When Caring for a Patient with a New Right-Sided Homonymous

question 17

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Apply an eye patch to the right eye.
• B) Approach the patient from the right side.
• C) Place objects needed on the patient's left side.
• D) Teach the patient that the left visual deficit will resolve.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Transmission

The process by which neurons communicate with each other by releasing neurotransmitters across a synapse to transmit signals to target cells.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals in the brain that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

Reuptake

A process in which neurotransmitters are absorbed back into the neuron after being released, affecting the communication between neurons.

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap at the junction between two neurons, through which neurotransmitters are released and transferred to affect the activity of other neurons.