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    • February 24, 2020 at 8:45 am #321574
      Swapna8
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      One of the questions on practice exam 3 asks about discharge status in a TBI patient with regards to their FIM?
      Since FIM does not have specific cutoff how do we determine discharge location? In the question pt has a FIM score of 39.Thanks for your help.

    • February 24, 2020 at 12:25 pm #321694
      Chrissy Durrough Lugge
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      FIM scores at the extreme low or high range correspond well with discharge disposition (low scores more likely to be discharged to a facility, high scores more likely to be discharged home). The article linked below explains that individuals scoring less than 40 on the FIM have a 70% probability of being discharged to a skilled nursing facility.

      https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/j.2048-7940.2006.tb00006.x

      Hope this helps!

      Chrissy

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