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Populations Affected By Disabilities

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Question 1
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Which of the following is an accurate definition of impairment?

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A

A disadvantage resulting from a disability that prevents fulfillment of an expected role

B

A restriction or inability to perform an activity in a normal manner

C

An anatomical, mental, or psychological loss or abnormality

D

A defect that affects society on a macro level

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Question 2
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Which of the following problems depends on the responses of other people and therefore cannot be measured?

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A

Disability

B

Handicap

C

Impairment

D

Injury

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Question 3
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Which of the following best describes the problem with the viewing disability based on the Nagi model?

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A

Functional limitations are used to determine if an individual is disabled.

B

Functional limitations are not easily objectified and measured.

C

The model does not distinguish between genetic limitations and limitations imposed by injury or illness.

D

Persons are or are not limited according to choices they make.

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Question 4
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Which of the following insights is being stressed by advocacy groups regarding persons with disabilities today?

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A

Disability results when physical and social barriers in the environment prevent a person from taking equal part in community life.

B

Handicapped persons have as much right to social support as nonhandicapped persons.

C

It is recognized that an individual may be limited by an environmental barrier in society.

D

Impairment is a result of society's reaction more than mental or physical condition.

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Question 5
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Which of the following concerns can a nurse as a citizen help address?

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A

Advocating for removal of environmental and social barriers to needed services

B

Continuing to engage in political action to increase funding for care for the handicapped

C

Recognizing that it is better to offer to help than to wait for a person with handicaps to have to ask for assistance

D

Needing to not stare or ask personal questions of a person with a disability

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Question 6
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When a person was brought into the clinic in a wheelchair, the new nurse asked the patient if he felt a need for a priest. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would ask about spiritual health during the intake assessment?

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A
All patients have spiritual as well as physical needs.
B
Medical personnel have to collaborate with religious leaders.
C
People reach out for spiritual care when they have suddenly become ill.
D
Some people perceive disabilities as punishment for sin.
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Question 7
Multiple Choice

A young man rolled his wheelchair up the ramp into the clinic to the desk where the intake nurse greeted him. After welcoming him to the clinic, which of the following should be the initial question asked by the nurse?

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A
"Are you a vet home from the war?"
B
"Can I help you into the treatment room to see the nurse practitioner?"
C
"Do you have any family with you to help today?"
D
"What brings you to the clinic today?"
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Question 8
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A young woman rolled her wheelchair up the ramp into the clinic to the desk where the intake nurse greeted her. Which of the following should be the nurse's first response?

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A
"How can I help you?"
B
"Who came with you today?"
C
Compliment her on her skill with the wheelchair
D
Sit so the nurse is on eye level with the young woman
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Question 9
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Which of the following best describes the proportion of the U.S. population that is made up of persons with a long-lasting condition or disability?

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A
The number is about 5% and increasing.
B
The number is about 10% and stable.
C
The proportion is about 15% and stable.
D
The proportion is almost 20% and increasing.
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Question 10
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Which of the following best describes how many households with at least one child with a disabling condition would a school nurse working in an elementary school expect to see?

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A
About 5%
B
About 10%
C
About 15%
D
About 20%
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Question 11
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The mother confided in the nurse, "I don't think my child is improving." Which of the following statements would be the best response by the nurse?

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A
"My assessment shows your child is improving."
B
"The children seem to be playing with and accepting your child."
C
"The teacher reported to me that your child is doing much better."
D
"What is causing your concern?"
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Question 12
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Which of the following describes the most important need of every school-aged child with a disability?

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A
A teacher who understands the child's needs
B
An advocate within the school system
C
An assessment with comparison with developmental milestones
D
An individualized education plan (IEP)
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Question 13
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Which of the following best describes the current perspective on how communities should treat persons with disabilities (PWDs)?

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A
Be supportive of PWDs and try to reduce environmental barriers
B
Maximize opportunities for PWDs to work and otherwise contribute to community life
C
PWDs have civil rights just as other citizens do.
D
Recognize that PWDs deserve our support both financially and otherwise
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Question 14
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A professional strongly encouraged institutionalization so the parents could focus on care of their other family members. Which of the following suggestions would be appropriate for the nurse to make to the parents?

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A
As the expert pointed out, institutionalization will reduce family stress.
B
The child has a right to an education in the least-restrictive setting.
C
The child will eventually adapt to whatever choice the parents make.
D
The choice of what to do is entirely the parents'.
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Question 15
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A man came for follow-up care to the free clinic, explaining that he had applied for a job based on his education and years of previous work experience, but, being in a wheelchair, he was turned down. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse?

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A
"If you know you can do the job, go to the free legal aid clinic for assistance. The employer may not know the law."
B
"No one would want to hire a handicapped person, so you can continue to come here for free care."
C
"Because it can be expensive to obtain the necessary equipment to help you do that job, the employer has every right to refuse to hire you."
D
"The law says, if a handicapped person applies, he or she has to get hired even if an able-bodied person also applies."
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Question 16
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Which of the following problems was the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) designed to address?

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A
Employers trying to avoid hiring persons with disabilities
B
Employers resenting being forced to hire persons with disabilities
C
Persons with disabilities not being able to receive on-the-job training
D
Persons with disabilities not seeking employment for fear of losing their health care and other governmental supports
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Question 17
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Which of the following was the result of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?

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A
A few employers accepted the extra funds and employed more people with disabilities (PWDs).
B
Large numbers of employers accepted the extra funds and employed more PWDs.
C
Employers still refused to employ PWDs.
D
Little change has occurred.
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Question 18
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Which of the following was suggested by the National Healthcare Disparities Report of 2008 (NHDR) as one reason that there are such disparities in health care outcomes inside the health care system?

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A
Care provider bias and poor communication exist.
B
Funding is inadequate to give appropriate care to persons with disabilities.
C
Many people do not seek care until it is almost too late.
D
There is a national shortage of care providers.
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Question 19
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A nurse came limping into work with a huge cast on her right leg and asked to have an assignment for a week or two that did not require driving. The nurse said, "I never realized how difficult it is to get some places without two good legs. Now I know how persons with disabilities must feel!" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response from the nursing supervisor?

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A
"I'm sure you'll be even more understanding and supportive now."
B
"Not really; you'll be out of that cast in a few weeks."
C
"What a great opportunity to attend some support groups for people with disabilities and share with us which ones are most helpful."
D
"Why don't you just take some sick leave rather than try to work with that leg cast?"
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Question 20
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A family has recently learned that their child will be permanently disabled. The parents do not deny the disability, but do not fully realize its impact. Which of the following levels of adjustment are the parents experiencing?

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A
Self-actualization
B
Normalization
C
Ostrich phase
D
Special designation
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