Drug Influence Evaluation Practice: Test Administration & Procedures
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This session provides hands-on practice in administering selected portions of the drug influence evaluation battery, documenting results, and describing evaluation procedures. Participants work in teams, taking turns conducting exams, coaching, and critiquing.
Drug Influence Evaluation Practice: Test Administration & Procedures
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Session 27 90 Minutes Practice: Test Administration
Learning Objectives • Administer selected portions of the battery of examinations that constitute the drug influence evaluation • Describe the evaluation procedures • Document the results of the examinations
Procedures for this Session • Participants will work in teams • At any given time, one member will be conducting and recording exams of the other member • The third member of the team will coach and critique the conducting member • Participants take turns performing each role
Drug Influence Evaluation • Begin with the Preliminary Examination • Ask all of the prescribed questions • Conduct the initial check of the eyes • Check the pulse for the first time
Drug Influence Evaluation (Cont.) • Conduct the test of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Vertical Gaze Nystagmus and Lack of Convergence • Administer the four divided attention psychophysical tests • Check the vital signs
Dark Room Examinations • Conduct the dark room examinations • Check for muscle tone • Examine the participant (subject’s) neck, arms, and ankles for signs of injection • Check the pulse for the third time