Exam 31: Disability Health Care Across the Life Span

The nurse,with agreement from the family,arranges for families to see social workers on the same day that they bring their children for follow-up care in a pediatric cardiology clinic.Which of the following roles is being performed?

A nurse is working with a client who has been diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder and bipolar disorder.Which of the following terms best describes what is being experienced by the client?

Which of the following statements about disabilities is true?

A nurse maintains current information about agencies whose services are of potential use to the disabled and directs clients to the resources that can meet their needs.Which of the following roles is being demonstrated?

A nurse implements a health promotion education program for physically compromised adults.Which of the following would be the most important reason to provide programming for this population?

The nurse organizes developmental vision and hearing screening of young children to identify those with disabilities.Which of the following roles is being performed by the nurse?

A nurse is working with low-income disabled families who have young children.Which of the following considerations should be made by the nurse?

Which of the following conditions may contribute to disability? (Select all that apply.)

What is the most common disability occurring in the United States in persons aged 18 years and older?

How does Healthy People 2020 address persons with disabilities?

A nurse is caring for a client who,according to the Social Security Administration,is considered disabled.Which of the following best describes the client?

A nurse is working with individuals who meet the definition of work disability as defined by the United State Census Bureau.Which of the following best describes these individuals? (Select all that apply.)

Developmental disabilities,which continue throughout a person's lifetime,start before which age?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a disability.Which of the following would be the correct way to refer to this individual?

A congressional mandate for the addition of folic acid to cereals in the United States to reduce neural tube defects in infants has been implemented.Which of the following levels of prevention has been addressed?

A nurse is caring for a disabled individual and her family.Which of the following may be a potential effect on the family?

A client has a developmental disability.Which of the following areas would the nurse anticipate limited functioning?

Which definition of disability is being used when a disability is considered to be a function of physical characteristics that place an individual at a disadvantage when compared to those without the characteristics?

A nurse is planning nursing interventions for disabled individuals living in poverty.Which of the following factors should be taken into consideration? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is working to improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilities.Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?