Chart Review of a Patient Who Is Using a Manual

question 3

Multiple Choice

Chart review of a patient who is using a manual wheelchair reveals intact right and left visual fields;however,the patient has multiple abrasions on his left arm,demonstrates difficulty reading by not scanning all the way to the left side of the page,and routinely leaves the left side of meal trays untouched when they are served in the patient's room.Which is the MOST likely condition responsible for these findings?

• A)Left hemisphere stroke
• B)Left homonymous hemianopsia
• C)Unilateral neglect
• D)Executive function deficit

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Definitions:

Working Alone

The act of performing tasks or duties without the aid or presence of others.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group to the extent that they set aside their own personal beliefs or adopt the opinion of the rest of the group.

Impaired Decision Making

A reduction in the ability to make logical, considered decisions, potentially due to cognitive limitations, emotional factors, or neurological issues.

Harmony

a state of agreement, accord, or synchronization among components which often creates a pleasing or orderly whole.