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During the first 48 hours after a client has sustained a full thickness burn, the nurse should assess for:

A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia reports increasing fatigue and feeling full after a small mount of food. Which assessment finding is the nurse most likely to observe?

What should be a primary piece of the plan of care for a patient with T6 paraplegia in inpatient rehab?

What type of pathology is associated with pure vertical nystagmus?

A patient presents to inpatient rehab following a left parietal lobe stroke.  She currently requires supervision for sit to stand transfers with decreased initiation noted when instructed to stand.  The patient has no episodes of knee buckling with ambulation, but requires minimal assistance for balance and weight shifting when walking with a straight cane.  Which of the following approaches would be most effective for gait training with this patient?

When an individual has a difference of three lines during the Dynamic Visual Acuity Test, what does this indicate?

A therapist is performing a chart review on a patient with TBI in acute care.  The therapist notes that the Agitated Behavior Scale was completed with scores of “4-Present to an extreme degree” for “short attention span, easy distractibility, inability to concentrate” and “impulsive, impatient, low tolerance for frustration.” The therapist’s goals for the patient are ambulation without an assistive device, improving stair negotiation, and reducing falls risk.  Which strategy would be MOST appropriate for this patient?

A patient with a T1 complete spinal cord injury is working on community mobility training in outpatient therapy.  What is the proper technique for negotiating a 4-inch curb?

The most recent CPG for the evaluation and management of BPPV strongly recommends which of the following treatments?

An outpatient therapist is working with a new patient who is 6 weeks post spinal cord injury who has limited visits based on insurance and a primary goal of increasing walking distance.  The patient’s ISNSCI classification worksheet is below. According to the locomotor training CPG, and based on this patient’s functional presentation, which of   the following interventions should be prioritized?