ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Exam 9 Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse reviewing a client's chart reads that the client was observed having a complex partial seizure with automatisms of the face. What does the nurse understand this to mean?
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Rationale: Complex partial seizures involve focal brain activity with impaired awareness, and automatisms like lip-smacking are involuntary facial movements (
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D). Losing bladder control is typical of generalized tonic-clonic seizures (
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A). Fixed, dilated eyes are not specific to complex partial seizures (
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B). Involuntary groaning is less characteristic than facial automatisms (
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C).
Question 2 of 5
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Question 3 of 5
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Question 5 of 5
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