Occupational Therapy
A lower chair or toilet is easier to stand up from: t/f
false
PTs are the only therapists that walk patients: t/f
false; OTs assist patients with functional mobility in relation to ADLs and functional tasks; SLP focus on cognition/safety and can co-treat with PT/OT to work on this
Nectar thickened liquids is thicker than honey thickened liquids: t/f
false
Any rolling walker can be used to assist a patient despite height and weight: t/f
false; options for junior/pediatric RW and bariatric RW are necessary for patients who meet the criteria
The most common blood type
O+
What do Occupational Therapists do?
Provide interventions to help patients perform tasks they need and want to do to live a meaningful life.
3 goals of physical therapy
Promote, maintain, or restore health through physical exercise and movement
You need Speech Therapy only if you have difficulty talking. T/F
False
Most falls happen here.
Bathroom
You can breathe and swallow at the same time. T/F
False
Throw rugs are safe features we advice patients to put in the home: t/f
false; throw rugs are high fall hazards
_____________ is National Physical Therapy Month.
October
Can you thicken liquids at home? T/F
True
Should you instruct a patient to push from the bed or pull from the RW to safely stand up?
push from the bed
Babies start shedding tears at this age.
6 months
___ is a piece of equipment that helps patients put on socks
sock aide
For step training, patients are told to go up with ___ leg and down with the ___ leg
good; bad
Speech therapy for older adults focuses on communication and swallowing. What are other area of cognitive function speech therapists focus on?
Memory, attention, and problem solving.
The towel hand rail is another safe alternative as a grab bar: t/f
false; this could come detached from the wall
The average adult has about 22 square feet (or about 8 pounds) of which organ, making it the largest in the human body.
Skin
Which one of the following is considered a piece of adaptive equipment?
-bean bag, long-handled sponge, silverware
long-handled sponge
In the early 1900s, physical therapy gained popularity by treating this major disease.
Polio
3 strategies Speech Therapist teach for safe sallow.
Small bites, small sips, chin-tuck, hard swallow, dry swallow, alternate sips and bites
List three safety features to be proactive about a fall risk patient in the hospital
avasys, chair alarm, bed alarm, yellow non-skid socks, yellow fall risk wristband, bed rails
The average adult human body has this 206 of these.
Bones