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You are working with a client on breathing strategies for dyspnea relief. Your client mentions that she has already been instructed in this. What is your best response?

Which would you be most likely to recommend (and the correct energy conservation category) for someone needing to incorporate energy conservation techniques during showering?

Since someone with sternal precautions should not pull or push with their arms for some time after surgery, which of the following is the best approach for going from supine to sitting at the edge of the bed?

Which approach would you avoid when your clients goal is to improve strength and endurance after a very recent sternotomy ?

Self-management programs are only effective if they are delivered one on one

Which of the following LEAST portrays an OT  self-management intervention for someone with a chronic condition?

You have a home health care client who reported fainting several times in the past week while getting out of bed. You decide to check her blood pressure while laying down and then while sitting up. What are you trying to confirm?

The primary focus of OT for someone with emphysema in this setting is to promote strength, endurance, and mobility within the context of ADL and IADL re-training, and provide client/caregiver education, including energy conservation strategies, in order to manage conditions at home and in the community upon discharge: ________.

Self-management involves all of the following EXCEPT:

These include but are not limited to: not lifting more than 5-10 pounds, not reaching behind one’s back, not pushing, and not pulling.