STUDY GUIDE 2026
Ch. 4.1.1
Recovery from brain injury:
A. Is predictable
B. Follows routine steps
C. Is unique - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.1
C
Ch. 4.1.2
If a medication error is made, it should be immediately reported to:
A. The administrator
B. The physician/nurse
C. The therapist - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.2
B
Ch. 4.1.3
True or False: Educational history such as evidence of a learning disability is important for the
rehab team to know. - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.3
True
Ch. 4.1.4
True or False: Following a tonic-clonic seizure, a person may experience increased energy and
has memory of the seizure. - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.4
False
Typically the person awakens to a state of confusion, extreme fatigue, and no memory of the
seizure.
Ch. 4.1.5
, Important information for rehab providers to know about the accident/injury include all but
which of the following:
A. The model of the car involved
B. The area of the brain injured
C. Co-existing medical conditions - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.5
A
Ch. 4.1.6
A _____ is flex ion and fixation of a joint due to a wasting away and abnormal shortening of
muscle fibers and loss of skin elasticity:
A. Contracture
B. Spasticity
C. Heterotopic ossification - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.6
A
Ch. 4.1.7
Symptoms of post-traumatic hydrocephalus usually occur within _____ year(s) post injury:
A. 5
B. 1
C. 10 - ANS ✔✔Ch. 4.1.7
B
Ch. 4.1.8
True or False: Spasticity is abnormal growth of bone in soft tissues or around joints. - ANS
✔✔Ch. 4.1.8
False
Ch. 4.1.9
The areas of the body most likely to have problems with skin breakdown are:
A. Bony prominences
B. The upper arm