A Person in a Wheelchair Is Applying for the Position

question 21

Multiple Choice

A person in a wheelchair is applying for the position of receptionist in an outpatient clinic.The nurse manager understands that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) requires that employers:

• A) Make reasonable accommodations for persons who are disabled.
• B) Allow modified job expectations for persons recovering from alcoholism.
• C) Hire disabled individuals before hiring other qualified,nondisabled persons.
• D) For purposes of employment,treat homosexuals and bisexuals as disabled.

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Definitions:

Maturation

The process of becoming mature, involving the growth and development of the body or mind, or the development of natural abilities at a predetermined pace and sequence.

Object Permanence

The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences.

Imprinting

The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.