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The nurse admits a client to the critical care unit following a motorcycle crash. Assessment findings by the nurse include blood pressure 120/64 mm Hg, heart rate 56 beats/min, respiratory rate 26 breaths/min, and temperature of 100.3°F (37.9ºC). The client is lethargic, responds to voice but falls asleep readily when not stimulated. Which nursing action is most important to include in this client’s plan of care?

According to Zoltan and Warren, a main intervention focus for visual field deficits includes:

If your client had a lesion that affected the parietal loop you would expect to see:

A nurse is assesses a client and finds that the client does not have a pulse and is apneic. The nurse places the client on the cardiac monitor and find the following rhythm: What is the nurse’s priority action?

Which of the following is NOT a phrase Dr. Wyckoff used in his presentation?

BONUS: What is the most common gender for SCI (.5 pt)? What is the average age for an SCI (.5 pt)? 

Which of the following is NOT a technology/company that Dr. Wyckoff was involved in?

A 70 year-old client Kay is being seen in an outpatient therapy center where you work. She has dysarthria resulting from a stroke. You are seeing her for strengthening and coordination concerns related to occupational performance, but you find it very difficult to understand her during your sessions. You can tell from her facial expressions that something seems to be bothering her. Select the BEST strategy that would helpful in this situation:

An individual with a C6 spinal cord injury has been referred to OT 2 days post-injury. Immobilized with a halo brace, the individual demonstrates 3+/5 wrist extension and 2/5 finger flexion. Which of the following interventions should be implemented FIRST?

A technique used to practice swallowing where you instruct the client to push his or her tongue into the roof of mouth while keeping the larynx up in order to open the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is called: