RBT Documentation & Reporting Practice Questions
Documentation & Reporting makes up 7 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest RBT practice test. Here are 10 of the 28 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on the BACB RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.) and the RBT Ethics Code (2.0). Original questions; 50 per test, weighted like the real exam.
1. A parent tells the technician the client has been waking up at night. What should the technician do?
- A.Tell the parent to call a doctor
- B.Pass it on to the supervisor
- C.Change the session plan
- D.Keep it to herself
Answer: B. Sleep changes can affect behavior and progress. The technician reports them to the supervisor, who decides on any changes.
2. A teacher suggests a new way to reinforce the client during sessions. The technician should:
- A.Tell the teacher no
- B.Ignore the suggestion
- C.Start using it today
- D.Share it with the supervisor
Answer: D. RBTs communicate concerns and suggestions from the team to their supervisor. They do not change the plan on their own.
3. Which variable should be reported because it might affect a client's progress?
- A.A new medication
- B.The weather forecast
- C.The technician's lunch
- D.The color of the room
Answer: A. Illness, medication changes, schedule changes and family events can all affect behavior and should be reported promptly.
4. When should a technician report that a client has started a new medication?
- A.Only if behavior worsens
- B.Only if the parent asks
- C.As soon as possible
- D.At the next annual review
Answer: C. Variables that might affect progress should be reported in a timely way so the supervisor can interpret the data and adjust.
5. A technician is unsure how to run a new procedure. What should she do?
- A.Look it up and improvise
- B.Skip it without telling anyone
- C.Ask the supervisor first
- D.Guess from past cases
Answer: C. RBTs seek clinical direction from their supervisor in a timely way, especially before running anything they have not been trained on.
6. A technician notices the client's data look unusually different from last week. The technician should:
- A.Report the irregularity
- B.Change the data to match
- C.Wait a month
- D.Delete the odd data
Answer: A. Data irregularities are a reason to seek clinical direction. Changing or deleting data is falsification.
7. Which session note is objective?
- A.Client was naughty
- B.Client was in a mood
- C.Client was sad for no reason
- D.Client cried for 4 minutes
Answer: D. Objective notes state what happened in observable, measurable terms. Moods and judgments are opinions.
8. Session notes should be written:
- A.From memory next month
- B.Soon after the session
- C.At the end of the week
- D.Only for bad sessions
Answer: B. Notes written soon after the session are more accurate, and many funders and employers require timely documentation.
9. Which belongs in a session note?
- A.Guesses about diagnoses
- B.What happened and the data
- C.Personal opinions of caregivers
- D.Gossip about the family
Answer: B. Notes record what occurred, what was run and the data. Opinions, gossip and diagnostic guesses are inappropriate.
10. A technician made an error in a paper session note. What is the right correction?
- A.Tear out the page
- B.Rewrite the note from scratch
- C.Use correction fluid
- D.Follow the correction policy
Answer: D. Records must be corrected in a way that keeps the original visible and traceable, as workplace and legal rules require. Hiding errors can look like falsification.
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