Which of the following is NOT true concerning the ISCHEMIA patient decision aid?  

A clinic nurse is caring for a patient admitted with  acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The nurse has assessed that the patient is experiencing a progressive decline in cognitive, behavioral, and motor functions. The nurse recognizes that these symptoms are most likely related to the onset of what complication?

Immediately following a SCI your client lost all spinal reflexes below the lesion and had flaccid paralysis. Your client also lost autonomic function. This is known as

A nurse assesses a client with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The client opens his eyes and decerebrate postures to sternal rub, and has no verbal response to any stimulation. How will the nurse document this client’s Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?

The nurse is conducting a first aid session and discussing the interventions for a snakebite to an extremity. The nurse should inform those attending the session that priority intervention in the event of this occurrence include which of the following? 

Which of these choices would be best for communicating with someone who has aphasia? 

True or False: The left hemisphere is most commonly dominant for speech regardless of hand dominance.

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

A nurse is teaching a student about the components of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI’s) ventilator bundle. Which of the following component will the nurse include in the teaching?

An individual with complete C4 tetraplegia can independently use a mouth stick to strike keys on a computer keyboard for 3 minutes. To grade this activity up, the OT practitioner should: