The nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson disease. Which statement likely characterizes this patient's tremors?
a. Tremors occur constantly.
b. Tremors decrease with voluntary move-ment.
c. Tremors are absent when the body is at rest.
d. Tremors are characterized by tonic/clonic muscle activity.
B
Tremors in Parkinson disease decrease with voluntary movement, are absent during sleep, and occur when the body is at rest. Parkinsonian muscle activity is that of "pill rolling." Tonic/clonic movement is associated with seizures.
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1. 25,000 units/h, and the dose is within the normal daily range. 2. 500,000 units/h, and the dose is higher than the normal daily range 3. 500 units/h, and the dose is lower than the normal daily range. 4. 0.8 units/h, and the dose is lower than the normal daily range.
Beta weights are used in conjunction with standard scores rather than raw scores in a regression equation
A) True B) False
Which of the following best describes the term parallel play?
a. playing the same thing the entire time of play b. lining toys up in a linear fashion, one after another c. playing alongside, but not with, other children d. mimicking what other children are playing