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What is Power of Attorney - Correct Answer - a document where a competent person appoints another person to act for him/her in a legal and financial matter
What does it mean when a power of attorney is durable? - Correct Answer - it is not changed when the person becomes disabled or incompetent
True or False: Under state law, a guardian can override or revoke the power of attorney.
- Correct Answer - True
This refers to a patients right to consent to care only after the health care provider fully discloses risks and fact necessary to make an informed decision about health care. - Correct Answer - Informed consent
What is the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish? - Correct Answer - Abuse
Define exploitation - Correct Answer - use of dependents property illegally or without consent to the individual
What are the 5 title of the ADA? - Correct Answer - I - Employment II- State & Local Government III- Public Accommodations IV- Telecommunications V- Misc Provisions 1 / 4
pg. 2 What is cellulitis - Correct Answer - skin infection caused by bacteria
Name 3 different sleep disorders that are reported by 30-70% of individuals with TBI. - Correct Answer - 1. Narcolepsy
- Sleep Apnea
- Post traumatic hypersomnia
- Periodic Limb movement
- Insomnia
Define Cataplexy - Correct Answer - sudden loss of bilateral muscle tone
What lifestyle changes are included in the treatment of insomnia after Brain injury? - Correct Answer - Lifestyle modifications exercise regular sleep schedule avoiding naps limiting fluid before bed limiting caffiene
What are the three categories of seizures occurring following a TBI - Correct Answer - IPTC- Immediate EPTS- Early post LPTS- Late post traumatic
What is an IEP - Correct Answer - A contract between students family and school system designating the kinds and extent of services that the student needs as a result of the assessment
Define Guardianship - Correct Answer - a legally enforceable arrangement in which the person (the guardian) has to the legal right and duty to care for another (the ward) 2 / 4
pg. 3 What is Plenary Guardianship - Correct Answer - manages both the personal needs and property of the ward
Describe the limits of guardianship - Correct Answer - The ward does not lose basic rights
True or False: The emergence of Status Epilepticus after brain injury increases
mortality? - Correct Answer - TRUE - medical emergency
What is the time frame within which early post-traumatic seizures (EPTS) occur following brain injury - Correct Answer - within 1 week
Why is the detection and treatment of EPTS necessary? - Correct Answer - Early treatment secondary damage < brain
What are the strongest risk factors for Late Post Traumatic Seizures (LPTS)? - Correct Answer - Missile wounds bilateral or multiple contussions and multiple craniotomies
What is the most frequently endorsed concern (60%) from individuals with Post- Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) - Correct Answer - Driving
Differentiate between nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain and their receptive pharmacological treatments. - Correct Answer - Nociceptive = related to peripheral nerve fibers Neuropathic pain = primary lesion of dysfunction of nervous system
What percentage of caregivers of individuals with Brain Injury report significant caregiver burden? - Correct Answer - 90%
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pg. 4 Created by agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, statute, Congress, or the state legislature. Authorizes an agency to create laws known as rules or regulations - Correct Answer - Administrative Law
Based on the United States Constitution, as well as the constitution of the state where the person lives. - Correct Answer - Constitutional Law
Enacted by Congress or a state legislature in the form of individual statues which together for a code. - Correct Answer - Statutory Law
Developed from court decisions - Correct Answer - Common Law
True or False: Physical or mental changes that occur after a brain injury affect a person's legal rights. - Correct Answer - False
What is a written guarantee of basic rights for persons in treatment programs. Staff members are accountable to adhere to these rights in their treatment activities. A violation of any of these rights could be an unlawful act or potential grounds for a lawsuit. - Correct Answer - Patient Bill of Rights
True or False: The inappropriate use of seclusion or restraint violates the Constitutional Rights of an individual. - Correct Answer - True
What is Competency or Capacity - Correct Answer - a person's mental ability to understand the nature and effect of ones decisions and acts
True or False: Only a court can determine that an individual is legally incompetent. - Correct Answer - True
Define Chronic headache - Correct Answer - 15 days/month for at least 3 months
What is the most common form of primary headache - Correct Answer - tension type
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