A Nurse Assesses a Client with a History of Epilepsy

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client with a history of epilepsy who experiences stiffening of the muscles of the arms and legs,followed by an immediate loss of consciousness and jerking of all extremities.How should the nurse document this activity?

• A) Atonic seizure
• B) Tonic-clonic seizure
• C) Myoclonic seizure
• D) Absence seizure

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or units included in a sample, which can influence the reliability and validity of statistical results.

Type II Error

An error resulting from failing to reject an incorrect null hypothesis.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements chosen from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Significance Level

A threshold within which the p-value of a hypothesis test must fall for the result to be deemed statistically significant, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.