Your OT Department Has Asked You to Complete a 9-Hole

Multiple Choice

Your OT department has asked you to complete a 9-hole peg test with Doris, your 58-year-old hand patient. After you complete the test, you realize that you had placed the board in front of Doris backwards. What should you do?

A) Write down the results anyway because it doesn't matter how the board is positioned during the 9-hole peg test.
B) Re-administer the test, and explain to Doris that you made an error. Inform your OT department that you made an error during the first administration of the test.
C) Use another test to assess Doris' fine motor skills.
D) Throw out the test results, and tell your OT department that you do not feel competent as an OT assistant