A nurse is caring for a client following a complete spinal cord transection injury. The client's family asks the nurse what the term paraplegia means. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

His lower body and legs are extremely weak.

He is unable to move his lower body and legs.

He has temporarily lost motor and sensory functions below the waist.

He cannot move anything from the neck down.

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is B

A. Weakness in the lower body is not an accurate description of paraplegia. Paraplegia refers to the loss of function, not just weakness.

B. Paraplegia refers to the loss of motor and sensory function in the lower body, including the legs, due to a spinal cord injury, typically below the level of the injury. This is the most accurate response.

C. Temporary loss of motor and sensory functions is more characteristic of conditions like spinal shock, not paraplegia. Paraplegia refers to permanent impairment following spinal cord injury.

D. The description of loss of movement from the neck down is characteristic of quadriplegia (or tetraplegia), not paraplegia, which specifically involves the lower body.

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Correct Answer is D

Explanation

A. Dysphasia is a general term for difficulty with speech and language, which can involve problems with speaking, understanding, reading, or writing. It is not specific to the patient's response of raising an arm instead of sticking out the tongue.

B. Dysarthria refers to difficulty with the physical act of speaking due to weakness or incoordination of the muscles involved in speech. It does not involve comprehension or understanding of language.

C. Expressive aphasia refers to difficulty expressing thoughts verbally or in writing, but the patient typically understands language. This does not match the patient's response to the nurse's command.

D. Receptive aphasia is characterized by difficulty understanding spoken or written language. The patient may not comprehend the nurse's instructions, leading to inappropriate responses, such as raising an arm instead of sticking out the tongue.

A. Postictal phase B. Presence of absence seizures C. Aura phase D. Presence of automatisms

Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A. The postictal phase refers to the period immediately following a seizure when the client is often drowsy, confused, or difficult to arouse. This phase can last for several minutes to hours, depending on the individual.

B. Absence seizures are brief, generalized seizures characterized by staring and loss of awareness, often without a postictal phase.

C. The aura phase refers to the sensory warning or symptoms that precede a seizure, not the post-seizure state.

D. Automatisms are involuntary, repetitive movements (such as lip smacking or hand wringing) that can occur during a seizure, but they do not describe the postictal state.

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