A nurse assessing a client's neurologic function. Which assessment is specifically added for the client who is suspected to have a spinal cord injury?
a. Bowel and bladder function
b. Cranial nerve function
c. Motor and sensory function
d. Pathologic reflexes
A
All options are part of a detailed neurologic assessment. However, for the client with suspected spinal cord injury, as assessment of bowel and bladder function is needed for both location and degree of injury.
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