Job Aid 3 – Monitoring Tools
Examples of tools that may be used by facility staff, practitioners, or consultants to determine baseline status as well as to monitor for effectiveness and potential adverse consequences may include, but are not limited to the following:
Common Examples of Potential Applications Source/Reference Conditions/ Tools Symptoms Diabetes Blood glucose, Diagnose diabetes and www.endocrineweb.com/diabetes/diagnosis.html Hemoglobin A1C determine diabetic control www.diabetes.org/home.jsp www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ www.diabetestoolbox.com/HbA1c.asp Alzheimer’s Mini Mental Status Determine degree of www.emedicine.com/med/topic3358.htm Disease/ Exam (MMSE) cognitive impairment www.fpnotebook.com/NEU75.htm Dementia Functional Instrumental Assess functional www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/nchsdefs/iadl.htm Decline Activities of Daily capabilities www.fpnotebook.com/GER3.htm Living (IADL) Resident Assess aspects of nursing www.apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/fries.htm Assessment home resident’s behavior www.careplans.com/pages/library/RAI_user_guide.pdf Instrument (RAI) and function Functional Assess level of function in http://geriatrics.uthscsa.edu/educational/med_students/fastscale_ad Alzheimer’s individuals with dementia min.htm Screening Test (FAST) Delirium Confusion Screen for cognitive www.hartfordign.org/publications/trythis/issue13.pdf Assessment Method impairment and delirium http://elderlife.med.yale.edu/pdf/The%20Confusion (CAM) %20Assessment%20Method.pdf
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Common Examples of Potential Applications Source/Reference Conditions/ Tools Symptoms Bipolar Mania Rating Scale Assess severity of mania www.psychiatryinpractice.com/AssessmentTools/default.aspx? Disorder 11=3&12=3&13=&13= www.brainexplorer.org/factsheets/Psychiatry%20Rating %20Scales.pdf Pain List of pain scales Assess pain characteristics www.chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/Physical.htm (e.g., intensity, impact, timing) Depression Geriatric Screen or monitor www.assessmentpsychology.com/geriatricscales.htm Depression Scale individuals at risk for www.hartfordign.org/publications/trythis/issue04.pdf depression www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmg/tables/33t4.jsp Cornell Depression Screen or monitor for www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/fuqua/CornellScale.pdf in Dementia Scale depression in individuals with cognitive impairment Abnormal Abnormal Assess presence and www.carepaths.com/pages/Instruments_AIMS.asp Movements Involuntary severity of involuntary www.mhsip.org/library/pdfFiles/abnormalinvoluntarymovementsc Movement Scales movements that may be ale.pdf (AIMS) due to disease or medications Behavioral Neuro-psychiatric Screen or monitor for www.alzheimer-insights.com/insights/vol2no3/vol2no3.htm Symptoms Inventory-Nursing behavior associated with associated with Home Version dementia (e.g., Dementia (NPI-NH) hallucinations, agitation or anxiety)
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Common Examples of Potential Applications Source/Reference Conditions/ Tools Symptoms Behavioral Provide a global rating of www.alzforum.org/dis/dia/tes/neuropsychological.asp Pathology in non-cognitive symptoms Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (Behave AD) Cohen-Mansfield Assess/rate distressed www.researchinstituteonaging.org/assessment.html Agitation Inventory behavior in older www.geriatrictimes.com/g010533.html (CMAI) individuals
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