The nurse is collecting data from a patient with liver failure to detect encephalopathy.What instructions should the nurse give to the patient to collect this data?

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Neuromuscular function is monitored by asking the patient to hold his or her arms out straight in front and steady.If asterixis,or liver flap,is present,the patient's hands will unwillingly dip and return to the horizontal position in a flapping motion.A.C.D.These actions do not check for encephalopathy.

The Nurse Is Collecting Data from a Patient with Liver