rehab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

b. promote adjustment to disability

Question 2

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

Answer 2

a. nurse

Question 3

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

Answer 3

c. social worker

Question 4

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

Answer 4

d. medical doctor

Question 5

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

Answer 5

c. occupational therapist

Question 6

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

Answer 6

e. speech therapist

Question 7

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

Answer 7

e. therapeutic recreational therapist

Question 8

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

Answer 8

b. physical therapist

Question 9

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

Answer 9

d. social worker

Question 10

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

Answer 10

e. counselor/psychologist/neuropsychologist

Question 11

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

Answer 11

c. a 22 year old white male with incomplete paraplegia

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

b. pain medication

Question 14

Thrombotic, embolic, and lacunar stroke are all types of

a. hemorrhagic stroke
b. ischemic stroke
c. neuropsychology services
d. post-traumatic complications

Answer 14

b. ischemic stroke

Question 15

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

Answer 15

e. none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is not a stroke warning sign?

a. Sudden and severe headache pain
b. weakness or paralysis on one side of the body
c. sudden blurred vision
d. trouble with understanding or producing speech
e. none of the above

Answer 16

e. none of the above

Question 17

A stroke in the right hemisphere of the brain is likely to affect which of the following?

a. Speech
b. Movement on the right side of the body
c. Sensation on the left side of the body
d. visuospatial skills
e. C and D

Answer 17

e. C and D

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of TIA?

a. Is a total ischemic accident that results in permanent loss of function.
b. it is a transient ischemic attack that produces temporary stroke
c. it is a warning that a stroke may occur
d. the symptoms resolve within 24 hours

Answer 18

a. Is a total ischemic accident that results in permanent loss of function.

Question 19

A stroke which affects visual processing most likely occurred in the

a. temporal lobe
b. frontal lobe
c. occipital lobe
d. brain stem
e. parietal lobe

Answer 19

c. occipital lobe

Question 20

A stroke which affects auditory processing most likely occurred in the

a. temporal lobe
b. frontal lobe
c. occipital lobe
d. brain stem
e.parietal lobe

Answer 20

a. temporal lobe

Question 21

A stroke in the left hemisphere of the brain is likely to affect which of the following dominant hemisphere characteristics?

Answer 21

b. receptive and/or expressive speech

Question 22

Which of the following is an acquired language impairment that affects receptive and expressive speech?

a. aphasia
b. apraxia
c. acalculia
d. anosgasia
e. neglect

Answer 22

a. aphasia

Question 23

Which of the following is true of our guest speaker Jordan?

a. he acquired his injury approximately 4 years ago
b. he has incomplete paraplegia
c. he acquired his injury in a motor vehicle accident
d. he has an optimistic person before the accident and continues to be so.
e. he has not been able to make friends and believes he will always be single

Answer 23

d. he has an optimistic person before the accident and continues to be so.

Question 24

Which of the following indicated that the brain does not recognize or does not attend to one side of the body or one side of the visual field?

a. aphasia
b. apraxia
c. acalculia
d. anosagnosia
e. neglect

Answer 24

e. neglect

Question 25

Which of the following describes a person who is not aware of their own impairments? a. aphasia b. apraxia c. acalculia d. anosognosia e. neglect

Answer 25

d. anosognosia

Question 26

The term for muscle weakness or paralysis on one side of the body is a. hemiplegia b. hemiparalysis c. TIA d. MVA e. A or B

Answer 26

a. hemiplegia

Question 27

Which of the following problems associated with rehabilitation patients with a variety of diagnoses interferes with motivation, increases length of hospital stay and decreases progress? a. anxiety b. depression c. edema d. PTA

Answer 27

b. depression

Question 28

Which of the following are characteristics of people with SCO who are at risk for suicide? a. incomplete paraplegia b. depression c. greater than 5 years post injury d. A and B e. all of the above

Answer 28

d. A and B

Question 29

The peak age for ____ is between 15 and 24 and above 75 a. stroke b. TBI c. chronic pain d. SCI

Answer 29

b. TBI

Question 30

Which is not assessed on the Sideline Assessment of Concussion (SAC)? a. orientation b. immediate memory c. visuospatial skills d. concentration e. delayed memory

Answer 30

d. concentration

Question 31

If PTA persists for more than 24 hours, the injury is considered? a. very mild b. mild c. moderate d. severe e. very severe

Answer 31

d. severe

Question 32

Wernicke's aphasia occurs when there is damage to the brain in Wernicke's area. Is characterized by a. inability to read b. inability to understand language c. inability to produce or express language d. inability to recognize ones own deficits

Answer 32

b. inability to understand language

Question 33

Which lobe of the brain is the most recently evolved and is responsible for the thoughts, perception of self, personality, executive function, and response to the environment that makes us who we are? a. frontal lobe b. parietal lobe c. occipital lobe d. temporal lobe `

Answer 33

a. frontal lobe

Question 34

Proprioception is defined as a. being aware of your deficits b. being aware of where your body positions in space c. the inability to swallow safely d. the inability to remember information about your own life e. none of the above

Answer 34

b. being aware of where your body position in space

Question 35

Problems with executive functions such as planning, sequencing, and initiating is likely to be caused by injury to which part of the brain? a. temporal lobe b. frontal lobe c. cerebellum d. lymbic system e. none of the above

Answer 35

b. frontal lobe

Question 36

I can't feel my leg or any sensation from it is probably related to injury to a. the sensory strip in the parietal lobe b. sensory cortex in the frontal lobe c. motor strip in the parietal lobe d. motor strip in the frontal lobe e. none of the above

Answer 36

a. sensory strip in the parietal lobe

Question 37

I cant move my leg is probably related to injury to a. sensory strip in parietal lobe b. sensory cortex in the parietal lobe c. motor strip in the parietal lobe d. motor strip in the frontal lobe e. none of the above

Answer 37

d. the motor strip in the frontal lobe

Question 38

I cant seem to make a plan or follow it is probably related to the a. sensory strip in parietal b. the temporal lobe c. the frontal lobe d. motor strip in the frontal lobe e. none of the above

Answer 38

c. the frontal lobe

Question 39

sensory strip vs sensory cortex