REHABILITATION NURSING | FUNCTION, MOBILITY & RECOVERY
REHABILITATION
NURSING FULL PRACTICE EXAM
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Five sections of 20 | Functional case scenarios | Print-friendly
BUILD SKILLS. RESTORE FUNCTION. SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Select the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and rationales.
Follow individualized therapy plans, current orders, and facility policy.
Coverage: stroke and neurologic rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, mobility and transfers, ADLs, communication and swallowing, endurance,
pain and spasticity, assistive devices, transitions, calculations, and clinical prioritization.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official certification examination or publisher test bank and is not affiliated with a testing
organization.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
REHABILITATION NURSING | ORIGINAL PRACTICE EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 1. A client with a new stroke coughs when sipping water. What should
the nurse do?
A. Offer a straw and continue.
B. Place the client supine.
C. Give thin liquids to test tolerance.
D. Stop oral intake and request a swallowing assessment before further food or fluids.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 2. A client with right-sided weakness is learning to transfer to a
wheelchair. Where should the nurse position the chair initially?
A. On the client’s stronger left side, following the therapy plan.
B. On the weaker side in every case.
C. Behind the client without brakes.
D. Across the room.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 3. A client with expressive aphasia becomes frustrated when asked a
question. Which approach is best?
A. Ask several questions at once.
B. Finish every sentence for the client.
C. Use short questions, allow extra response time, and offer communication aids.
D. Speak louder and faster.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 4. A client with neglect after stroke leaves food on one side of the
plate. Which strategy may help?
A. Assume the client is not hungry.
B. Feed the client without assessment.
C. Move the plate farther to the neglected side without cues.
D. Use scanning cues toward the affected side as taught by the rehabilitation team.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 5. A client after stroke reports sudden new facial droop during
therapy. What should the nurse do?
A. Give food and water.
B. Wait for the next scheduled vital signs.
C. Continue therapy to build strength.
D. Stop the session and activate the acute stroke response.
Answer: ______
REHABILITATION NURSING | ORIGINAL PRACTICE EXAM 3
REHABILITATION
NURSING FULL PRACTICE EXAM
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Five sections of 20 | Functional case scenarios | Print-friendly
BUILD SKILLS. RESTORE FUNCTION. SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Select the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and rationales.
Follow individualized therapy plans, current orders, and facility policy.
Coverage: stroke and neurologic rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, mobility and transfers, ADLs, communication and swallowing, endurance,
pain and spasticity, assistive devices, transitions, calculations, and clinical prioritization.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official certification examination or publisher test bank and is not affiliated with a testing
organization.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
REHABILITATION NURSING | ORIGINAL PRACTICE EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 1. A client with a new stroke coughs when sipping water. What should
the nurse do?
A. Offer a straw and continue.
B. Place the client supine.
C. Give thin liquids to test tolerance.
D. Stop oral intake and request a swallowing assessment before further food or fluids.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 2. A client with right-sided weakness is learning to transfer to a
wheelchair. Where should the nurse position the chair initially?
A. On the client’s stronger left side, following the therapy plan.
B. On the weaker side in every case.
C. Behind the client without brakes.
D. Across the room.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 3. A client with expressive aphasia becomes frustrated when asked a
question. Which approach is best?
A. Ask several questions at once.
B. Finish every sentence for the client.
C. Use short questions, allow extra response time, and offer communication aids.
D. Speak louder and faster.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 4. A client with neglect after stroke leaves food on one side of the
plate. Which strategy may help?
A. Assume the client is not hungry.
B. Feed the client without assessment.
C. Move the plate farther to the neglected side without cues.
D. Use scanning cues toward the affected side as taught by the rehabilitation team.
Answer: ______
STROKE RECOVERY & NEUROREHABILITATION 5. A client after stroke reports sudden new facial droop during
therapy. What should the nurse do?
A. Give food and water.
B. Wait for the next scheduled vital signs.
C. Continue therapy to build strength.
D. Stop the session and activate the acute stroke response.
Answer: ______
REHABILITATION NURSING | ORIGINAL PRACTICE EXAM 3
