A patient with a spinal cord injury (SCI) has complete paralysis of both upper and lower extremities. Which term should the nurse use when documenting this patient's status?
A. Hemiplegia
B. Paraplegia
C. Quadriplegia
D. Paresthesia
Answer: C
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The nurse is conducting a nutritional assessment for an adult patient. Which finding places the patient at risk for malnutrition?
1) Stress 2) Exercise 3) Employment status 4) Marital status
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1. Massage blocks endorphins that, when released, inhibit pain receptors. 2. Massage stimulates the release of endorphins, which are thought to block the transmission of pain. 3. Massage assists endorphins in opening the gate and attaching to opiate receptors. 4. Massage stimulates opiate or pain receptors to release endorphins, and thereby essentially changes how the brain identifies pain.
The role of the psychiatric nurse in today's contemporary practice settings is:
a. centered on the nurse-patient partnership. b. concentrated on psychosomatic therapies. c. centered on management of the patient's daily needs. d. caring for chronically ill psychiatric patients in acute-care settings.