Deck 30: Disability Health Care Across the Lifespan

Question 1

How does Healthy People 2020 address persons with disabilities?

A) Suggests specific therapies and techniques for working with this population.
B) Recognizes individuals with disabilities as productive citizens.
C) Recommends the development of community health centers.
D) Emphasizes increased access to services for this population.

Answer 1

Emphasizes increased access to services for this population.

Question 2

A nurse is providing care to a family who has a child with a disability. Which of the following individuals would most likely report high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression?

A) Mother
B) Father
C) Teacher
D) Home health nurse

Answer 2

Mother

Question 3

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) Caregiver
B) Coordinator
C) Collaborator
D) Case finder

Answer 3

Case finder

Question 4

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

A) Diabetes
B) Stroke
C) Arthritis
D) Cancer

Question 5

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?

A) Treat the whole person, not just the disability.
B) Focus on the disability and the related illnesses.
C) Acknowledge the ability, not the disability.
D) Ensure persons with disabilities have access to home health care.

Question 6

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

A) High out-of-pocket expenses to receive necessary services
B) Alteration of self-concept and self-esteem
C) Compliance with necessary legislation to maintain services
D) Provision of health care services by the health department

Question 7

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) Educator
B) Caregiver
C) Referral agent
D) Advocate

Question 8

A nurse speaks on behalf of others who are unable to speak for themselves. Which of the following roles is being performed?

A) Advocate
B) Caregiver
C) Coordinator
D) Collaborator

Question 9

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) Caregiver
B) Coordinator
C) Collaborator
D) Case finder

Question 10

Which statement about physically compromised persons who are experiencing poverty is true?

A) They are more likely to have access to needed services.
B) They are at greater risk for more rapid progression of disease processes.
C) Their care is usually better coordinated.
D) They require more nursing in-home care than persons not living in poverty.

Question 11

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) A handicapped person
B) A person who has an amputation
C) An amputee
D) A wheelchair-bound afflicted person

Question 12

A nurse is working with low-income families with disabilities who have young children. Which specific form of disability causes the greatest risk for abuse?

A) Physical disabilities
B) Developmental delays
C) Growth delays
D) Cognitive disabilities

Question 13

An individual has a disability that is considered to be a function of physical characteristics that place him or her at a disadvantage when compared to those without the characteristics. What definition of disability is being used?

A) Social Model of Disability
B) Medical Model of Disability
C) Webster Dictionary definition of disability
D) Social Security Administration definition of disability

Question 14

Which of the following statements about disabilities are true?

A) Disability includes sickness.
B) Almost everyone will experience disability at some time during life.
C) Disabilities are limited to physical impairments.
D) Most disabled individuals require assistance with ADLs.

Question 15

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

A) 7
B) 12
C) 17
D) 22

Question 16

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) A wheelchair-bound person
B) A person unable to engage in any gainful activity because of a medical impairment
C) A handicapped person
D) A person who has had a stroke or has lost the use of a lower extremity

Question 17

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?

A) Health promotion interventions are similar among those with disabilities.
B) Establishment of health-promoting behaviors is difficult.
C) Information and counseling is needed to prevent other health problems.
D) Community resources can be accessed through these presentations.

Question 18

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) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment

Question 19

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

A) Dependent living, education, and finances
B) Race, gender, and ethnicity
C) Care giving, dependence, and limitation
D) Self-help, language, and learning

Question 20

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?

A) Disability
B) Dual diagnosis
C) Handicap
D) Functional limitation

Question 21

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

A) An individual who has resigned from a position because of discrimination.
B) An individual who has retired or left a job for health reasons.
C) An individual who did not work because of long-term mental illness.
D) An individual who did not work in the past 12 months because of illness.
E) An individual who has recently been terminated.

Question 22

An employee who is blind brings a service animal to work. Which of the following legislative acts includes this provision?

A) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
B) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
C) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975
D) The Developmental Disabilities Act and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

Question 23

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) This population may have difficulty securing employment.
B) This population may have less access to health care.
C) This population is better able to use community resources.
D) This population may make healthier lifestyle choices.
E) This population is more independent.

Question 24

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

A) Violence
B) Tobacco use
C) Lack of access to health care
D) Unsanitary living conditions
E) Extended family living arrangements