New Article by Teepa Snow
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Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA recently wrote an article for MedBridge called 'Solve the Puzzle: How to Assess Altered Cognition in Acute Care'.
In the article, Snow provides a list of key questions we must ask ourselves in order to assess a situation in an acute care setting when a patient is confused. She describes the multiple factors that are often at play that contribute to a patient's state of confusion.
Solving the puzzle can be challenging and requires detective work.
The article also includes a video clip of Teepa Snow and Linn Possell demonstrating the use of dynamic assessment techniques.
Read the article here:
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