The nurse is aware that patients who experience motion sickness are experiencing problems with which body system?
A) Gastrointestinal
B) Peripheral nervous system
C) Vestibular
D) Central nervous system (CNS)
C
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Motion sickness is related to the vestibular (i.e., inner ear) system. This disturbance in this system may also cause disturbances in the GI (nausea) and CNS (dizziness) systems. The peripheral nervous system is not involved.
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