A community health nurse is making a home visit to a family. The family has a son with a disability who requires a motorized wheelchair. The family asks for the nurse's assistance. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) His disability should automatically cover the cost of the chair.
B) We'll need to check with the insurance company about coverage.
C) You'll probably be able to get it if you pay for half the cost.
D) You might be able to get a regular wheelchair, but a motorized one is impossible.
Question 2
A community health nurse is preparing for a presentation on disabilities and is planning to include information about Healthy People 2010 goals. When addressing these goals, the nurse identifies differences from the goals addressed by Healthy People 2000.
Which of the following would the nurse identify as different?
A) Disability and chronic illness is addressed more widely in the 2000 goals.
B) A majority of the focus areas for 2010 are related to chronic illness and disability.
C) The goals for 2000 have an entire section on disability and secondary conditions.
D) The goals of 2000 cited a lack of parity between disabled and nondisabled persons.
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