The convention for reporting PTA testing results, at Westmead Hospital, is as follows:
Record the date and report the patient's score. Then outline the items the patient answered incorrectly. (This will provide more information to those unfamiliar with the scale.)
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Example:
'December 11, 1994 - PTA score 7/12 today. The following items were incorrect: day of week, time of day and the 3 picture cards.' |
Whenever the patient scores 12 out of 12 you should also record that the picture cards have been changed for the following day. (There is no need to record the new picture cards in the medical record as this should have already been done on the MR-120 Form.)
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Example:
'December 12, 1994 - PTA score 12/12 today. The picture cards have been changed for tomorrow.' |
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