ADL Documentation Training Series | Texas Medicaid Coalition

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Watch the 1st Video.

Documenting ADL Tasks: Training Resource for Accurate Documentation Supportive of MDS Section G

Please watch this video training before moving on to the next section.

Quiz 1 – Documenting ADL Tasks: Training Resource for Accurate Documentation Supportive of MDS Section G

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.

[En][Training][G] Bed Mobility

True
False

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?

[En][Training][G] Meal Self-Performance

Independent
Supervision
Limited assistance
Extensive assistance

Limited assistance is only touching to cue or guide the resident to complete the ADL task.

[En][Training][G] Touch cue limited assistance

True
False

Extensive assistance includes a little bit or a lot of weight bearing support to help the resident complete the ADL task.

[En][Training][G] Extensive Assistance Weight Bearing

True
False

The video training was clear and helped to explain the topics covered.

[En][G][Satisfaction] Section G Satisfaction

True
False

Watch the 2nd Video.

Documenting Functional Abilities: Training Resource for Capturing Performance Data Supportive of MDS Section GG

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Quiz 2 – Documenting Functional Abilities: Training Resource for Capturing Performance Data Supportive of MDS Section GG

When rating functional abilities, the patient should be allowed time to perform the tasks as independent as possible, as long as they are safe.

[En][Training][GG] Rating Functional Abilities

True
False

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.

[En][Training][GG] Documentation Times

True
False

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?

[En][Training][GG] Required Assistance with Tasks

Substantial/Maximal Assistance
Partial/Moderate Assistance

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.

[En][Training][GG] Safe to walk

Not attempted because of medical conditions or safety
N/A- It does not matter if you select the reason the task is not scored

The video training was clear and helped to explain the topics covered.

[En][Satisfaction][GG] Section GG Satisfaction

True
False