A client has a developmental disability. Which of the following areas would the nurse anticipate limited functioning?
a. Dependent living, education, and finances
b. Race, gender, and ethnicity
c. Care giving, dependence, and limitation
d. Self-help, language, and learning
ANS: D
Disabilities limit functioning in at least three of seven areas, including self-help, language, learn-ing, mobility, self-direction, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.
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