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Low-Vision, Aphasia-Friendly Visual Pain Scale

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This legible, colorful, and graphics-based pain scale allows nursing and other care-giving staff to communicate with their patients about their level of pain throughout the day for the purposes of pain management.
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Low Stimulation Following Brain Injury

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides a list of how to implement a low stimulation protocol, signs, symptoms, agitation or overstimulation triggers, and what to do/not to do when a person becomes agitated or overstimulated.
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Left Neglect/Low Vision Mental Math

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Mental math sheets for patients recovering from brain injury and experiencing impairments associated with left neglect and low vision. Mental math requires sustained attention and can be a useful exercise when addressing functional problem solving required to complete basic cognitive tasks. The worksheets include a red bar on the left for those needing a visual cue to attend fully to the left side.
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Inclusion/Exclusion of Categories

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Circle items that belong to a category and put an X through items that do not belong. This product contains three categories: Fruits, animals, and things that start with B.
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Kitchen Safety Questionnaire

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource can be used as an intervention or a screening tool to work on safety awareness in the kitchen. 
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Intracranial Hemorrhages

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Intracranial Hemorrhages can lead to both cognitive and physical deficits in which therapy is recommended. This handout explains the difference between different types of intracranial hemorrhages including epidural, intracerebral, subarachnoid, and subdural for educating patients and their caregivers.
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Internal vs. External Distractions

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout explains the difference between internal and external distractions, how both can negatively affect performance in therapy, and tips for reducing distractions for educating both patients and their caregivers.
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Internal Memory Strategy: Mnemonics

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task is for adults wanting to improve their memory after traumatic brain injury. The worksheet is designed to provide the building blocks necessary to use the mnemonic memory strategy to recall functional lists, such as names, locations, and goals.
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ICU Delirium

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes three types of delirium as well as characteristics, risk factors, effects, screening tools, and tips for caregivers and staff members when a person they are caring
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