A Patient with a T1 Spinal Cord Injury Is Admitted

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with a T1 spinal cord injury is admitted to the intensive care unit. The nurse will teach the patient and family that

• A) use of the shoulders will be preserved.
• B) full function of the patient's arms will be retained.
• C) total loss of respiratory function may occur temporarily.
• D) elevations in heart rate are common with this type of injury.

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Definitions:

Tincture

A solution where a solute is dissolved into alcohol, used primarily in medicine or herbalism.

Bid

An offer made by an individual or company to buy a good or service, or to perform a job at a specified price.

Tid

An abbreviation for "ter in die," which is Latin for "three times a day"; commonly used in medical prescriptions to indicate dosing frequency.

Prn

An abbreviation for the Latin phrase "pro re nata," meaning "as the situation demands," often used in medical prescriptions to indicate taking medicine as required.