Your Patient Has an Injury to the Elbow and Forearm

question 12

Multiple Choice

Your patient has an injury to the elbow and forearm. While you are conducting the reassessment, which one of the following statements made by the patient should concern you most?

• A) "It hurts when I move my fingers."
• B) "My hand feels like it is going to sleep."
• C) "My arm seems to be bruising more."
• D) "I am still having a hard time moving my arm."

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Definitions:

Miracle Question

A technique used in therapy where clients are asked to imagine how their life would change if a miracle happened overnight and their problem was solved.

Solution Focused Counseling

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Drug Abstinence Management

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Motivation Enhancement

A therapeutic technique designed to increase an individual's motivation to change behavior by exploring and resolving ambivalence.