Development of Rehab as specialty; WHO classifications; Rehab nursing scope
and standards
Rehabillitation is Correct Ans - A philosophy
An attitude
An approach
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Correct Ans - prohibits discrimination on
the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs
receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the
employment practices of Federal contractors.
Education for all Handicapped Children Act 1975 Correct Ans -
required public schools accepting federal funds to provide equal access to
education for children with physical and mental disabilities
Americans With Disabilities Act 1990 Correct Ans - signed into law
under President George H W Bush. It applies to all private and state-run
businesses, employment agencies to make sure that no person with a
disability is turned down for a job or promotion, or refused entry to a public-
access area.
Rehabilitation definition Correct Ans - "the diagnosis and treatment of
human responses of individuals and groups to actual or potential health
problems relative toaltered funtional ability and lifestyle." (ARN, 2000, pg4)
W.H.O. Classification Correct Ans - International classification of
-impairment
-disability
-handicap
Disability Correct Ans - restriction of the ability to perform and
activity in the manor considered to be normal. (personal level)
Handicap Correct Ans - a disadvantage resulting from impairment or
disability that limits or prevents the person from filling a role that would be
normal for them. (societal level)
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