A nurse is caring for a client who has had an accident. Which responses produced by the sympathetic division of the automatic nervous system (ANS) should the nurse identify in the client?
A) Maintenance of water reabsorption level
B) Involuntary defecation or urination
C) Restoration of blood flow to the skin
D) Resumption of digestive processes
B
Feedback:
Involuntary defecation or urination is the response produced by the sympathetic division of the ANS that the nurse should identify in the client. Maintaining water reabsorption level, restoring blood flow to the skin, and resuming the digestive process are not responses of the sympathetic division, but of the parasympathetic division. Maintaining water reabsorption level is the automatic or involuntary response to a stimulus.
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