A Patient Is Aphasic from a Recent Stroke

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient is aphasic from a recent stroke.The nurse is taking a multidisciplinary approach to this patient's care.Who would be most appropriate for the nurse to collaborate with regarding the patient's aphasia?

• A) Interpreter
• B) Speech therapist
• C) Physical therapist
• D) Mental health nurse specialist

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Definitions:

Plans of Action

Detailed strategies or steps designed to achieve specific goals or outcomes, often involving a sequence of activities or tasks.

Accommodation

The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina, or in psychology, adapting one's cognitive structures to incorporate new information.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Existing Schemes

Pre-established plans or systems in operation.