Exam 39: Rehabilitation Nursing

What are the characteristics of chronic illness as compiled by the Commission on Chronic Illness? (Select all that apply.)

The rehabilitation nurse assesses localized edema around the knee of a patient with paraplegia.The nurse suspects that this is the first sign of __________ _____________.

The nurse who is engaged in gerontological rehabilitation nursing has a dual challenge.The gerontological rehabilitation nurse must assess not only the debilitating factors of disease but also the debilitating factor of:

The rehabilitation nurse stresses that the primary difference between rehabilitation of children and rehabilitation of adults is the child's:

When changing the position of a patient with a spinal cord injury at T4,the nurse observes the first indication of an episode of autonomic dysreflexia,which is:

When caring for a patient with a disability,the rehabilitation nurse provides individual treatment to help the patient stay focused on the goal of:

The nurse teaches a patient that autonomic dysreflexia can be triggered by a:

When speaking to a group of high school students,the rehabilitation nurse instructs that spinal cord injuries resulting in paralysis occur mainly as the result of traumatic accidents in:

A patient with quadriplegia resulting from a spinal cord injury says to the rehabilitation nurse,"I'm sick of this interdisciplinary stuff! What is an occupational therapist going to do for me? Can she give me an "occupation?" The most helpful response the nurse could make is:

When planning care for children,the nurse uses a new concept that incorporates the family as equal partners in the rehabilitation process,which is called:

The rehabilitation nurse recognizes that the majority of head injuries show no abnormal neurological findings and experience no loss of consciousness,which categorizes them as:

The nurse recognizes that a handicap differs from impairment in that a handicap is:

When assessing a patient with a cervical spinal injury (CSI),the rehabilitation nurse notes paralysis of the lower extremities as well as bladder and bowel incontinence.The nurse recognizes the injury as most likely occurring at the vertebral level of:

A child who was struck by a car and suffered a closed head injury was unconscious for 24 hours before waking.The nurse recognizes this as a _______ brain injury.

The nurse takes special care to be gentle in caring for patients with spinal cord injuries to avoid stimulating the autonomic nervous system and triggering an episode of:

The rehabilitation nurse prepares the family for when the patient with a brain injury begins to regain memory.The nurse explains that the patient will most likely become more:

Approximately 50% of the rehabilitation nurse's contribution to the rehabilitation effort is having a broad knowledge base of the pathophysiology modalities of rehabilitation.The other major contribution is:

When caring for a 32-year-old Hispanic male who has become disabled,the rehabilitation team will set the priority of treatment goals based on the:

When a 33-year-old patient with a spinal cord injury says to the nurse,"I've let my family down.I don't know what to do," the nurse's best response is:

When the nurse observes a patient experiencing a severe episode of autonomic dysreflexia,the initial intervention is to: