Exam 27: Home Evaluation and Modifications

A patient who has right hemiparesis and ambulates with a quad cane is being discharged home to an apartment in a building with an elevator.What concerns would you have about his ability to use the bathroom?

A patient who has left hemiparesis and ambulates with a walker,using a left ankle-foot orthosis,will go home and use his own double bed.He can only transfer from the left side of the bed.Which of the following would you do?

A patient with right hemiparesis is going home using a wheelchair.The entrance to the building has three steps at the entry.Which of the following would you do?

Turning 360 degrees in a wheelchair requires a _____-inch space.