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The nurse recognizes that a handicap differs from impairment in that a handicap is:
 
  a. a loss of function.
  b. a disadvantage that limits a particular individual in his or her usual role performance.
  c. a specific restriction to perform an activity or role.
  d. usually of a physical nature.

Question 2

The postpartum patient complains of discomfort in her breasts. When explaining engorgement to the mother, the nurse states that it:
 
  a. occurs on the first or second postpartum day.
  b. is first observed in the axillary region.
  c. occurs only in women who are not breastfeeding.
  d. occurs near the nipple on the third postpartum day.



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Answer to Question 1

B
A handicap is a disadvantage for a given individual from an impairment that limits his or her role performance. A particular handicap for one person might not pose any handicap for another with the same disability.

Answer to Question 2

B
Filling of the breast with milk (engorgement) usually begins in the axillary region.



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