Exam 2: Medical-Surgical Practice Settings

A computer programmer who lost both legs is being retained by his employer, who has made arrangements for a ramp and a special desk to accommodate the patient's wheelchair.What is the disability level of the computer programmer?

The wife of a patient asks the nurse whether her husband would be considered for placement in a skilled nursing care facility when he is discharged from the general hospital.The patient is incontinent, has mild dementia but is able to ambulate with a walker, and must have help to eat and dress himself.What is the nurse's most appropriate response?

A nurse explains that in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)was passed.For which extended services for the disabled persons did this act provide?

Prioritize the steps in solving an ethical dilemma.______ (Place the events in the appropriate sequence.Do not separate answers with a space or punctuation.Example: ABCD.)

A frail patient in a long-term care facility asks the nurse if a bath is to be given this morning.What is the best reply by the nurse to encourage independence and give the patient the most flexibility?

A 58-year-old patient with diabetes is recuperating from a broken hip and is concerned about how to pay for rehabilitation.The nurse should inform this patient that funds for rehabilitation are available from which resource?

The nurse clarifies that an impairment that creates a measurable diminished capacity to work is a(n)_______.

A client was admitted to a long-term residential care facility.On what should the admitting nurse tell the family the concepts of long-term care are based?

A nurse explains the level of disability to a patient who was injured in a construction accident that resulted in the loss of both his right arm and right leg.This loss has affected his quality of life and ability to return to previous employment.At what level should the client be classified as being disabled?

What should the home health nurse do when teaching a family member the skill of injecting insulin effectively? Prioritize these nursing interventions for this situation.______ (Place the events in the appropriate sequence.Do not separate answers with a space or punctuation.Example: ABCD.)

A nurse has noted that a newly admitted resident to an extended care facility stays in her room, does not take active part in activities, and leaves the meal table after having eaten very little.The nurse should analyze this relocation response as

A partially paralyzed forklift operator is to be retrained by vocational rehabilitation services for less demanding office work.What law provides for this rehabilitation?

An 80-year-old man is newly admitted to a long-term care facility and suddenly becomes incontinent of urine at night.What nursing interventions should be used to help restore self-toileting? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is making a list of the members of the rehabilitation team, so the different types of services available to patients may be taught to a group of families.Which lists should be used?

What is an example of a description of community health nursing?

Home health nurses have some different nursing activities than those of community health nurses.Which statement best describes the home health nurse's activities?

A nurse assesses a patient who needs to be reminded to take premeasured oral medications, wash, go to meals, and undress and come to bed at night, but coming and going as he pleases is considered safe for him.What facility placement would be most appropriate for this patient?

Based on guidelines from the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), which question is an appropriate choice for the director of nurses to ask a nurse with an artificial leg who is applying for a staff position in an extended care facility?

The home health care nurse performs all the following actions.Which is the only action that is reimbursable under Medicare payment rules?

Which law initially provided for rehabilitation of disabled Americans?