​The Nurse Is Working with a Client Who Recently Suffered

question 60

Multiple Choice

​The nurse is working with a client who recently suffered from a stroke. The client complains of painful swallowing, nasal regurgitation during swallowing, and coughing during meals. The nurse recognizes these as symptoms of _____.

• A) ​dysphagia
• B) ​dysphagia.
• C) ​reflux esophagitis
• D) ​hiatal hernia,
• E) ​peptic ulcer disease

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A mental system tasked with briefly maintaining information for processing, crucial for reasoning, directing decision-making, and influencing behavior.

Storing

The action of preserving or keeping information, items, or substances in a particular location for future use.

Manipulating

Handling or controlling something in a skilled manner, often with the connotation of unfairness or deceit.

Encoding

The process by which information is transformed into a format that can be stored in memory, an initial step in creating a new memory.