Write a short-term goal for a patient with a medical diagnosis of fractured right femur referred to physical therapy for gait training with a walker and a non-weight bearing gait. The physical therapist has written the following long-term goal for this episode of care: The patient will be an independent community ambulator on level and un-level surfaces and stairs using a walker and a non-weight
bearing on right gait pattern to be able to return to work in two weeks.
What will be an ideal response?
Example of a STG: The patient will ambulate on level surfaces using a walker and a non-weight bearing on right gait pattern a distance of 50 feet 4 times with supervision in three days to be able to be a community ambulator.
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A) words for quantities that range from eleven to one hundred. B) numbers for quantities that range from one to five. C) numbers for quantities that range from one to ten. D) words for quantities from one to ten.
The metric prefix "kilo" indicates:
A) One thousand times the base unit. B) One-hundredth of the base unit. C) One-thousandth of the base unit. D) One-millionth of the base unit.
Which hormone stimulates NK cells and macrophages?
A) Interleukins B) Phagocytic regulators C) Interferons D) TNFs
What global standard provides requirements for the information that must be present on a blood component label?
a. ISBT 128 b. ISBT 240 c. ISO 9000 d. ISO 9001