The INITIAL purpose of stump wrapping is to: - CORRECT ANSWER aid in venous return
and reduce swelling
What is an important travel tip for people with COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER avoid
elevation above 4000 feet unless in a pressurized cabin
What produces esophageal speech? - CORRECT ANSWER burping to exert pressure and
produce vibration
What is not included in a patient's occupational history? - CORRECT ANSWER past learning
difficulties
Blindness of the nasal half of one eye and the temporal half of the other is known as: -
CORRECT ANSWER homonymous hemianopsia
The terms perceived "susceptibility," "perceived threat," and "cues to action" are important
concepts in which nursing theory? - CORRECT ANSWER health belief model
What bladder disorder will MOST likely be present in a patient with a CVA? - CORRECT
ANSWER uninhibited neurogenic bladder
What is the legal definition of blindness? - CORRECT ANSWER visual field restriction of up
to 20 degrees or central visual acuity in the better eye of no more than 20/200
Pursed lip breathing improves oxygenation because it: - CORRECT ANSWER keeps the
alveoli open longer
What is a result of injury to the satiety center? - CORRECT ANSWER overeating
Tardive dyskinesia, associated with the prolonged use of psychotropic drugs, may be assessed
by instructing the patient to: - CORRECT ANSWER grimace, smile, frown, pucker, and chew
With normal capillary perfusion, the color will return within: - CORRECT ANSWER 3
seconds
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a pt. experiencing physiological and/or
psychosocial disturbances who has recently been transferred from one environment to another?
- CORRECT ANSWER encourage pt's verbalization of feelings
A patient who is unwilling to discuss his disability or to touch or look at his involved body
parts may have a nursing diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWER body image disturbance
What is a principle upon which learning depends? - CORRECT ANSWER providing for
learner participation
, Autonomous areflexic bladder dysfunction occurs when a lesion involves: - CORRECT
ANSWER both the motor and sensory components of the sacral segments of the spinal cord
Reflexogenic erections are possible when which spinal segments are perserved? - CORRECT
ANSWER sacral
What is the Barthel Index? - CORRECT ANSWER consists of 10 items that measure a
person's daily functioning specifically the activities of daily living and mobility
What is a normal finding when assessing the skin of an elderly person? - CORRECT
ANSWER decreased subcutaneous fat
What is the premise of the Bobath neurodevelopmental technique? - CORRECT ANSWER pt's
learn the sensation of movement, not the movement itself
Sleep deprivation can result in: - CORRECT ANSWER psychosis
A patient who presents with drooling or insufficiently chewed food has a problem in which
phase of the swallowing process? - CORRECT ANSWER oral
Upon discharge, what is the MOST important learning outcome for the patient with
quadriplegia? - CORRECT ANSWER demonstrating knowledge and skills of self care
Which part of the brain control temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER hypothalamus
In order to qualify for SSI, an individual must: - CORRECT ANSWER demonstrate financial
need by income level
In the absence of an audiologist, which professionals would formally evaluate a pt's hearing? -
CORRECT ANSWER speech therapist
The three point gate consists of: - CORRECT ANSWER moving both crutches forward along
with the affected leg and followed by the unaffected leg
What is the most therapeutic position for distribution of body weight over bony prominences? -
CORRECT ANSWER prone
Proprioceptors mediate deep somatic sensations related primarily to: - CORRECT ANSWER
position and movement
The most common barrier to community re-entry that a patient with disabilities encounters is:
- CORRECT ANSWER societal attitudes
What is a characteristic of the autonomous neurogenic bowel? - CORRECT ANSWER flaccid
anal sphincter
Which cranial nerves innervate the muscles necessary for eye movemnet? - CORRECT
ANSWER oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear