Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation

Question 1 of 5

The nurse is providing care for an older adult man whose diagnosis of dementia has recently led to urinary incontinence. When planning this patients care, what intervention should the nurse avoid?

A. Scheduled toileting

B. Indwelling catheter

C. External condom catheter

D. Incontinence pads

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Question 2 of 5

You are the nurse caring for a female patient who developed a pressure ulcer as a result of decreased mobility. The nurse on the shift before you has provided patient teaching about pressure ulcers and healing promotion. You assess that the patient has understood the teaching by observing what?

A. Patient performs range-of-motion exercises.

B. Patient avoids placing her body weight on the healing site.

C. Patient elevates her body parts that are susceptible to edema.

D. Patient demonstrates the technique for massaging the wound site.

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Question 3 of 5

An elderly female patient who is bedridden is admitted to the unit because of a pressure ulcer that can no longer be treated in a community setting. During your assessment of the patient, you find that the ulcer extends into the muscle and bone. At what stage would document this ulcer?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

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Question 4 of 5

A 74-year-old woman experienced a cerebrovascular accident 6 weeks ago and is currently receiving inpatient rehabilitation. You are coaching the patient to contract and relax her muscles while keeping her extremity in a fixed position. Which type of exercise is the patient performing?

A. Passive

B. Isometric

C. Resistive

D. Abduction

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Question 5 of 5

An interdisciplinary team has been working collaboratively to improve the health outcomes of a young adult who suffered a spinal cord injury in a workplace accident. Which member of the rehabilitation team is the one who determines the final outcome of the process?

A. Most-responsible nurse

B. Patient

C. Patients family

D. Primary care physician

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