The nurse is teaching a class for clients who recently have been diagnosed with epilepsy. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the clients make which statements?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. "Epilepsy can be caused by a head injury."
2. "With some cases of epilepsy, the cause is never determined."
3. "Excessive stress levels cause disruptions in how the brain receives oxygen, leading to epilepsy."
4. "Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa increase the risk for developing epilepsy."
5. "A stroke, or brain attack, could increase the risk for developing epilepsy."
Correct Answer: 1,2,5
Rationale 1: Head trauma is a known cause of seizures.
Rationale 2: Epilepsy is a disorder where seizures occur on a chronic basis. In some cases, the exact etiology cannot be identified.
Rationale 3: Excessive levels of stress cannot disrupt cerebral oxygen to the extent that epilepsy would occur.
Rationale 4: There is no known correlation with anorexia nervosa and the development of epilepsy.
Rationale 5: Changes in cerebral perfusion such as hypotension, strokes or brain attacks, and shock can be causes of seizures.
Global Rationale: Epilepsy is a disorder where seizures occur on a chronic basis. In some cases, the exact etiology cannot be identified. Head trauma, changes in cerebral perfusion such as hypotension, strokes or brain attacks, and shock are all known cause of seizures. Excessive levels of stress cannot disrupt cerebral oxygen to the extent that epilepsy would occur. There is no known correlation with anorexia nervosa and the development of epilepsy.
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