The nurse recognizes that the rehabilitation goal for a client who has experienced a spinal cord injury (SCI) is to assist the client in: Select all that apply
1. Adapting to the realization of the client's limitations.
2. Reaching the client's highest potential for independence.
3. Assimilating back into the client's home environment.
4. Dealing with the physical pain such injuries cause.
5. Providing the emotional support required for this adjustment.
1. Adapting to the realization of the client's limitations.
2. Reaching the client's highest potential for independence.
3. Assimilating back into the client's home environment.
Rationale: Adapting to the realization of the client's limitations. Rehabilitation for patients with SCI will consist of a comprehensive program designed to help patients adapt to the limitations of their injury. Reaching the client's highest potential for independence. Rehabilitation for patients with SCI will consist of a comprehensive program designed to help patients reach the highest level of independence possible. Assimilating back into the client's home environment. Rehabilitation for patients with SCI will consist of a comprehensive program designed to help patients adapt to reintegrate into the home environment and community. Dealing with the physical pain such injuries cause. Physical pain is addressed by the medical and nursing treatment plans. Providing the emotional support required for this adjustment. Emotional support is the expertise of psychiatry.
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