing homes what are the main things that OTs are trained to help patients in?
What are falls and daily activates
300
What are the base educational requirements?
What is passing the NBCOT exam and graduate from an AOTA accredited program?
300
What is one of the core values?
What is
-altruism
-dignity
-equality
-freedom
-justice
-prudence
-trust
400
Other than from the patient, who can occupational therapists also learn information on their client from?
What is from their client's family
400
What assessment would be used if the client had difficulties performing ADLs?
What is a personal care assessment
400
What are five injuries OTs work on patients with?
What are
Burns
Cardiac problems
Neurological problems
Oncology/ cancer
Traumatic experiences
Head trauma
Spine injury
Stroke
Severe states of some diseases
Those with hip replacements
400
What determines the amount of PDU's you have to complete each year?
What is the state in which you practice
400
What are the two options given to geriatrics when being discharged from a hospital?
What is a nursing home/rehabilitation center and recovery at home
500
What is the aging process?
The aging process is a time in an elderly person's life that provides them with new challenges not found in the other age levels.
500
Does the assessment team include more than just the OT?
Yes
500
Name five of the things psychiatric OTs work on with Gerontology OT patients?
What is
Schedule maintenance
Routine building
Coping skills
Medication management
Employment
Education
Community access and participation
Social skills development
Leisure pursuits
Money management
500
According to the AOTA, name three of the five given criteria necessary for specialization in geriatrics?
What is
- Knowledge
-Critical reasoning
- Ethical reasoning
-Interpersonal skills
- Performance skills
500
What is the most common reason geriatrics get discharged?