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A Patient Is Admitted to the Unit After an Automobile

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A patient is admitted to the unit after an automobile accident.The nurse begins the mental status examination and finds that the patient's speech is dysarthric and that she is lethargic.The nurse's best approach regarding this examination is to:


Definitions:

Concept

A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

Automobile

A wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation, typically powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor.

Transport Vehicles

Means of conveyance designed for moving goods or passengers from one location to another.

Prototype

A mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories (as when comparing feathered creatures to a prototypical bird, such as a crow).

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