A Patient Has a Stroke Affecting the Right Hemisphere of the Brain

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient has a stroke affecting the right hemisphere of the brain. Based on knowledge of the effects of right brain damage, the nurse establishes a nursing diagnosis of

• A) impaired physical mobility related to right hemiplegia.
• B) risk for injury related to denial of deficits and impulsiveness.
• C) impaired verbal communication related to speech-language deficits.
• D) ineffective coping related to depression and distress about disability.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Money owed by customers to a company for goods or services that have been delivered but not yet paid for.

Inventory Turnover

A financial metric measuring the rate at which a company sells and replaces its stock of goods during a given period.

Cost of Goods Sold

Represents the direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials and labor.

Return on Equity

A measure of a corporation’s profitability that reveals how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.