What term should the nurse use to document paralysis of all four extremities?
a. Paraplegia
b. Quadriparesis
c. Hemiparesis
d. Quadriplegia
ANS: D
Paralysis of all four extremities is called quadriplegia; weakness of all extremities is called quadriparesis. Paraplegia is paralysis of the lower extremities. Hemiparesis is weakness of one side.
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