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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Category - Professionalism

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A COTA in your department has been out of school for six months. She is having difficulty providing activities that follow the treatment plan of her supervising OT department. What does her OT department decide to do?
  1. Provide general supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
  2. Provide close supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
  3. Provide direct supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients.
  4. Take over the treatment of the patients.
Explanation
Answer: C. The OT department decides to provide direct supervision while the COTA provides treatment to patients. Direct supervision means that OT department co-workers are present in the room while the COTA is providing treatment and can observe what the COTA is doing with patients.
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