The Nurse Caring for an Immobilized Patient with a Brain

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for an immobilized patient with a brain tumor stimulates the patient several times a day with range-of-motion exercises and changes his position every 2 hours to try to prevent a disuse syndrome,which includes:

A) Pooling of pulmonary secretions
B) Paralysis
C) Muscle tremor
D) Pressure ulcers
E) Altered visual perceptions