The nursing instructor is discussing quadriplegia with the senior nursing students. The instructor explains that goals for a quadriplegic patient might include what?
A) Maintenance of skin integrity
B) Improved nutritional status
C) Maintenance of socialization
D) Prevention of neurologic deterioration
Ans: A
Feedback: The goals for the patient may include improved breathing pattern and airway clearance, improved mobility, improved sensory and perceptual awareness, maintenance of skin integrity, relief of urinary retention, improved bowel function, promotion of comfort, and absence of complications.
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