The Nurse Becomes Concerned When a Client Who Sustained a Head

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse becomes concerned when a client who sustained a head injury from a motor vehicle crash begins to demonstrate an abnormal posture.(See image) .What does this posture suggest to the nurse about the client's brain functioning?

• A) Altered level of consciousness
• B) Developing a seizure disorder
• C) Brain stem impairment
• D) Corticospinal tract impairment

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Definitions:

Involuntary Civil Commitment

A legal process through which individuals with severe mental disorders are court-ordered to receive treatment in a psychiatric hospital against their will, usually because they are considered a danger to themselves or others.

Conviction

A firmly held belief or opinion or the formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

Canadian Criminal Code

The body of criminal law that regulates offenses and procedures in Canada, specifying what actions constitute crimes and their respective punishments.

General Practitioners

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