rehab Flashcards
Rehab after illness or injury focuses on helping the patient regain lost functions, maximize, and preserved skills and
a. predict long term outcome
b. promote adjustment to disability
c. become a stroke outreach volunteer
d. none of the above
b. promote adjustment to disability
A patient will need home health nursing care after discharge from the rehab unit for at least one hour per day.
a. nurse
b. neuropsychologist
c. social worker
d. medical doctor
e. family member
a. nurse
The team member who will most likely contact the home health agency to make the arrangement is the
a. nurse
b. neuropsychologist
c. social worker
d. medical doctor
e. family member
c. social worker
The team member who will write the order for home health nursing after discharge is the
a. nurse
b. neuropsychologist
c. social worker
d. medical doctor
e. family member
d. medical doctor
The team that assesses and treats disorders related to activities of daily living (ADL’s) is the
a. nurse
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. speech therapist
c. occupational therapist
The team member who assesses and treats language disorders and swallowing problems is the
a. neuropsychologist
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. speech therapist
e. speech therapist
The team member who helps the patient develop leisure skills and accomplish community re-entry is the
a. nurse
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. therapeutic recreational therapist
e. therapeutic recreational therapist
Who is most likely to assess the patients need for the splint?
a. nurse
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. speech therapist
b. physical therapist
Who is most likely to work with the prosthetic company to order service after discharge?
a. nurse
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. speech therapist
d. social worker
Who is most likely to work with the patient to increase compliance in the use of the splint and in pain management to help manage the discomfort the splint causes?
a. nurse
b. physical therapist
c. occupational therapist
d. social worker
e. counselor/psychologist/ neuropsychologist
e. counselor/psychologist/neuropsychologist
According to the information we discusses, which of the following persons is statistically most likely to be a suicide risk?
a. a previously high-functioning successful father of three who is unable to work following a left hemisphere stroke
b. a 65-year old African American male with complete quadriplegia.
c. a 22 year old White male with incomplete paraplegia
d. a 40 year old African American female with a moderate brain injury
c. a 22 year old white male with incomplete paraplegia
Which of the following is true of persons with SCI?
a. People with SCI are more likely to have a high school diploma than are those in the general population.
b. People with SCI do not have pain management needs because the injury leaves them without sensation.
c. People with SCI are less likely to attempt suicide than those in the general population.
d. A person with SCI may have cognitive problems due to premorbid conditions such as substance abuse or due to brain injury at the time of the accident.
d. A person with SCI may have cognitive problems due to premorbid conditions such as substance abuse or due to brain injury at the time of the accident.
Which of the following is not considered a behavioral method for managing pain?
a. controlled breathing
b. pain medication
c. visual imagery
d. progressive muscle relaxation
b. pain medication
Thrombotic, embolic, and lacunar stroke are all types of
a. hemorrhagic stroke
b. ischemic stroke
c. neuropsychology services
d. post-traumatic complications
b. ischemic stroke
Which of the following is not a risk factor for stroke?
a. Drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
b. age
c. smoking
d. high blood pressure’
e. none of the above
e. none of the above
