A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with a Subdural

question 36

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a subdural hematoma.The GCS is used to assess his level of consciousness.In assessing the patient's best motor response, the movement that receives the lowest score is

• A) decerebrate posturing.
• B) localizing pain.
• C) withdrawing from pain.
• D) decorticate posturing.

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Definitions:

Anxious/Avoidant

A style of attachment seen in some individuals who typically avoid close relationships and exhibit anxiety about getting close to others.

Anxious/Resistant

A type of attachment style observed in some children, characterized by intense distress when separated from caregivers and ambivalence upon their return.

Parenting Responses

The actions or reactions of parents in response to their child's behavior, needs, or emotional states, which play a crucial role in the child's development and wellbeing.

Moral Reasoning

The process of determining right and wrong in situations, guided by personal, societal, or ethical principles.