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You perform a bedside aphasia evaluation and find the following:   Discourse sample – Western Aphasia Battery – Revised Picnic Scene verbal Picture Description: “There’s a man and a woman having a picnic on the blanket. And then I see a man fishing on the porch. No wait not porch but what’s the word? Pier, yes a man fishing on the pier. And over here there’s a boy and his dog flying something, I can’t think of the word, in the sky.   Following auditory one-step directions: 5/5 Word repetition: 5/5 Object naming: 4/5   What type of aphasia are these results suggestive of and why? Please answer in 1-3 complete sentences.

According to the linguistic deficit hypothesis, aphasia is due to…

Which symptom does not tend to co-occur with aphasia?

A nurse performs a pupillary light reflex test (PERRLA) on a client with a head injury and notes that the right pupil is fixed and dilated while the left pupil is reactive. What should the nurse suspect?

A postmenopausal client asks about osteoporosis prevention. Which statement by the nurse is most accurate?

A client with a femur fracture reports severe, worsening pain despite multiple doses of IV morphine. The affected limb is cool to touch, has absent pulses, and shows pallor. What is the nurses next action?

A client with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is reporting difficulty breathing, shallow respirations, and has an SpO2 of 86% despite 6 L/min oxygen via nasal cannula. Which intervention should the nurse perform first?

A client with a family history of Huntingtons Disease (HD) is undergoing genetic testing. The nurse explains that if the HTT gene mutation is present, the client will:

A client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) presents with new-onset blurred vision, muscle weakness, and urinary incontinence. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

A client with a T6 spinal cord injury reports a severe headache, blurred vision, and has a BP of 210/110 mmHg. Despite checking for bladder distention, no retention is found. What is the nurses next action?