| Bed Mobility |
How client moves to and from lying position, turns side or side, and
positions body while in bed or alternate sleep furniture.
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| Transfer |
How client moves between surfaces including to or from: bed, chair,
wheelchair, standing position (excludes to/from bath/toilet).
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| Walk in Room |
How client moves between surfaces including to or from: bed, chair,
wheelchair, standing position (excludes to/from bath/toilet).
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| Walk in Hallway |
How client walks in corridor on unit |
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| Dressing |
How client puts on, fastens and takes off all items of clothing, including
donning/removing a prosthesis or TED hose. Dressing includes putting on and changing
pajamas and housedresses
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| Eating |
How client eats and drinks, regardless of skill. Do not include eating/drinking
during medication pass. Includes intake of nourishment by other means (e.g., tube feeding,
total parenteral nutrition, IV fluids administered for nutrition or hydration).
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| Toilet Use |
How client uses the toilet room, commode, bedpan, or urinal; transfers on/off
toilet; cleanses self after elimination; changes pad; manages ostomy or catheter; and adjusts
clothes. Do not include emptying of bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, catheter bag or
ostomy bag.
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| Personal Hygiene |
How client maintains personal hygiene, including combing hair,
brushing teeth, shaving, applying makeup, washing/drying face and hands (excludes baths
and showers).
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