A student nurse questions the nurse about the difference between a quadriplegic and a tetraplegic patient. Which statement correctly describes tetraplegia?
a. Tetraplegic patients are capable of fewer fine motor movements.
b. Tetraplegic patients can experience pain in paralyzed parts.
c. Tetraplegic patients are more easily reha-bilitated.
d. Tetraplegia is the newer term for the old term quadriplegia.
D
Tetraplegia is the newer term for the old term quadriplegia.
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