Hey Ron, Generaly, 24 hour supervision is required for an individual with a 4.2. The information I have as part of a caregiver guide states that the caregiver must assume all responsibility for administration of medications and monitoring of effects. It goes on to state that verbal skills are often better than actual task performance abilities. A patient at this level does have ability to learn tasks which can be broken into simple steps, however the complexity and potential safety implications of lymphedema management may be a bit too much to handle.
Jimmie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OTlist] What Kind of Therapy do You do??? Today at wal-mart, the checkout person says, "What kind of therapy do you do"? As I finished explaining OT (for the 1 billionth time in my life), the person said that she had just graduated from massage school. Said, that someone just graduating has never heard of OT!!! On a more positive note... I administered my very first Allen screen today!! I am trying to determine if my client has the capacity to learn how to do his own lymphedema wrapping. He scored 4.2 on the assessment. I need to look up the score in the book but it doesn't seem promising. It was so funny because the client (a man) started out laughing about doing the simple lacing but when it got time to do the cordovan stitch, he was very serious and intent on learning the stitch.!!! Ron -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO NOT read, copy, or disseminate this communication. Non-intended recipients are hereby placed on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, duplication, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of these materials is expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys Privacy Hotline at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the sender via e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
