The Staff Development Trainer Is Preparing Orientation Materials for New

question 4

Multiple Choice

The staff development trainer is preparing orientation materials for new staff hired to care for patients with seizure disorders. Which data are included in this presentation? Select all that apply.

• A)Absence seizures usually last 1 to 3 hours.
• B)Atonic seizures are loss of motor tone after a few seconds of clonic activity.
• C)Myoclonic seizures involve sudden brief, involuntary contractions.
• D)Tonic seizures are sustained muscle contractions lasting a few seconds to minutes.
• E)Tonic-clonic seizures include rigidity followed by jerking movements.

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Definitions:

Preschooler

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Identity Versus Identity Confusion

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