What basic information will the nurse caring for a patient recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) provide to him?
A) It is a degenerative disease of the nervous system.
B) It usually occurs more frequently in men.
C) It has an acute onset.
D) It is caused by a bacterial infection.
Ans: A
Feedback: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, degenerative, progressive disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by the occurrence of small patches of demyelination in the brain and spinal cord. The cause of MS is not known; it affects twice as many women as men.
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