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List all the D/C destinations

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  • ICU
  • acute care
  • inpatient rehab
  • subacute/TCU
  • SNF
  • home health
  • outpatient
  • hospice
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Describe PT in the ICU

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PT may have a role but it depends on how hemodynamically stable the patient is

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Describe PT in Acute Care

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pt is still critical but is more stable

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Describe PT in Inpatient Rehab

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intense hospital-based therapy due to daily 3 hour duration

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Describe PT in Subacute/TCU

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less intense
hospital-based therapy
2hrs/day duration

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Describe PT in a SNF

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less intense
skilled nursing-based therapy
2hrs or less/day duration

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Describe PT in Home health

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home based therapy
usually 3x/week
patient must be home bound

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Describe PT in Outpatient

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best for mobile patients

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Describe PT in Hospice

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appropriate for pts with diagnoses or 6 months or less to live
prescribed by MD

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State all the different infection control precautions

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  • Standard precautions
  • Transmission based
  • contact
  • enteric
  • droplet
  • airborne
  • neutropenic
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What are standard precautions used for?

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  • to control nosocomial infections

- reduce the risk of blood borne pathogens and pathogens from most body substances

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What do standard precautions apply to?

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  • blood
  • body fluids
  • secretions
  • excretions (except sweat)
  • non-intact skin
  • mucous membranes
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What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease?

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Hand washing

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What are transmission based precautions used for?

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  • patients documented or suspected to be infected or colonized with highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens
  • used in conjunction with standard precautions
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What is included in transmission based precautions?

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  • Contact precautions
  • Droplet precautions
  • Airborne precautions
  • Neutropenic precautions
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What are contact precautions used for?

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known or suspected infectious microorganisms that are transmitted by indirect or direct contact

Ex:

  • MRSA
  • VRE
  • norovirus
  • C-Diff
  • Chicken pox
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What do contact precautions include?

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  • Standard precautions
  • private room
  • gloves/gown prior to entering room; removed/placed in designated container before leaving room
  • designated non-critical client care items (stethoscope, gait belt, cuff weights, goni, AD)
  • disinfect all equipment/surfaces with approved disinfectant prior to use with other people
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What are enteric precautions?

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A subtype of contact precaution used for C-diff, norovirus, and rotavirus

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What do enteric precautions include?

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  • handwashing with soap and water
  • all equipment cleaned with chlorine based disinfectant
  • contact precautions
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What are droplet precautions?

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involves pathogens >5microns that travel in droplets
- droplets travel < 3ft and infect host’s conjunctivae or mucous membranes

Ex:

  • pneumonia
  • influenza
  • whooping cough
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What do droplet precautions include?

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  • Standard precautions
  • private room
  • face mask (visitors, patient if they leave room)
  • goggles/face shield in case of spray
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What are airborne precautions?

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  • pathogens < 5 microns that can remain suspended in the air for several hours and are dispersed by air currents
  • infects host via inhalation or direct transmission

Ex:

  • chicken pox
  • TB
  • measles
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What do airborne precautions include?

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  • Standard precautions
  • Don/doff respirator outside of room
  • isolation room with negative pressure
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What are neutropenic precautions?

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  • used to protect an immunocompromised patient due to chemotherapy, radiation, or immunosuppression drugs
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What do neutropenic precautions include?
- Careful attention to handwashing - disinfect equipment before interaction with the patient - HCP don mask when in pt's room and pt wears mask if leaving their room - diet restrictions: - - avoid uncooked fruit/veggies - - avoid tap water - - avoid ice from ice machine - no fresh flowers - restricted number of visitors and visitors who feel ill
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What does the AM-PAC 6 Clicks measure?
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY - predicts D/C setting after acute care - helps eliminate lag period before D/C
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What are the cut-off scores the AM-PAC 6 Clicks?
< 17 is predictive of institutional discharge
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What does the DEMMI measure?
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY, BALANCE (sitting/standing) - measures and monitors mobility in patients making transition from hospital to community
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What do higher DEMMI scores indicate?
better mobility
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What does the PFIT-s measure?
STRENGTH, MOBILITY - measures mobility and strength in ICU patients
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What is PFIT-s scoring like?
0-12 | higher scores = increased level of independence
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Who is PFIT-s used for?
low level, non-ambulatory pts
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What does the FSS-ICU measure?
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY - contains ICU/acute care setting appropriate items from the FIM - predictive of D/C location when measured at time of ICU D/C
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What are the median scores for the FSS-ICU?
28 or lower = home 20 or lower = IP rehab 9 or lower = SNF
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What does the CPAx measure?
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY, STRENGTH, RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, BALANCE - measures physical function in the ICU
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What are higher scores on the CPAx associated with?
shorter hospital LOS
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What does the Perme ICU Mobility Score measure?
COGNITION, MOBILITY, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE - assesses mobility status of patients in the ICU - identifies pts with potential mobility barriers and need for assistance
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What is great about the Perme ICU Mobility Score measure?
it can be incorporated into tx
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What does the ACIF measure?
FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY, COGNITION - used to predict D/C setting - developed to measure functional status at levels of function required in acute care - should be done within 24hrs of acute care admission
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What are the cut-off scores for ACIF?
< 0.4 predicts d/c to a setting other than home
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