Multiple Choice
As a result of a gunshot wound, a patient has an incomplete right spinal cord lesion at the level of T7, resulting in Brown-Séquard syndrome. Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care?
A) Assessment of the patient for left leg pain
B) Assessment of the patient for left arm weakness
C) Positioning the patient's right leg when turning the patient
D) Teaching the patient to look at the left leg to verify its position
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