COTA modalities and wound care practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Hot packs, paraffin, cryotherapy, ultrasound, TENS, NMES and biofeedback with their contraindications, pressure injury stages, wound healing, and setting up a safe treatment space, including lines and telehealth. Part of Domain 2, Select and Implement Interventions, which is 55% of the COTA exam.

Line drawing of a paraffin bath, a hot pack wrapped in towels and a small electrical stimulation unit with lead wires

Before you start

Most questions have one best answer among three or four options. Multi-select questions have six options with three correct: select three, and you earn a point for each correct one. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the tempting wrong answers are wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the NBCOT 2022 COTA Examination Content Outline, not NBCOT exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by NBCOT (the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy) or Pearson VUE. COTA is a certification mark of NBCOT.