Domain 01: Evaluation and AssessmentDifficulty 3/5
A referral asks whether a client can return to independent medication management. Which assessment type answers that question most directly?
- AA caregiver interview about the client's habits before the admission
- BA norm-referenced cognitive screen comparing the client with age peers
- CA performance-based assessment of the actual medication-management task
- DA self-report questionnaire about perceived difficulty with medications
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Correct: C. The referral question is about performance of a specific occupation, so observing the client perform that task gives the most direct evidence. Screens and reports inform the picture but do not answer it.
- B — A cognitive screen identifies impairment but not task performance.
- D — Self-report is limited by insight, which is often the problem.
- A — Prior habits describe the past rather than current capability.