The train-of-four response is used to assess a patient's level of paralysis during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation,and the patient's foot twitches four times.The most appropriate evaluation of this circumstance is which of the following?

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For the train-of-four assessment,an electrical current consisting of four impulses is applied to the peripheral nerve over 2 seconds; the muscle contractions (twitches)produced provide information about the level of paralysis.With four twitches,the paralyzing agent needs to be readministered if continued paralysis is required.

The Train-Of-Four Response Is Used to Assess a Patient's Level