Section GG Functional Abilities Flashcards
06
Independent
A patient is independent if they
if they can complete the activity by him/herself with
no helper assisting them
05
Set up or clean up assistance
When is a patient considered set up or clean up assistance?
if the helper sets up or cleans up; patient completes activity. Helper assists only prior to or following the activity
04
supervision or touching assistance
When is a patient considered supervision or touching assistance?
If the helper provides verbal cues and or touching/steadying assistance and/or contact guard assist, as patient completes activity. Assistance may be provided throughout the activity or intermittently.
03
partial/moderate assistance
Partial/moderate assistance is considered what?
When a helper does LESS THAN HALF the effort. Helper lifts or holds the trunk or limbs, but provides less than half of the effort
02
substantial/maximum assistance
substantial/maximum assistance is considered what
helper does more than half of the effort
01
Dependent
When is a patient considered to be dependent?
when the helper does all of the effort. The patient does none of the effort to compete the task. or the assistance of two or more helpers is required to do the task.
07
Patient Refused
09
Not applicable as the activity was not attempted because the patient did not perform this activity prior to the current illness, exacerbation, or injury
10
Not attempted due to environmental limitations (lack of equipment, weather constraints)
88
not attempted due to medical condition or safety concern
What are the GG codes OT is expected to score upon admission/discharge?
Eating, Oral Hygiene, Toileting hygiene, shower/bathe self, upper body dressing, lower body dressing, putting on/off footwear, toilet transfer
Eating Definition
the ability to use suitable utensils to bring food and/or liquid to mouth and swallow food and/or liquid once the meal is placed before the patient
administration of tube feedings and parenteral nutrition is not considered
Oral Hygiene (& Dentures if applicable)
The ability to use suitable items to clean teeth.
Dentures (if applicable) The ability to insert and remove dentures into and from the mouth, manage denture soaking and rinsing with use of equipment
Toileting hygiene
the ability to maintain perineal hygiene & adjust clothes before and after voiding or having a bowel movement on toilet/commode/bedpan, or urinal
If managing an ostomy, this includes wiping the opening but not managing equipment.
indwelling urinary catheter is not scored with toileting hygiene
Shower/bathing self includes:
the ability to bathe self; including washing, rinsing, and drying self (excludes washing of back and hair).
Showering/bathing does not include what?
transferring in/out of the shower/tub and washing of back and hair
Upper body dressing includes:
the ability to dress and undress above the waist.
includes fasteners,
Lower body dressing includes:
the ability to dress and undress below the level of the waist
not including footwear
Putting on/taking off footwear includes:
the ability to put on and take off socks/shoes
includes fasteners
How long is the assessment period that therapy has to collect scores for patients “usual performance”?
3 days
beginning on day of admit and until 11:59pm 2 days after admission
What is considered to be the discharge assessment period?
Day of discharge and 2 calendar days prior to day of discharge
What is the correct code?
patient requires assistance to cut up food or opening containers?
05 setup/clean up assistance
What is the correct code?
patient requires verbal cues, coaxing, or general supervision for safety to complete activity?
04 supervision
What is the correct code?
patient requires incidental help for steadying assist with dressing
04 supervision/contact guard assist
How may licensed clinicians assess the patients performance?
direct observation
reports from patient’s self-report, clinicians, care staff, or family during 3 day assessment period
What type of performance is scored during assessment period?
usual performance. not best and not worst
What is the correct code?
patient does not eat or drink by mouth and relies solely on nutrition and liquids through tube feedings or total parenteral nutrition (TPN) due to a new (recent-onset) medical condition,
88 not attempted due to medical condition or safety concerns
What is the correct code?
If the patient does not eat or drink by mouth at the time of the assessment, and the patient did not eat or drink by mouth prior to the current illness, injury or exacerbation
09 not applicable and the patient did not perform this activity prior to the current illness, exacerbation, or injury
what is the correct code?
If the patient eats and drinks by mouth, and relies partially on obtaining nutrition and liquids via tube feedings or parenteral nutrition requiring assistance to open containers at breakfast.
05 set up assist
What is the correct code?
Ms. S usually becomes extremely fatigued and requests assistance from the certified nursing assistant to feed her the remainder of the meal.
03, Partial/moderate assistance.
Rationale: The certified nursing assistant provides less than half the effort for the patient to complete the activity of eating for all meals.