Chapter 6 Rehabilitation Concepts!!
Chapter 6 Rehabilitation Concepts
1. Which problem is the leading cause of trauma and death in young and middle-aged
adults?
a. Stroke
b. Cancer
c. Arthritis
d. Accidents - ANS-d
2. As a result of a car accident, an adult patient is unable to perform certain activities of
daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, without assistance. This is an example of which
concept listed below?
a. Rehabilitation health problem
b. Chronic health problem
c. Disability health problem
d. Accidental health problem - ANS-c
3. The rehabilitation (rehab) patient wears street clothes and makes decisions about
how her day will be planned. Which type of rehab setting is this patient in? (Select all
that apply.)
a. shortterm rehab
b. Inpatient rehab center
c. Skilled nursing facility
d. Acute care
e. Long-term care facility - ANS-a,b,c,e
4. The patient needs help with self-feeding, bathing, and dressing himself. Which
rehabilitation team member would best help him develop these skills?
a. Physical therapist
b. Rehabilitation nurse
c. Rehabilitation case manager
d. Occupationla therapist - ANS-d
5. What best describes the primary goal of the rehabilitation team?
a. To rely on a specific plan of care standardized to the medical diagnosis
b. To identify and use one conceptual framework to serve as the sole model for the
practice of rehabilitation nursing
c. TO restore and maintain the patient's function to the best extent possible
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d. To enable patients and their families to identify strategies to successfully meet
short-term goals - ANS-c
6. What are the nurse's responsibilities regarding the skin care assessment of a
rehabilitation patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Identification of actual or potential interruptions of skin integrity
b. Keeping track of patient urination patterns and bowel movements
c. Assessment of the skin for all patients under the nurse's care
d. education of the patient in how to inspect his or her own skin
e. Thorough documentation of the integrity of the skin - ANS-a,c,d,e
7. Which factors does the nurse assess when implementing a position change schedule
for an older adult? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ability of the patient to change positions
b. Condition of the patient's skin with each position change
c. Presence of abnormal breath sounds
d. Type of injury the patient sustained
e. Age of the patient. - ANS-a,b,d,e
8. Which priority gastrointestinal problem should the nurse plan to prevent with a rehab
patient?
a. Constipation
b. Diarrhea
c. Emaciation
d. Electrolyte imbalance - ANS-a
9. A patient with decreased cardiac output is entering a rehabilitation program. What will
the nurse expect to find during the assessment of this patient?
a. shortness of breath on activity
b. Ability to ambulate without angina
c. Feeling rested upon awakening from sleep
d. Ability to move from sitting to standing position easily - ANS-a
10. A patient with musculoskeletal disability is entering a rehabilitation program. what
does the nurse focus on first in assessing this patient?
a. Family and cultural background
b. Baseline hemoglobin and hematocrit measurements
c. Habits of bowel elimination before illness
d. Muscle strength, range of motion, and mobility - ANS-d
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Chapter 6 Rehabilitation Concepts
1. Which problem is the leading cause of trauma and death in young and middle-aged
adults?
a. Stroke
b. Cancer
c. Arthritis
d. Accidents - ANS-d
2. As a result of a car accident, an adult patient is unable to perform certain activities of
daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, without assistance. This is an example of which
concept listed below?
a. Rehabilitation health problem
b. Chronic health problem
c. Disability health problem
d. Accidental health problem - ANS-c
3. The rehabilitation (rehab) patient wears street clothes and makes decisions about
how her day will be planned. Which type of rehab setting is this patient in? (Select all
that apply.)
a. shortterm rehab
b. Inpatient rehab center
c. Skilled nursing facility
d. Acute care
e. Long-term care facility - ANS-a,b,c,e
4. The patient needs help with self-feeding, bathing, and dressing himself. Which
rehabilitation team member would best help him develop these skills?
a. Physical therapist
b. Rehabilitation nurse
c. Rehabilitation case manager
d. Occupationla therapist - ANS-d
5. What best describes the primary goal of the rehabilitation team?
a. To rely on a specific plan of care standardized to the medical diagnosis
b. To identify and use one conceptual framework to serve as the sole model for the
practice of rehabilitation nursing
c. TO restore and maintain the patient's function to the best extent possible
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d. To enable patients and their families to identify strategies to successfully meet
short-term goals - ANS-c
6. What are the nurse's responsibilities regarding the skin care assessment of a
rehabilitation patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Identification of actual or potential interruptions of skin integrity
b. Keeping track of patient urination patterns and bowel movements
c. Assessment of the skin for all patients under the nurse's care
d. education of the patient in how to inspect his or her own skin
e. Thorough documentation of the integrity of the skin - ANS-a,c,d,e
7. Which factors does the nurse assess when implementing a position change schedule
for an older adult? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ability of the patient to change positions
b. Condition of the patient's skin with each position change
c. Presence of abnormal breath sounds
d. Type of injury the patient sustained
e. Age of the patient. - ANS-a,b,d,e
8. Which priority gastrointestinal problem should the nurse plan to prevent with a rehab
patient?
a. Constipation
b. Diarrhea
c. Emaciation
d. Electrolyte imbalance - ANS-a
9. A patient with decreased cardiac output is entering a rehabilitation program. What will
the nurse expect to find during the assessment of this patient?
a. shortness of breath on activity
b. Ability to ambulate without angina
c. Feeling rested upon awakening from sleep
d. Ability to move from sitting to standing position easily - ANS-a
10. A patient with musculoskeletal disability is entering a rehabilitation program. what
does the nurse focus on first in assessing this patient?
a. Family and cultural background
b. Baseline hemoglobin and hematocrit measurements
c. Habits of bowel elimination before illness
d. Muscle strength, range of motion, and mobility - ANS-d
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