To Quickly Assess a Patient's Nervous System for Dysfunction, What

question 7

Multiple Choice

To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction, what assessment should the healthcare professional perform as the priority?

• A)Size and reactivity of pupils
• B)Pattern of breathing
• C)Motor response
• D)Level of consciousness

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.

Standard Normal Variable

A random variable that has been normalized so that it has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, following the standard normal distribution.

Symmetrical Area

A region in a distribution curve where data are evenly distributed on both sides of a central point, indicating balance and uniformity.

Z Score

Another term for Z-score, indicating how far, in standard deviations, a data point is from the average of a set of data.