The rehabilitation nurse can use basic rehabilitation skills regardless of the origin of the disability
An example of an intervention that would be effective for a person with arthritis, a person with a brain injury, or a person with a spinal cord injury is: a. encouraging large fluid intake.
b. seeking spiritual support from a higher being.
c. using the spouse as a support system.
d. positioning to maintain alignment.
D
Alignment preservation is an implementation that is appropriate for a variety of rehabilitation patients, regardless of the origin of their disability.
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1. "Research has shown that children with a television in their bedroom spend significantly less time playing outside than other children." 2. "Research has shown that watching educational television shows improves a child's performance in school." 3. "Don't buy a television for your child's room; he is much too young for that." 4. "It is okay for children to have a television in their room as long as you limit the amount of time they watch it to less than two hours per day."
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A. "If his eyes look like this by 6 months, he needs to see a doctor." B. "Take him to the doctor to see what's wrong with his eyes." C. "This is called leukocoria and may signify retinoblastoma." D. "Your baby may have a brain tumor; take him to the hospital."
A nurse is explaining to a pregnant 21-year-old college student why she cannot continue to take ibuprofen (Advil) for her headaches
The nurse draws a picture depicting drug molecules crossing the placental membrane and entering into the fetal circulation. The nurse tells the patient that the main reason this happens is because A) there is a 40% increase in blood volume during pregnancy. B) the mother's heart rate is 10 to 15 beats per minute faster during pregnancy. C) drugs compete with the hormones of pregnancy for albumin-binding sites. D) hemodilution of plasma albumin occurs.
The nurse is reviewing risk factors for the development of oral cancer with a group of senior citizens at a community center. What will the nurse include in this instruction? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Do not use tobacco. 2. Limit or refrain from alcohol use. 3. Ensure a daily intake of vitamin D. 4. Use a sunscreen when out of doors. 5. Have dental exams to check for infections.