Your Response Yes No |
Answer Key | Action |
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No | 1. Proceed with occupational therapy treatment and wait to contact the patient’s supervisor at the sheltered workshop until the patient’s symptoms have subsided | |
No | 2. Inform the patient and her sister that playing video games can cause carpal tunnel syndrome and instruct the patient to immediately refrain from playing video games | |
Yes | 3. Include cognitive and mental health assessments as part of the initial evaluation to determine if the patient’s ASD is contributing to her carpal tunnel syndrome | |
No | 4. Contact the patient’s supervisor at the sheltered workshop to find out why the patient has not been assigned to another job | |
Yes | 5. Gather more detailed information about the patient’s leisure activities, including how much time she spends playing her video games | |
Yes | 6. Ask the patient and her sister for permission to contact the patient’s supervisor at the sheltered workshop to gather more information about the patient’s job |
Your Response Yes No |
Answer Key | Action |
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No | 1. Report the supervisor for failure to act in the best interests of the employee | |
Yes | 2. Inform the supervisor that there are many ways that repetitive motion injuries can develop and a full assessment of the patient’s daily living tasks, including her job, will help to develop a plan to alleviate her symptoms | |
Yes | 3. If the supervisor does not co-operate, the OTR® should not threaten him that they will report him to the head of the non-profit agency | |
No | 4. Ask the supervisor if he is aware of the many causes of repetitive motion injuries and offer to send him information on the subject | |
No | 5. Do not schedule a work site evaluation due to the conflict between the patient’s sister and the supervisor. Ask the supervisor over the phone about the specifics of the patient’s job | |
Yes | 6. Ask the supervisor if a work site evaluation can be scheduled to assess the patient’s job tasks and how the patient performs her job |
Your Response Yes No |
Answer Key | Action |
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No | 1. The OTR® should advise the patient to tell her co-workers that she has ASD which is making it challenging to communicate the difficulties she is experiencing in the workplace | |
Yes | 2. The OTR® should begin implementing assertiveness training with the patient to improve her communication and advocacy in the workplace | |
Yes | 3. The OTR® should ask the patient and her sister if they are aware that the patient has the right to accommodations in the workplace under the Americans with Disabilities Act | |
No | 4. The OTR® should advise the patient to schedule a meeting with her supervisor to ask for a rotating work schedule | |
No | 5. The OTR® should schedule a meeting with the supervisor to discuss staffing rotation options for the sheltered workshop | |
Yes | 6. The OTR® should provide the supervisor with education of common work related musculoskeletal disorders and overuse injuries |
Your Response Yes No |
Answer Key | Action |
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Yes | 1. Write a letter to the supervisor expressing concern over the lack of follow through with the recommendations for adapting the patient's job. The letter should explain how the patient's rights are being violated at work by not providing adaptations | |
Yes | 2. Give the patient and her sister information on what further action they can take if the supervisor does not respond to the letter from the OTR® or make changes to the patient's job | |
No | 3. Write a letter to the management of the sheltered workshop informing them that the supervisor is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing adaptations for the patient | |
Yes | 4. Discuss with the patient and her sister how she feels about her job and if she should consider taking a leave of absence to recover from her symptoms. Allow the patient and her sister to come to their own decision regarding the leave of absence | |
No | 5. Report the sheltered workshop to the county’s social services office for violating the patient’s rights | |
No | 6. Inform the patient and her sister that the OTR® has done all that can be done and it is the responsibility of the sheltered workshop to follow through with the recommendations |
There are 2 main principles at play in this scenario, the Ethical principles of Justice and Fidelity. Justice relates to the fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment of persons. Fidelity requires the OT practitioner to abide by policies, procedures, and protocols when serving or acting on behalf of a professional organization or employer to fully and accurately represent the organization’s official and authorized positions. Not engaging in actions that reduce the public’s trust in occupational therapy.