A client with paraplegia is scheduled to participate in a rehabilitation program. The client states, "I do not understand the need for rehabilitation; the paralysis will not go away and it will not get better." How does the nurse respond?
a. "If you do not want to participate in the rehabilitation program, I will cancel the order."
b. "Your doctor has helped many clients with your injury and has ordered a reha-bilitation program to help you."
c. "The rehabilitation program will teach you how to maintain the functional ability you have and prevent further disability."
d. "When new discoveries are made regard-ing paraplegia, people in rehabilitation programs will benefit first."
C
Participation in rehabilitation programs has many purposes, including prevention of disability, maintenance of functional ability, and restoration of function. The other responses do not meet the client's needs.
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