The clinic nurse is assessing an older adult client who fell. the nurse asks if the client ever feels dizzy or has problems with balance. for what is the nurse assessing?

Respuesta :

Neurological status? 

Answer:

Vertigo

Explanation:

Vertigo is often a symptom of diseases in the vestibular nerve and can indicate the displacement of crystals, labyrinth or more serious things, such as a stroke, for example.

Vertigo brings that feeling that everything is spinning, or going forward, sideways. The patient has problems with balance and dizziness. For this reason, we can say that when the nurse asks if the client who fell feels dizzy or has balance problems, she is testing if he is dizzy.

The most common cause of vertigo today is migraine