You are completing the Locomotion: Walk/Wheelchair portion of the Functional Independence Measure.Your patient is able to walk 200 ft and uses a cane.You record her locomotion score as:

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According to the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), a score of 6 is given to a patient who can walk 150 feet or more with a cane. Since the patient can walk 200 ft with a cane, the appropriate score is 6.

You Are Completing the Locomotion: Walk/Wheelchair Portion of the Functional