A Patient Who Sustained a Spinal Cord Injury a Week

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient who sustained a spinal cord injury a week ago becomes angry, telling the nurse "I want to be transferred to a hospital where the nurses know what they are doing!" Which reaction by the nurse is best?

• A) Ask for the patient's input into the plan for care.
• B) Clarify that abusive behavior will not be tolerated.
• C) Reassure the patient about the competence of the nursing staff.
• D) Continue to perform care without responding to the patient's comments.

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Definitions:

Atrial Repolarization

The process where atrial muscle cells return to their resting state during the cardiac cycle.

Cardiac Cycle

Refers to the complete heart beat from its generation to the beginning of the next beat, encompassing the contraction and relaxation phases of the heart.

Atria

The two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood from the veins and pump it to the ventricles.

Ventricles

Chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it out to the lungs and systemic circulation, or the central cavities in the brain that produce and store cerebrospinal fluid.