Testing should ideally take place at the bedside in a quiet ward room. There should be no distractions like television, food or young children. In busy / noisy wards it may be easier to move the patient to a quiet area, if the patient is mobile. However, if this is not the case, pull the curtain around the bed and try to minimise noise and interruption for the duration of testing.
There should also be no obvious cues or aids like clocks or orientation boards nearby. These should be obscured during testing or surreptitiously removed before testing starts. (One also needs to prevent the patient looking at their watch during testing.)
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