Harriet: Videos with Related Questions
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Questions taken from the faculty resource: Documenting Levels of Assistance
What does it mean to document in an objective and measurable manner?
What are the Medicare requirements for documenting levels of assistance?
How is the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) used to document levels of assistance? How can the principles of the FIM be used for documenting instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)?
What level of assistance is required for this client to ambulate from the door to the sink?
What level of assistance is required for this client to wash dishes while standing?
Consider how documentation changes when providing a score for the entire task as a whole versus individual steps within the task. In this case, consider the difference between levels of assistance for “washing dishes” versus levels of assistance for “scrubbing with right hand,” “stabilizing plate with left hand,” and “standing at the sink.” How does this provide a clearer picture of the amount of assistance needed? How does this help you set your goals?
Is the clinician using a remedial or compensatory approach in this treatment session?
How does the clinician increase awareness and incorporate use of the affected extremity?