A Patient Is Recovering from a Mild Cerebral Vascular Accident

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient is recovering from a mild cerebral vascular accident (stroke) .The home care nurse notes that the patient is talking about updating a will and planning funeral arrangements.Which of the following responses is most appropriate for the nurse to make?

• A)"You seem to be preoccupied with dying."
• B)"Is there anything I can do to help you?"
• C)"Are you worried about dying before you get your affairs in order?"
• D)"Let's focus on how you are recovering rather than on your dying."

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Definitions:

Mitochondria

Cellular organelles responsible for producing energy through the process of oxidative phosphorylation.

Inhibitors

Substances that slow down or prevent a particular chemical reaction or biological process.

Poisons

Substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, often by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity.

Kinase

An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from high-energy, phosphate-donating molecules to specific substrates, a process crucial in many cellular activities.