A patient has been diagnosed with partial seizures. What behaviors during this patient's seizures that would not occur during a generalized seizure does the nurse expect?
A) Aura prior to seizure
B) Twitching confined to one arm
C) Absence of purposeful movement
D) Postictal period or state
B
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What information should the nurse provide to this patient that would assist in the early identification of prostate cancer? A) Have a digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test done yearly. B) Have a transrectal ultrasound every 5 years. C) Perform monthly testicular self-examinations, especially after age 50. D) Have a complete blood count (CBC) yearly (including blood urea nitrogen [BUN] and creatinine assessment).
The nurse, assessing a patient with a Glasgow Coma Score of 4, finds the patient's pupils to be pinpoint and nonreactive to light. The nurse takes into consideration that this finding can be due to which situations?
1. The patient was given atropine sulfate for bradycardia. 2. The patient has increased blood glucose. 3. The patient may have taken an opioid drug overdose. 4. The patient has sustained compression of the oculomotor nerve. 5. The patient has sustained damage to the pons.
The variation of an exogenous variable is determined by other variables in the model
A) True B) False
Progesterone is referred to as "the hormone of pregnancy" because it:
a. stimulates lactation. b. increases ciliary action in the fallopian tubes. c. thins the endometrium. d. prevents smooth muscle contraction of the uterus.