An OTR is working with a client one week post CVA in an impa…
An OTR is working with a client one week post CVA in an impatient rehabilitation unit. The therapist observes that the client displays dense left unilateral neglect and mild to moderate left sided weakness during performance of morning self-care activities. Which assessment would be most appropriate to document how unilateral neglect affects this client’s performance in self-care activities?
Read DetailsDuring an outpatient OT visit, your client’s spouse disclose…
During an outpatient OT visit, your client’s spouse discloses that the client has almost been hit by a car 3x this week when going to get the mail from the other side of the busy apartment complex they recently moved to. The client displays mild left neglect on the Behavioral Inattention Test. You are concerned that the client may be getting lost while trying to find their way to the mailbox in the busy parking lot. Which intervention is most appropriate to address this concern?
Read DetailsAn OTR is working on self-feeding (eating cereal from a bowl…
An OTR is working on self-feeding (eating cereal from a bowl) with a client who is 2 weeks post traumatic brain injury and functioning at a Rancho Level III. The client is demonstrating particular problems with initiation of feeding. What strategy is most appropriate to address this impairment in initiation?
Read DetailsAn OT is working with a client 3 months post TBI. The clien…
An OT is working with a client 3 months post TBI. The client’s goal is to improve independence and safety in basic household tasks. The OT documents that during the last therapy session the client was able to engage in the task of making a simple sandwich in a quiet environment for 6 minutes with only 2 verbal cues to re-direct attention to the task. Which type of attention is being described in this OT note?
Read DetailsAn OTR is working with an individual who is emerging from a…
An OTR is working with an individual who is emerging from a coma following a traumatic brain injury and is currently functioning in a minimally conscious state. Which of the following behaviors do you expect that this client will display?
Read DetailsAn OTR is working with a client with multiple sclerosis. Th…
An OTR is working with a client with multiple sclerosis. This client demonstrates impairments in alternating and divided attention when she is fatigued at the end of the day. Which of the following strategies uses principles of cognitive scheduling to improve performance for this client?
Read DetailsA client completes the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) and…
A client completes the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) and demonstrates minor deficits in all aspects of attention performance (i.e. selective, sustained, divided, etc.). Which intervention would be the most appropriate to address this range of deficits?
Read DetailsA client with a basal ganglia stroke is participating in a c…
A client with a basal ganglia stroke is participating in a community outing activity (going to the grocery store). The client bursts out laughing at several inappropriate times during the activity. When asked what is so funny, the client replies “I don’t think anything is funny do you?” What condition is being displayed by this client?
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