Deck 19: Turning Theory Into Practice: Managerial Strategies

Question 1

A review of a department's mission statement can help in the process of determining what constitutes best practice.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The source of meaning in contrived occupation and in therapeutic occupation is the same, with both originating with the patient.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Exercise as typically used in the occupational therapy clinical environment (e.g., repetitions of lifting a rod with weights attached or batting a balloon back and forth) is an example of contrived occupation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Selecting a code to use for billing and completing an occupational analysis to plan an intervention both use a similar logic.

Question 5

A type of document that serves to codify core duties and best practice and shape employee roles within communities of practice by communicating employee activities that will be valued is best called:

A) A competency assessment.
B) A job description.
C) A mission statement.
D) An employee profile.

Question 6

A term used in Chapter 19 to describe a type of practice that includes roles, rules, and tools is best called:

A) Best practice.
B) Shared practice.
C) Competent practice.
D) Evidence-based practice.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes therapeutic occupation?

A) It is a preparatory method, is focused on skill development, has a source of meaning chosen by the therapist, and uses authentic objects.
B) It is purposeful activity, is focused on skill development, has a source of meaning chosen collaboratively by the therapist and patient, and uses items commonly found in an occupational therapy clinic.
C) It is occupation-based, is focused on skill development, has a source of meaning chosen collaboratively by the therapist and patient, and uses authentic objects.
D) It is occupation-based, is focused on compensation, has a source of meaning chosen collaboratively by the therapist and patient, and uses authentic objects.

Question 8

Which of the following strategies is most related to the domain of knowledge in regard to an occupational therapy practice?

A) Examining the needs of patients and whether the full range of occupational therapy interventions is being applied to meet patient needs
B) Developing competency statements for the administration of a set of assessments
C) Taking an inventory to identify objects to support occupation-based practice
D) Surveying staff on their values and attitudes regarding the use of occupation-based and theory-driven practice

Question 9

Which of the following best represents what could be a nonplace, identificational community?

A) Factories
B) Towns, villages, and cities
C) Prisons and churches
D) Practitioners who share common interests

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the concept of occupational therapy normalcy presented by Eleanor Clark Slagle lecturer Glen Gillen and explored in Chapter 19?

A) Normalcy is the natural state of the body before influenced by disease or impairment.
B) Normalcy is occupation and is what should drive the occupational therapy process.
C) Normalcy is the naturalistic environment in which we perform occupations.
D) Normalcy is the set of expectations that patients and clients have about the result of occupational therapy intervention.

Question 11

Which of the following terms represents an approach to occupational therapy intervention that is more naturalistic and ecologically relevant than rote exercise but not fully occupation-based treatment?

A) Contrived occupation
B) Therapeutic occupation
C) Prescribed occupation
D) Naturalistic occupation

Question 12

Coding of services is best described as which of the following?

A) Assigning codes to charges based on diagnosis of the patient and the intervention performed within a treatment setting
B) Segregating interventions into occupation-based and non-occupation-based categories to provide clear choices to guide OTs and OTAs
C) Categorizing patient needs into major categories such as neurologic or orthopedic to facilitate the design of occupation-based treatment programs
D) Providing retroactive descriptions of occupational therapy documentation and charges to track the focus on intervention in rote movement or occupations

Question 13

Which of the following is a common aspect of the structure of a community of practice?

A) Domain of knowledge
B) Community of people
C) Shared practice
D) All of the above

Question 14

As a manager, you should make it your business to keep up to date with which of the following?

A) Theories
B) Research
C) Evidence
D) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is a term that refers to the scope of information about which a group is concerned and defines what the group members need to understand together?

A) Domain of practice
B) Shared practice
C) Domain of knowledge
D) Paradigmatic knowledge

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of a naturalistic occupation?

A) Placing Velcro checkers in a pattern on the back of a rolling mirror
B) Challenging a patient's balance by having them reach to pick imaginary apples
C) Having a patient put different-sized cups and plates into a cupboard
D) Moving colored rings from one side of a "therapy arch" to the other

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the focus of the intervention as presented in this chapter?

A) The degree to which a selected intervention is intended to fix an identified impairment versus helping the person develop adaptations necessary to promote participation in desired occupations
B) The degree to which a selected intervention is supported by current policies on billing
C) The degree to which a selected intervention is consistent with the way other practitioners approach practice in the setting
D) The degree to which a selected intervention is client-centered

Question 18

Which of the following is not a recommendation for assisting staff in staying abreast of changes in practice and regulation without the need for further funding?

A) Brown-bag in-service presentations
B) CE on CD (Continuing Ed on CD)
C) Journal clubs
D) Co-treating patients

Question 19

A management tool that helps to codify best practice in a setting by laying out staff responsibilities would best be called which of the following?

A) Job description
B) Mission statement
C) Vision statement
D) Statement of operations

Question 20

Which of the following best characterizes occupation-based interventions?

A) Ecologically relevant
B) Naturalistic
C) Draw their purpose and meaning from the therapist
D) Both a and b