While completing a health history on a newly diagnosed patient with generalized seizure disorder the nurse would assess for what characteristic associated with the post-ictal state?
A) Epileptic cry
B) Confusion
C) Urinary incontinence
D) Body rigidity
Ans: B
Feedback: In the post-ictal state (after the seizure), the patient is often confused and hard to arouse and may sleep for hours. The epileptic cry occurs from the simultaneous contractions of the diaphragm and chest muscles which occur during the seizure. Urinary incontinence and intense rigidity of the entire body are followed by alternating muscle relaxation and contraction (generalized tonic-clonic contraction) during the seizure.
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