CRRN Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse 5

Question 1

A rehabilitation nurse is applying the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) framework when helping a patient plan community reintegration. Which principle does the ADA PRIMARILY protect?

Accepted Answer

Equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in employment and public settings

Answer

The ADA mandates equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, and accommodations, but does not guarantee employment.

Question 2

Which psychological stage according to Kübler-Ross is a patient demonstrating when they say, 'If I work hard enough in therapy, maybe I'll walk again by Christmas'?

Accepted Answer

Bargaining

Answer

Bargaining involves making deals or setting conditional goals as a way of coping with loss—hoping that effort or behavior can reverse or limit the disability.

Question 3

A CRRN is evaluating a patient's readiness to learn how to perform self-catheterization at home. Which factor MOST affects the patient's ability to learn this skill?

Accepted Answer

The patient's hand function, cognition, and motivation

Answer

Adequate hand function, cognitive ability to follow a multi-step procedure, and motivation are the core patient-centered factors that determine ability to perform self-catheterization.

Question 4

A family member of a patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) tells the nurse, 'He seems fine most of the time but just doesn't act like himself.' Which TBI sequela BEST explains this observation?

Accepted Answer

Personality and behavioral changes due to frontal lobe injury

Answer

Frontal lobe injury from TBI commonly produces personality changes, disinhibition, and impaired judgment that are noticeable to family even when the patient appears outwardly intact.

Question 5

Which ethical principle is MOST directly applied when a rehabilitation nurse ensures that a patient with cognitive deficits has a legally designated surrogate decision-maker involved in care planning?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy requires respecting the patient's right to make informed decisions; when capacity is lacking, a surrogate preserves that right by making decisions consistent with the patient's known values.

CRRN - Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse Practice Test

CRRN - Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse Practice Test

CRRN Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse 5