Exam 39: Rehabilitation Nursing

The rehabilitation nurse stresses to the family of a patient with a brain injury that difficult and painful rehabilitation will probably be required for what length of time?

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 which other factor?

The patient with a brain injury is beginning to regain memory.The nurse explains to the family that what will most likely occur?

When changing the position of a patient with a spinal cord injury at T4,the nurse should recognize that what symptom is an indication of an episode of autonomic dysreflexia?

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.

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

The nurse explains that the main roles of the gerontological rehabilitation nurse are to provide rehabilitative care and what other role?

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." What would be the best response by the nurse?

What is the best way to define a handicap?

The nurse is caring for a victim of posttraumatic stress syndrome.The nurse identifies which techniques as examples of therapeutic communication? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse who helps a patient with a disability rejoice in the acquisition of the smallest new skill is embracing which rehabilitation philosophy?

What should the nurse do to decrease the potential for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)in a patient who is a paraplegic from a spinal cord injury?

The rehabilitation nurse can use basic rehabilitation skills regardless of the origin of the disability.What intervention would be effective for a person with arthritis,a person with a brain injury,or a person with a spinal cord injury?

What should a nurse explain to a patient as a cause of triggering autonomic dysreflexia?

The rehabilitation nurse recognizes that the majority of patients with head injuries show no abnormal neurologic findings and experience no loss of consciousness.How should the nurse categorize this type of brain injury?

When assessing a patient with a traumatic brain injury,the nurse notes that his memory is improving.The nurse should explain to the family that what other symptom may occur with memory improvement?

The nurse used a diagnosis of impaired cognition for a 40-year-old patient with a brain injury.Which assessment data would support the diagnosis?

When planning care for children,the nurse uses a concept that recognizes the pivotal role of the family in the lives of children with disabilities or other chronic conditions.What is this philosophy called?

What is the primary difference between the rehabilitation of children and the rehabilitation of adults?

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