What would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a paraplegic client?

What would the nurse include in the teaching plan for a paraplegic client?
A.    self-catheterization
B.    assisted coughing
C.    adapted feeding techniques
D.    compensatory swallowing

The correct answer is A. A paraplegic patient has lower extremity paralysis (paralyzed bladder and bowel). Therefore the nursing priority is ELIMINATION.

Review:
Monoplegia -- 1 limb paralysis
Hemiplegia -- Right or Left side paralysis
Paraplegia – Lower extremity paralysis (note: there is no such thing as upper extremity paralysis)

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