Intervention Implementation Therapy Support

Question 1

1) Wheelchair: As a therapist assistant, you will be using and teaching patients how to use the wheelchair.
Find out what are the common hazards or possible dangers during such moments of using the wheelchairs. (To both patient and healthcare worker)

Answer 1

• Fall from wheelchair
• Hit from clossing door

Question 2

ADLs: Part of the Occupational therapists’ interventions are to improve patients function in ADLs. Name all the sub-categories in BADLs ?
Research on what are some ,examples of assistive devices that we might get patients to use in each category (2-3 example)

Answer 2

• Shoe horn
• Reacher
• Button hook

Question 3

ADLs Dressing: During the training of Dressing with patients, we need to adhered to some general guidelines/principles to ensure patients’ safety and allow for a better performance in dressing.
State what are some of the general guidelines/principles that you as a Therapist Assistant need to help patient to follow.

Answer 3

• Weak side goes in 1st in dressing
• Weak side come out last in dressiing
• May dress either on bed or on the chair.

Question 4

ADLs: During ADLs re-training, whenever necessary, the Occupational Therapist will prescribe assistive devices.
Why are assistive devices used? What are their function and purpose in ADLs re-training for the patients?
What are some of the common assistive devices you see around you or in the community?

Answer 4

• Promote independent of patient
• Minimised barriers to function

Question 5

Name the service(s) that an Occupational Therapist provide.

Answer 5

• Wheelchair skill training
• Bed Mobility

Question 6

Transfer: State the principles for maintaining good body posture during therapy intervention and transfers of patients. Why is this important for you as TA?

Answer 6

• Knee bend
• back straight
• stand shoulder with apart

Question 7

Transfer:Before lifting and transferring procedures; What are some of the information that you as a Therapist Assistant would require?

Answer 7

• height & weight
• Medical condition
• Affected or weak side

Question 8

There are many administrative and supervisory roles of a Therapy Assistant, name 4-5 of these roles.

Answer 8

• Assist with stock inventory
• Filling patient record
• Ensure workplace safety

Question 9

As a Therapist Assistant (TA), in your role there are limitations in your job scope; state the 2 limitations while you are assisting with any therapist. Why do you think such limitations are there?

Answer 9

• TA can only perform task delegate by therapist.
• TA can only provide task within limit what they been trained & conpetent perform.

Question 10

Transfer: During lifting and transferring; at times patients might experience some unexpected responses or symptoms, describe what some of them are? Why do patients have such responses or symstoms?

Answer 10

• Giddiness
• Fainted
• Increase BP