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See the questions and answers below. The correct answer will be shown in bold.
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Question 1.
When preparing to transfer a resident from the bed to the chair, the resident is assisted to move from a lying in the bed position to a sitting up on the side of the bed position. You would document this as a part of the resident’s bed mobility.
True
False
Question 2.
The resident is capable of eating independently. However, the resident has not been eating or drinking due to poor appetite. The CNA scoops out a bite of food and gives it to the resident then puts the utensil in the resident’s hand and encourages them to eat. The resident finishes the meal on their own. How would you document self-performance for eating during this meal?
- Independent
- Supervision
- Limited assistance
- Extensive assistance
Question 3.
Limited assistance is only touching to cue or guide the resident to complete the ADL task.
True
False
Question 4.
Extensive assistance includes a little bit or a lot of weight bearing support to help the resident complete the ADL task.
True
False
Question 1.
When rating functional abilities, the patient should be allowed time to perform the tasks as independent as possible, as long as they are safe.
True
False
Question 2.
Documentation is important to gather from different times of day and in different situations to help understand what is the usual functional ability for each patient.
True
False
Question 3.
When a patient requires assistance with MORE than half of the task, for example, there is heavy lifting to help a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, which coding option is correct?
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- Substantial/Maximal Assistance
- Partial/Moderate Assistance
Question 4.
If walking is not assessed because the patient is too sick or too weak to safely walk during that shift, the following option should be coded.
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- Not attempted because of medical conditions or safety
- N/A- It does not matter if you select the reason the task is not scored