Rehab Aide Quiz 4th Quarter 2014

The patient is able to get on the toilet without assistance but patient requires your help getting off of the toilet.The patient is able to complete 50% of the tasks to do a toilet transfer.What rehab term describes level of assistance patient needs?

The patient uses a bedside commode to void. You have to empty, clean and replace the bucket.What rehab term describes the level of assistance needed for bladder management?

A patient wears an adult brief due to periodic episodes of incontinence yet uses the toilet to void. You, however, assist with most of the effort putting on/taking off the brief.  The management of the brief is the greater burden of care.What rehab term describes the level of assistance provided?

Patient uses the toilet for managing their bowel and bladder, however, s/he cannot be left alone when s/he's in the bathroom. The patient does not require the use of a bladder or bowel device nor medication.What rehab term describes the level of assistance needed for bowel and bladder management in the FIM world.

Grooming, in the FIM world, is defined as ability to 1. brush your teeth or clean dentures, 2. comb/brush hair, 3. wash, rinse and dry both hands and 4. wash, rinse and dry the face. When appropriate, it would also include shaving the face or applying make up. It does not include flossing, shampooing, hair braiding, nail care, applying deodorant, shaving legs.True or False

When determining how much assistance the patient needed for Bathing you would include that the patient washed, rinsed and dried their own back and face when you reported to nurse at end of the shift. (If you're not sure of the definition of Bathing, look at the FIM Guide book)True or False

When you're assisting with Toileting, in the FIM world, you're looking for how much assistance the patient needs with the following tasks;1. Pants/Johnnie down2. Hygiene3. Pants/Johnnie up4. Getting off the ToiletTrue or False

Bowel and Bladder Management also includes getting on and off the toilet.True or False

True or FalseThe definition of Complete Independence for Bowel and Bladder Management, in FIM world, means the patient does not need a device for managing their bowel and bladder, does not take medications to control the sphincter and never has an accident.

When you're assisting a patient to transfer on and off the bedside commode, this is considered a Toilet Transfer.True or False

If you provide minimal or incidental assistance while the patient dresses OR undresses (ex. buttoning pants, zipping a zipper, fastening a belt, tying shoelaces, applying one sock OR applying one shoe) what level of assistance does the patient need to accomplish Lower Body Dressing?

When a patient, who is wearing a johnnie, needs your assistance with using a urinal that includes adjusting their johnnie before and after use of the urinal, the task of adjusting the johnnie, is part of the definition of Toileting (pants down, hygiene, pants up)True or False

When you assist a patient to get out of bed to a standing position and/or assist the patient getting back into bed, this task is called Bed/Chair/Wheelchair in the FIM world.True or False

True or False?It's just as important to observe your patient's ability to Groom on Days as it is on Evenings, even if the patient declines doing some of the grooming tasks, you can report what the patient and/or you did for the other tasks.

True or False?Discharge FIM scores are just as important as Admission scores. These 2 sets of scores measure the impact you have on the patient's overall improvement, from the beginning of their stay to end.It's called "FIM efficiency" or our organizational report card.  CARF, The Joint Commission and Medicare look at this measure periodically to evaluate the effectiveness of our programs on patient care.