46601-1
Current ability - bathing [OASIS]
Active
Term Description
Identifies the patient's ability to bathe entire body and the assistance which may be required to safely bathe in shower or tub. The focus for today's assessment - the "current" column - is on what the patient is able to do today.
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Current ability - bathing
- Property
- Find
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- OASIS
Normative Answer List: LL293-2
| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able to bathe self in SHOWER OR TUB independently. | 0 | LA6123-9 | |
| With the use of devices, is able to bathe self in shower or tub independently. | 1 | LA6451-4 | |
| Aid: a) for intermittent supervision/encouragement/reminders, OR b) to get in/out of shower/tub, OR c) for washing difficult to reach areas. | 2 | LA6151-0 | |
| Participates in bathing self in shower or tub, BUT requires presence of another person throughout the bath for assistance or supervision. | 3 | LA6323-5 | |
| UNABLE to use the shower or tub and is bathed in BED OR BEDSIDE CHAIR. | 4 | LA6428-2 | |
| Unable to effectively participate in bathing and is totally bathed by another person. | 5 | LA6413-4 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SURVEY.OASIS
- Type
- Surveys
- First Released
- Version 2.19
- Last Updated
- Version 2.54 (MIN)
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 46462-8 | Deprecated Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version B1 |
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- Organization
- Center for Health Policy Research, UCHSC, Denver, CO
- Copyright
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