from Hospital to Community Based Setting Flashcards
Continuum of care including
Acute
- Intensive care unit (PICU)
- Medical or surgical care unit (special care unit: Cardiac, Hemoc, Pyschiatric)
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Ambulatory or outpatient services
Community based Settings
Acute admission
Child is usually typically developing prior to current referral reason; medical management of symptoms is key focus
Rehabilitation admission
Usually follows acute stay, designed to be a longer time designated on restoring strength, endurance, function and impacted skills in order to return home
Chronic Hospitalization
Admissions occur due to exacerbations of chronic conditions or progression of illness , may need modified continuation of outpatient services
Special program admission
admission of child to a specialized program such as feeding or day rehab program
External influences on pediatric hospital based services
- Health care laws
- Health care costs
- Insurance/ 3rd party reimbursement
- Accrediting agencies
Acute Setting
Goal:
- can be very short
- LTGs usually designed to be met within 1-2 weeks
- STGs usually are designed to be met quickly within a few days.
Goals: Improve client factors: -Improve full active ROM and strength (cognition, swallowing) -Improve safety of swallow -Improve visual perceptual deficits -Improve cognitive/processing functions
Improve occupational level
- Enable child to return to pre-morbid level in school or community.
- Return to age appropriate play and ADL skills
- Support and improve child’s social participation.
Rehabilitation
types of onset-
- accidental injury
- violence
- disease process
- surgical intervention
Types of diagnosis
- TBI
- SCI
- Cancer
- Stroke
- Encephalitis
- Cerebral Palsy
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Traditional Requirements
- 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days/wk
- fewer hours on weekend
- Evaluations must be completed within 48 hours of admission
- WeeFIM assessments weekly- to show progress is being made.
- Weekly Team Progress Note- Authorization to stay on rehab.
Neuro-Trauma Status
- <3 hours/day of therapy- Justify why they cant (not stable)(may just need parent training, how to position, bath, oral stim, etc)
- Reduced therapy status due to medical severity (tolerance) or due to young age
- May focus on family education.
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Goals-
- Often looking at a 2-8 week stay
- LTG- within 1 month
- STG- within 1 week
Types of OT Intervention
- prevention
- restoration
- Modification/Adaptations for ADL skills
- Equipment evaluation/reassessment- a lot before they leave. what they will need for discharging to home.
- Community re-introduction.
Pediatric Rehabilitation FORs
Biomechanical- ROM, Tone, can they track, sensory stimulation, how body responds
NDT- weight bearing status, synergistic patterns they may have, trunk control (better ability to use extremities)
Sensory Processing- lighting, music, etc. (may not tolerate well) What sensory properties in the room will help calm and organize child.
Visual Information- Processing- able to process what is going on to help with their participation.
Pediatric Outpatient Interventions
- Continuation of rehab or inpatient services (focus on return to pre-morbid function in all occupational areas)
- May start services at this level
- Focus on habilitation and establishing new developmental skills (sensory processing, fine motor skills, strengthening, splinting needs, attention, coordination, feeding)
Pediatric Outpatient Services
Goals:
- Time varies
- LTGs are written for 6 month increments
- STGs are written for 1-2 months (4 to 8 visits)
Frequency of intervention
- varies based on setting and client needs
- outpatient day programs: 3-5x/wk (typically seen for 3-5 hours a day)
- Standard outpatient: 1-2x/wk or 1-2x/month (typically seen for 45min-1 hour/ session)
Community Based- Pediatric settings
Infant Toddle Programs
School based therapies
Pediatric community-based settings
- may or may not charge for OT services
- Consultant- may evaluate current programs and give suggestions for program quality improvement.
OT as part of autism diagnostic group or OT working as a group leader at community substance abuse camp
Work with an educational team at a school to select furniture to support better sitting and movement postures for children with special needs