Author Question: After a stroke, a client is having difficulty swallowing. The nurse may make a referral to what ... (Read 59 times)

jace · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

After a stroke, a client is having difficulty swallowing. The nurse may make a referral to what member of the health care team?

A) Physical therapist
B) Speech therapist
C) Social worker
D) Respiratory therapist

Question 2

Who provides physicians with the authority to admit and provide care to clients requiring hospitalization?

A) The health care institution itself
B) Board of Healing Arts
C) American Medical Association
D) State Board of Nursing

CAPTAINAMERICA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
In addition to providing services to improve oral communication, a speech therapist may also diagnose and treat swallowing problems in clients who have had a head injury or stroke. A physical therapist assists with musculoskeletal and neurological impairments, a social worker is educated to help clients with economic and social issues, and a respiratory therapist provides treatments to improve breathing.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Physicians are granted the authority to admit clients to a health care agency or institution, and to provide care in that setting by the health care agency or institution itself. They are licensed to practice medicine by a state medical board, not a state board of nursing or a board of healing arts.