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Show how to use the make ten method and the Associative Property to add  8 + 6. Make sure you use parentheses correctly. Give all equations along with the sum. You can type your equations below. Make sure you hit Enter after each equation. Do not type all equations on the same line.  

The Right of Disposition that gives persons with the Paramount Right of Disposition the power to bar others from attending services is:

A dead body is:

Burial or scattering cremains at sea must take place at ______________________________ miles from the shore?

Which of the following would be the MOST important safety factor to consider if you have a patient that exhibits significant unilateral hypotonicity?

Your patient is recovering from a stroke. When encouraging movement out of the synergy patterns at stage 5 of the Brunnstrom approach, you would expect to see which of the following movement patterns?

Identify two specific deficits that can occur as a result of stroke in separate systems (1 point each = 2 points). Identify an assessment that may be utilized for each of the deficits listed (1 point each = 2 points). Briefly explain implications of deficits for occupational performance (1 point). 

You receive a referral to evaluate and treat a patient in acute care who sustained a stroke 24 hours ago. Imaging and physician’s notes identified infarcts in parts of the left parietal and frontal lobes. Information obtained from your chart review indicates that your patient has mild right-side hemiparesis and sensory loss of sharp/dull on the right side. During your initial evaluation that morning, you observe that your patient has difficulty responding to the questions that the nurse is asking. You begin to work through ADLs. There is a grooming kit on his bedside table and you ask him to brush his teeth. He grabs the toothbrush and uses it to comb his hair. Answer the following three questions about this patient:

Carla recently suffered a stroke that resulted in total right side hemiparesis. As part of your initial evaluation, you assess patient bed mobility. Patient is moderate assist x1 to come sitting edge of bed from supine. Once seated with feet on the floor, patient is noted to fully extend unaffected arm and lean toward affected side losing her ability to sit up safely without assistance. What is happening with your client? 

Which of the following goals would be most characteristic of the PNF treatment approach??