Which of the following provides the BEST clinical reasoning…
Which of the following provides the BEST clinical reasoning for the answer you provided for the following question? You are working in a VA hospital in Virginia, and Joe is admitted to your floor under “observation” due to family concerns with a recent and sudden onset of confusion. Joe is 65 years old, and a Veteran. The physician is ordering blood and urine tests to rule out infections, substance abuse, and blood chemistry abnormalities. The physician asks OT to administer a quick cognitive assessment that is sensitive to detecting mild cognitive impairments with Joe’s demographic.
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Which of the following provides the BEST clinical reasoning for the answer you provided for the following question? You are working in an outpatient pediatric setting, and receive a physician order to evaluate and treat a 10 year old boy with Down syndrome. Because of his diagnosis and attributes related to his diagnosis, you suspect he may have fine motor and coordination delays affecting his independence with self-care skills. You will need to complete a norm-referenced assessment in order to show a delay of 1.5 standard deviations below the mean (z score -1.5), and feel a motor assessment may be helpful. However, you remember that the motor assessments are not always occupation-based and want to also use a tool to help you identify occupations that may be affected by his fine motor and coordination delays. Which of the following assessments would assist you in identifying occupations that are impacted by his functioning?
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