You are working in an inpatient rehab facility and you are a…

You are working in an inpatient rehab facility and you are about to treat a patient that is s/p TBI for his initial treatment session.  You notice in the patient’s chart that the patient has a Glascow Coma Scale of 9.  You know, based on this score, that the patient has been diagnosed with what type of TBI? 

A patient with a recent severe traunatic brain injury has no…

A patient with a recent severe traunatic brain injury has no purposive cognitive or communicative engagement, but occassionaly smiles or cries.  What is the MOST appropriate classification of altered state of consciousness if the patient manages basic cardiorespiratory and homeostatic functions, tracking some of the PTAs movements in the room, but is not able to reliably execute purposive movement of muscle groups?

Wearing protective clothing and exercising Universal Precaut…

Wearing protective clothing and exercising Universal Precautions while removing the deceased from the place of death:I. provides an effective barrier to portals of entry.II. eliminates the virulence of pathogens.III. reduces the number of microorganisms present.IV. is required by OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen rule.