When the client experiences convulsive movement beginning in the hand and progressing to the arm and face, the nurse recognizes this as being consistent with
a. clonic seizure.
b. complex partial seizure.
c. partial seizure with motor signs.
d. temporal lobe seizure.
C
The observation of the "jacksonian march" identifies this seizure activity as a partial seizure with motor signs.
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The nurse calculates the needed kilocalories for a 150-pound person to be ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following conditions is often associated with severe diarrhea of gastroenteritis?
1. Metabolic acidosis 2. Metabolic alkalosis 3. Respiratory acidosis 4. Respiratory alkalosis
When the nurse manager or charge nurse assigns and directs all patient care responsibilities for the nursing staff, the system is called "functional nursing."
True False