When Caring for a Patient with Left-Sided Homonymous Hemianopsia Resulting

question 12

Multiple Choice

When caring for a patient with left-sided homonymous hemianopsia resulting from a stroke, which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care during the acute period of the stroke?

• A) Apply an eye patch to the left eye.
• B) Approach the patient from the left side.
• C) Place objects needed for activities of daily living on the patient's right side.
• D) Reassure the patient that the visual deficit will resolve as the stroke progresses.

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Definitions:

Splitting

In nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the division of a signal into multiple peaks due to interactions between nuclei with magnetic moments.

Relative Area

The proportion of a specific area or region relative to another, often discussed in comparing different parts of a graph or chromatographic peaks in analytical chemistry.

Coupling Constant

A parameter in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that measures the interaction between spinning nuclei.

Aldehydic Proton

The hydrogen atom attached to the carbon of an aldehyde group, which is typically more deshielded in NMR spectroscopy compared to other hydrogen atoms.