Sttuvviia..ccom - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Matteriiall
Chapter 39: Rehabilitation Nursing
Cooper: Foundations of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse who is part of a team focused on restoring an individual to the fullest physical,
mental, social, vocational, and economic capacity is practicing what type of nursing?
a. Holistic nursing
b. Conscientious nursing
c. Rehabilitation nursing
d. Comprehensive nursing
ANS: C
Rehabilitation is the process of restoring an individual to the fullest physical, mental, social,
vocational, and economic capacity of which he or she is capable.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 1188 OBJ: 1
TOP: Rehabilitation KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse recognizes that the rehabilitation process involves the efforts of various disciplines.
The focus of rehabilitation is to build on which area?
a. A person‘s losses
b. A person‘s long-term plans
c. A person‘s drives
d. A person‘s abilities
NURSINGTB.COM
ANS: D
The underlying philosophy of rehabilitation is to focus on the abilities of the patient.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1188 OBJ: 1
TOP: Rehabilitation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The nurse should tell a paraplegic that the rehabilitation experience will consist of:
a. relearning former skills.
b. learning to walk.
c. learning new skills to adapt to a different lifestyle.
d. developing muscle strength.
ANS: C
The type and the focus of rehabilitation are individualized to the patient, the injury, and
abilities. Skills will be taught to enhance the patient‘s adaptation to a new lifestyle.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1189 | 1190 OBJ: 3
TOP: Rehabilitation KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. The nurse who helps a patient with a disability rejoice in the acquisition of the smallest new
skill is embracing which rehabilitation philosophy?
a. Resolving impairments