Which of the following statements is true regarding the Glasgow Coma Scale?

A new patient on the rehabilitation unit demonstrates consistent verbal outbursts in therapy, ranging from yelling at other patients to cursing at you as the therapist.  She becomes easily frustrated when asked to perform novel tasks, and occasionally reaches out to grab or attempt to hit your arm when you try to guide her through a motor skill on her weaker side.  What level would this patient be on the Ranchos Los Amigos Scale?

Which of the following is true regarding pharmacologic considerations for patients demonstrating agitated behaviors following a traumatic brain injury?

                  You are working on gait training without an assistive device with a TBI patient who requires supervision for safety during ambulation due to tendencies to wander from the treatment area. While walking in the hallway, the patient heads toward the exit of the hospital, reporting he wants to go see his daughter’s softball game. When you attempt to explain that he cannot leave the hospital, he starts loudly yelling and saying if you don’t let me leave you will be in trouble. Which of the following is the most appropriate de-escalation approach for this patient?

Mrs. Jones presents with motor restless impulsive behaviors. She repeatedly stands without assistance, reporting pain in her lower back and that her wheelchair cushion is too firm. when staff apply the wheelchair seatbelt restraint, she begins to yell and kick at the staff members.  She is confused and disoriented, frequently mistaking staff members as family and becomes angry when staff attempt to re-orient her. Her room is adjacent to the elevator, resulting in high visitor traffic and noise outside her room. Which of the following is a list of the External Triggers for her agitated behaviors?

Based on the literature, a disorder of consciousness occurs when there is a disconnection between which 2 systems?

                  What is the classification of the altered state of consciousness for a patient with traumatic brain injury who presents with a completely nonfunctional arousal system, no auditory, visual, cognitive, or communicative function, and is ventilator dependent?

Which of the following was NOT a military technology used in World War I?

A respiratory therapist is reviewing a chest radiograph of a patient with a hemothorax and notes the presence of the end of a chest tube.  Where should the therapist expect to find the tube as it enters the chest wall?        intercostal space                line

A patient with multiple traumatic injuries is receiving VC ventilation.  The following data are documented: . 1000           1200 1400 BP (mm Hg) 130/76 124/70  116/62 SpO2              96% 91% 89% PIP (cm H2O) 29 33 38 Breath sounds over the right thorax are diminished and the trachea is deviated to the left.  A respiratory therapist should recommend obtaining a