Adult Eval and Intervention

Which of the following cognitive skills is not appropriate to include in a low-level cognitive screening?

• Attention

• Command Following

• Orientation

• Problem Solving

An individual recovering from a traumatic brain injury is assessed to be at Level VI of the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale. Which should the occupational therapist use to implement treatment?

• Community re-entry activities, such as taking a bus

• Repetitive self-care tasks, such as brushing hair

• Sensory stimulation activités, such as moving to music

• Simple meal preparation tasks, such as making a sandwich

Using an internal or external memory strategy as an intervention for cognitive rehabilitation is considered ____.

• Cognitive strategy training

• Environmental modification

• Errorless learning

• Skill-habit training

A patient with cognitive deficits is participating in a home management intervention session. The therapist provides the patient with a basket of laundry and instructs them ot fold the white clothes then the dark clothes. Which of the following cognitive skills is the occupational therapist targeting with this intervention?

• Command following

• Insight

• Long-term memory

• Orientation

GCS: 5

• Severe TBI

• Mild TBI

• Moderate TBI

GCS: 14

• Mild TBI

• Moderate TBI

• Severe TBI

GCS: 10

• Mild TBI

• Moderate TBI

• Severe TBI

GCS: 12

• Mild TBI

• Moderate TBI

• Severe TBI

An occupational therapist is completing the discharge plan for an individual with a right CVA who had completed a 3-week inpatient rehabilitation program. The patient is right-hand dominant and exhibits mild, residual cognitive deficits. Which discharge recommendation is best for the therapist to discuss with the patient and the patient's family?

• An extension of length of stay

• A full-time home health aid

• Continued therapy in a SNF

• Continued therapy in outpatient rehabilitation

Ivy is a 33-year-old female with no significant PMH. Ivy sustained a TBI as the result of an MVA. After a brief stay in acute care, she is continuing her rehabilitation at the local inpatient rehabilitation hospital. It is documented in her chart that Ivy is being admitted as a Rancho Level V.

Which of the following is the best description for Rancho Level V?

• Automatic, appropriate

• Confused, agitated

• Confused, inappropriate

• Purposeful, appropriate