Re: Unsteady gait

[Joyce Nicholson]

Logically, this makes sense, yes.  I assume then they are walking in the therapy room, which there is no where to code on the MDS.  You cannot always say in no uncertain terms when walk in room & walk on unit are coded 8 that you never mark unsteady gait.  Each assessment is individual-specific.

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>Subject: Re: Unsteady gait

>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:25:36 EST

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>What about the resident who does not ambulate on the unit but is on PT and T2

>is filled in that they walk and when you ask the therapist they say the

>resident has an unsteady gait ? Would you then say the resident has an unsteady

>gait even if they don't walk on the unit or in their room?

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>A Roth, RN,C RAC-C

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