Creating a Competency to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence in Administering Cognitive Assessments and Screens

Hill, Aricka

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Hill, Aricka. Creating a Competency to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence In Administering Cognitive Assessments and Screens. . 2023. huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/9b0e71fb-4288-4b6c-8a0e-1735b5249997.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

H. Aricka. (2023). Creating a Competency to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence in Administering Cognitive Assessments and Screens. https://huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/9b0e71fb-4288-4b6c-8a0e-1735b5249997

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Hill, Aricka. Creating a Competency to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence In Administering Cognitive Assessments and Screens. 2023. https://huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/9b0e71fb-4288-4b6c-8a0e-1735b5249997.

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Title

Creating a Competency to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence in Administering Cognitive Assessments and Screens

Date modified

12/23/2025

Creator

Hill, Aricka

Abstract

Occupational therapy (OT) practitioners, in the acute care setting, evaluate and treat a diverse range of patient populations, thus requiring a vast knowledge of conditions and symptoms to serve each patient accurately. At Ball Memorial Hospital (BMH), there are competencies in areas such as critical care, in-line suctioning, and oxygen management for occupational therapy practitioners to ensure quality care. Administering cognitive screens and assessments is an area where OT practitioners are not thoroughly educated at BMH. This project aims to increase clinician competence in utilizing cognitive assessments and screens to reduce readmission rates in the acute care setting with increased discharge accuracy, as well as provide patient education resources for increased safety. Deliverables include CEU course certificates of completion, written competency with scoring guidelines, action plan for creation of educational materials, and patient safety handouts. Project completion has resulted in the establishment of a cognitive assessment competency for all OT practitioners at BMH, both current and incoming. Practitioners demonstrated an increased understanding of cognitive assessments and screens with increased utilization during acute care evaluations to make appropriate discharge recommendations.

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