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