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A nurse is teaching a wellness class and is covering the warning signs of stroke. A patient asks, “What are the most important things for me to remember?” Which is an appropriate response by the nurse? (Select all that apply)

GLASGOW COMA SCALE Adult, spontaneously looks around. When you speak to the patient, they can tell you who they are, where they are and why, and the date, and obey simple commands.

A patient comes into the ER via an ambulance and demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities. The symptoms lasted less than 1 hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. The patient most likely experienced a(n):

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses what areas of response to stimuli? Select all that apply:

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions related to the alteration of cognitive systems.

A(n) ________ is a thick accumulation of sediments and small, tectonic blocks formed of material scraped off a descending, lithospheric plate.

The boundary between the North American and Pacific plates is a ________.

Metamorphism typically occurs ________.

A low lying, coral limestone island with a central lagoon is called a(n) ________.

Mylonites tend to form ________.