What You’ll Discover in Rachel Blackwood Fall Risk and Functional Impairments
 Rachel Blackwood – Fall Risk and Functional Impairments
BACKROUND INFORMATION
Functional Impairments are related to 30 Day Readmission Risk
Barriers that hinder standardizing testing in acute healthcare
Time constraints
Infection control
Multiple lines/ICU patients
Uncertain which test is best?
The benefits of incorporating standardized tests into an electronic chart
PSYCHOMETRICS- A REVIEW OF TERMS
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Floor and ceiling effects
Responsiveness
Interpreting results
Transforming results into meaningful assessment
FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT TESTS
6 clicks- Activity Measurement for Post-Acute Care Inpatient Short-Form
Acute Care Index for Function
GAIT: WHEN DOCUMENTING DISTANCE AND LEVEL OF ASSIST ISN’T ENOUGH
Important importance of standard gait tests
Gait velocity- a new vital sign?
Standardized gait tests
2, 3, and Walk tests for 6 minutes
Walk test 10 meter/50 feet
Dynamic Gait Index
Four Step Square Test
Gait tests and Productivity standards
Case study and lab ICON—BOTH SIDE BY SIDE
BALANCE TESTS
Quantifying fall risk
Standardized balance tests can be performed in less than two minutes, and include those that take LESS THAN 2 minutes.
BESTEST/mini-BESTest
360 Turn Test
Function in Sitting Test
Fullerton Advance Balance Scale
Which test is the best?
Setting
Patient frailty
Time constraints
To justify the discharge plan, use tests
Rehab
SNF
Health at home
Case study and lab ICON—BOTH SIDE BY SIDE
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ICU STANDARDIZED TESTING – BENEFITS
ICU-specific tests
ICU mobility scale
ICU PFIT
PERME ICU mobility
Complications
Frailty
Management of lines/tubes
Case study and lab ICON—BOTH SIDE BY SIDE
ADLS AND STANDARDIZED TESTES
Understanding how to perform functional tasks
Integration of tests into discharge planning
Case study and lab ICON—BOTH SIDE BY SIDE
CVA SPECIFIC TESTS
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Additional therapy can be justified
Specific reviews
Action Research Arm Test
Box and Blocks Test
Orpington Prognostic Scale
Postural Assessment Scale to Assess Stroke Patients
Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement
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Description:
Therapists and As hospital stays get shorter, other healthcare professionals have a more complex role in the discharge planning. and The 30 day readmission rate is more closely monitored. It is crucial that acute care therapists are able not only to diagnose but also quantify functional impairments. and Fall risk Because of the frailty in the patient population, standardized testing in hospitals can be complicated. and Time constraints and medical issues are also factors.
This course is for healthcare professionals to familiarize them with the many tests they can choose from. and They will be able to make sense of the test results. This will teach you. and You can use practice tests on patients with high mobility as well as tests that are appropriate to the ICU. This lab is for practice.-In this intensive course you will learn about objective measures that can enhance assessments. and Documentation, to guide treatment and To assist in discharge planning.
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