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Normative Vital Signs by Age

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource references the changes in normal vitals as we age. Quickly determine if your findings for temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and blood pressure are normal.
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Health Literacy and Providing Education

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
All individuals have the right to access and understand the information provided by their healthcare team to make appropriate decisions and actions. This resource includes information on assessing health literacy, providing adequate education, and assessing an individual’s understanding.
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Medication Management Evaluation

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource provides clinicians with evidence-based tools to use during treatment sessions and strategies to assist with increasing medication adherence.
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ESTIM

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Electrical stimulation (ESTIM) is a valuable modality that can be used to address a variety of conditions and symptoms such as treating chronic pain, improving range of motion, and retraining muscles after injury or illness. This resource covers ESTIM indications, contraindications/precautions and provides a log to keep track of individual patient parameters in order to simplify utilizing ESTIM in the clinic.
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Quilt Activity for Visual Perceptual Skills

December 31, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This activity can be used as an intervention to target a variety of visual perceptual skills, attention, and fine motor skills. There are three graded options in order to increase the challenge as the patient progresses.
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Metacognition

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Metacognition is a higher-level cognitive skill critical for improving organization, problem solving, self-monitoring, and self-correction. It is dependent on self-awareness, which can be impaired following brain injury. This handout explains metacognition, metacognitive strategies, and ways to improve self-awareness.
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Memory Log Template

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This memory log is designed for rehab therapists working with people who have memory impairments. The first of the 2 page template captures names of therapists, doctors, therapy goals, events leading to hospitalization and current location. The second page can be filled out each day the patient is in the facility and captures what was accomplished with each therapy discipline, appointments, medical notes, visitor notes, medication tracking, and general reminders.
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Memory Book Template

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This material is a memory book template that can be printed and used for multiple patients in different settings.  A variety of pages are provided to be able to choose and create a memory book that is most functional for your patient.
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