Exam 14: Assessing and Promoting Clinical and Managerial Competency

Which of the following organizations has direct responsibility for assessing the entry-level competency of an occupational therapy practitioner via an examination process?

Statements of explicit measures or indicators that define specific areas of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to essential functions and assigned duties within a job or role may best be named:

Which of the following employment processes is not appropriate for inclusion in an assessment system of entry-level competencies for a new employee?

When managers use contract staff or per diem staff, the manager and not the contract company or employee is typically responsible for assuring that the staff have met all licensure and competency requirements.

Age-related competencies and equipment use competencies are most likely to be included in which of the following?

Self-assessment is a highly effective method for assessing competency in high-risk procedures or skills that could result in harm to patients.

Which of the following is the most accurate statement summarizing the evidence on the use of simulation-based education?

Competencies that require complex critical reasoning based upon prior clinical experience that entry-level practitioners are not expected to be able to demonstrate would best be called which of the following?

A process that protects the public by legally monitoring entrée to public practice, establishing minimum standards to protect the public in a particular jurisdiction, and monitoring minimal standards of practice via a practice act and ongoing disciplinary process would best be called which of the following?

An organization that conducts a practice analysis every 5 years on entry-level practice would best be called which of the following?

A description of a professional portfolio that best describes its use would be as follows: A professional portfolio is an assessment and learning tool:

Which is most accurate in regard to the assessment of competencies for occupational therapy managers?

Integration of knowledge from multiple sources to formulate a comprehensive description of prior work performance is most closely related to which of the following domains?

Which of the following most accurately represents the content of the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition?

Which of the following is most accurate in regard to the status of professional regulation as of 2014?

Which of the following organizations has indirect responsibility for supporting the development of entry-level competency and direct responsibility for supporting the continued competency of occupational therapy practitioners?

Which of the following statements is most accurate in regard to assessment and documentation of competencies for per diem or contract staff?

The fundamental job duties that the employee must be able to complete independently with or without reasonable accommodation are typically referred to as entry-level competencies.

An effective system for assessment of competencies can be useful and is applied at all steps of the recruitment, hiring, and performance-appraisal process.

Formal recognition that an individual has proficiency within, and a comprehension of, a specified body of knowledge, often through administration of an examination, is best called: