The Nurse Is Teaching a Class for Patients Who Have

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a class for patients who have been recently diagnosed with epilepsy. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the patients make which statements?

• A) "Excessive stress levels cause disruptions in how the brain receives oxygen, leading to epilepsy."
• B) "Epilepsy may be caused by a head injury."
• C) "Eating disorders, like anorexia nervosa, increase the risk for developing epilepsy."
• D) "A stroke, or brain attack, could increase the risk for developing epilepsy."
• E) "With some cases of epilepsy, the cause is never determined."

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