A physical therapist attempts to teach a person in stage 6 d…
A physical therapist attempts to teach a person in stage 6 dementia to use a front-wheeled walker for ambulation because they have been having increased falls when they get up without assistance in their room. The patient has not used a walker to ambulate previously. Prior to working on the task, the therapist places bright orange tape around the walker grips to increase visibility. The therapist then places the walker directly in front of the patient while they are seated in their recliner. The therapist asks the prompt “What do you do when you get up from your chair?” And then cues and demonstrates the task of standing up and holding the walker grips and states “I use my walker”. The therapist repeats the prompt over and over and facilitates the patient to perform the target task and verbal response back each repetition. After 10+ repetitions, the therapist then begins to increase the time between trials.This task fits best under which of the following categories of interventions?
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A physical therapist in a hospital is scheduled to treat a 70-year-old patient that was admitted for COPD exacerbation and placed on 4 L/min of oxygen. At evaluation yesterday afternoon, the patient was alert and oriented, could follow directions, and required contact guard assistance during mobility within the room. This morning, the patient has been assigned a 1:1 patient sitter and bed/chair alarms applied for safety due to progressive disorientation, agitation, and hallucinations that developed overnight. The nurse notes that the patient was started on antibiotics this morning for suspected pneumonia. What is the most likely cause of the patient’s change in cognitive status?
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A 50-year old patient presents with profound loss of language skills that developed quickly over a period of a year. They have retained most of their motor skills but need supervision during mobility for safety due to their cognitive / language impairment. What diagnosis is this presentation most consistent with?
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Rewrite the following intervention statement to adequately demonstrate that the skill of a therapist is required to perform the task: The patient performed sit to stand transfer x 5 repetitions with up to moderate assistance required.
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Quiz.png Read the week’s handnotes before starting. Use HonorLock with Google Chrome and keep your camera on during the quiz. Headsets are not allowed. Use only the calculator provided in the quiz (no physical calculators). You have 30 minutes per attempt. Two attempts are allowed; the highest score counts. Complete each attempt in one sitting (you cannot save and return).
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