Asked by katia marcelino on Jul 08, 2024
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The nurse is planning health teaching for a 65-year-old woman who has had a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and has aphasia. Which of these questions is most important to use when assessing the mental status of this patient?
A) "Please count backward from 100 by 7."
B) "I will name three items and ask you to repeat them in a few minutes."
C) "Please point to articles in the room and parts of the body as I name them."
D) "What would you do if you found a stamped, addressed envelope on the sidewalk?"
Cerebrovascular Accident
A medical emergency resulting from a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain, commonly known as a stroke.
Aphasia
A neurological condition characterized by the loss or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or understanding language.
Mental Status
An assessment of a person's cognitive and emotional functioning, including awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment.
- Apply appropriate assessment strategies for patients with communication barriers, such as aphasia.
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YJ
Yolanda JohnsonJul 13, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Additional tests for people with aphasia include word comprehension (asking the individual to point to articles in the room or parts of the body), reading (asking the person to read available print), and writing (asking the person to make up and write a sentence). Aphasia is a disorder of language comprehension. To assess the mental status of a patient with aphasia, the nurse should ask questions to assess her comprehension. The other options do not assess a person's comprehension.
Learning Objectives
- Apply appropriate assessment strategies for patients with communication barriers, such as aphasia.