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Rehabilitation Nursing: A
Contemporary Approach to Practice
(Mauk) Test Bank
Edition/Reference: 1st Edition (2011)
Chapters
1. Overview of rehabilitation
2. Chronicity and disability
3. Settings for care
4. Theories and models
5. The interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
6. Nursing roles
7. Improving nutritional status and swallowing
8. Maintaining skin integrity
9. Establishing bowel and bladder patterns
10. Promoting mobility and function
11. Enhancing cognition, communication, and behavior
12. Addressing sexuality and disability
13. Educating clients and families
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14. The art of caring: addressing psychosocial/spiritual issues: spirituality, coping,
depression, grieving, adjustment, adaptation
15. Stroke
16. Brain injury
17. Spinal cord injury
18. Joint replacement
19. Amputation
20. Polytrauma
21. Cardiac and pulmonary disease
22. Neurological disorders
23. Other chronic illnesses
24. Cultural perspectives within rehabilitation nursing
25. Ethical and legal issues
26. Health policy, legislation, financing
27. Pediatric rehab
28. Geriatric rehab
29. Animal assisted therapy
30. Life care planning
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Chapter 1: Overview of rehabilitation
1. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the assessment priority when the goal is functional
recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Easy
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TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the best initial nursing action when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
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DIF: Moderate
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the patient teaching emphasis when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
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area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Difficult
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the safety-focused intervention when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
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documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Easy
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the clinical interpretation when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
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Rehabilitation Nursing: A
Contemporary Approach to Practice
(Mauk) Test Bank
Edition/Reference: 1st Edition (2011)
Chapters
1. Overview of rehabilitation
2. Chronicity and disability
3. Settings for care
4. Theories and models
5. The interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
6. Nursing roles
7. Improving nutritional status and swallowing
8. Maintaining skin integrity
9. Establishing bowel and bladder patterns
10. Promoting mobility and function
11. Enhancing cognition, communication, and behavior
12. Addressing sexuality and disability
13. Educating clients and families
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14. The art of caring: addressing psychosocial/spiritual issues: spirituality, coping,
depression, grieving, adjustment, adaptation
15. Stroke
16. Brain injury
17. Spinal cord injury
18. Joint replacement
19. Amputation
20. Polytrauma
21. Cardiac and pulmonary disease
22. Neurological disorders
23. Other chronic illnesses
24. Cultural perspectives within rehabilitation nursing
25. Ethical and legal issues
26. Health policy, legislation, financing
27. Pediatric rehab
28. Geriatric rehab
29. Animal assisted therapy
30. Life care planning
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Chapter 1: Overview of rehabilitation
1. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the assessment priority when the goal is functional
recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Easy
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TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the best initial nursing action when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
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DIF: Moderate
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the patient teaching emphasis when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
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area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Difficult
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the safety-focused intervention when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
they either delay needed care, ignore individualized findings, or separate
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documentation from clinical reasoning. High-quality nursing care in this content
area depends on linking observed cues to prompt action and then reassessing
whether the chosen strategy improved outcomes.
DIF: Easy
TOP: Overview of rehabilitation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. A nurse is planning care related to Chapter 'Overview of rehabilitation'.
Which action best reflects the clinical interpretation when the goal is
functional recovery?
A. Prioritize a structured, patient-centered plan that addresses overview of
rehabilitation while using current assessment data and timely reassessment.
B. Delay intervention until all possible secondary concerns are clarified, even if
priority findings are already present.
C. Use a routine approach that is unrelated to the patient’s current presentation so
care remains standardized.
D. Focus documentation on completed tasks only and omit the response to
interventions until the end of the shift.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This option is best because it integrates assessment, intervention, and
evaluation in a way that is directly tied to overview of rehabilitation. A structured,
patient-centered response supports safer decisions, earlier detection of deterioration,
and clearer communication with the team. The other options are weaker because
