The nurse wants to determine if a patient is experiencing tremors. When performing this assessment, for what should the nurse observe?
1. shaking
2. jerky movements
3. rhythmic movements
4. fasciculations
Correct Answer: 3
Tremors are rhythmic movements that can be seen with activity or at rest. The type of tremors observed is linked to specific disease processes. Fasciculations are twitching, irregular movements associated with motor neuron disease. Jerky movements would be descriptive of cogwheel rigidity associated with Parkinson disease. Shaking is a term associated with generalized response to stressors such as cold.
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