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A nurse is obtaining informed consent from a patient scheduled for a surgical procedure. Which statement by the nurse indicates appropriate understanding of the nurse’s role in the informed consent process?

We discussed in class how people can use food to teach about culture in a meaningful way. Which of these was NOT one of the ways suggested by the author?

INEQUALITY DUE TO DISABILITY & ABLEISM

A whole community excludes one of their members who is disabled from participating because they came to the conclusion that she became disabled due to her immorality. This is which model of disability?

A physical therapist is working with a person on return-to-work activities after having a stroke. The person is in the autonomous stage of motor learning and nearing discharge from therapy. Which of the following practice structures SHOULD the physical therapist use to practice interventions?

A physical therapist is working with a patient post stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation facility. The patient’s primary goals are to regain ability to ambulate without assistance. Which intervention strategy SHOULD the physical therapist prioritize to help meet the patient’s goal?

A physical therapist is designing a program for a patient in the later stages of rehabilitation after a stroke. The patient’s goal is to improve functional carryover for walking across various surfaces (e.g., grass, gravel, carpet, concrete). Which practice structure would BEST facilitate the patient’s ability to adapt their walking to different environments?

A physical therapist in a hospital is scheduled to evaluate a patient with a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident whose symptoms began >24-hours prior. Which intervention is MOST appropriate to include in the plan of care?

How many thoracic vertebrae exist in the vertebral column?   Obj 7.6

Kyle fell while wakeboarding and injured his cuboid bone. What region of his body was injured?     Obj 7.9/ 7.10