mixed bag
For clients with neurocognitive disorder, many choices for action can be ______________ to participation
detrimental
NCD
This interdisciplinary approach to assessment accounts for the complex needs of the older adult client
What is comprehensive geriatric assessment?
SLUMS is an abbreviation for
St. Louis University Mental Status Exam
True or False: occupational engagement can occur with "taboo" activities such as illegal drug use
true
This nociceptive response is a high priority for OTs to be on the lookout for.
What is pain?
This is an abbreviation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
What is ALS?
When is it preferable to use a client's belt loops instead of their gait belt for stability during a transfer?
never
KELS is an evaluation of:
living skills
In occupational therapy, this therapeutic mechanism is grounds for motivation; and without it, participation may suffer.
What is meaningfulness?
True or false: Dementia-friendly communities recognize that social isolation is important for best outcomes.
false
true or false: increased energy, hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy typically characterize neurodegenerative disorders
false
When is it preferable to use a nickname rather than the client's real name?
When the client has expressed a preference for you to do so
This instrument does not entail functional report from caregivers for clients with NCD.
What is the AMPS?
This basic performance pattern affords structure to daily life and should be taken into account when treating older adult clients (as well as clients in other life stages).
What are habits?
This approach is built on the idea that care partners need to make an effort to keep a client with dementia engaged in life.
What is "the Best Friends Approach?"
This assessment entails selection of preferred activities from a stack of picture cards.
What is the ACS?