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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Had a Stroke

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The nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke affecting the right hemisphere of the brain. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is appropriate based on knowledge of the effects of right brain damage?


A) Impaired physical mobility related to decrease in muscle control (right hemiplegia) .
B) Risk for injury as evidenced by alteration in cognitive functioning
C) Impaired verbal communication related to environmental barrier (impaired speech)
D) Ineffective coping related to insufficient sense of control (depression and distress about disability) .

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