The nurse is documenting care provided to a patient with left-sided flaccidity caused by a stroke. Which term should the nurse use to document this patient's motor status?
a. Ipsilateral paraplegia
b. Ipsilateral hemiparesis
c. Contralateral hemiplegia
d. Contralateral quadriparesis
ANS: C
A patient with a stroke has symptoms on the opposite side of the stroke, which is called contralateral. One-sided flaccidity is called hemiplegia. A. Ipsilateral means the same side. Para refers to the lower extremities. D. Quad refers to all four extremities; B. Hemiparesis is another term for hemiplegia.
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