Question

A 79-year-old man is admitted to a long-term care facility after a stroke that has left him paralyzed on one side and unable to talk. A daughter visiting from out of town approaches the gerontological nurse and expresses concern about how to communicate with her father.

1. The gerontological nurse explains to the daughter that when communicating with her father, she should

A.   use word boards and picture charts.

B.    face her father; speak loudly and clearly.

C.    explain procedures in detail.

D.   face her father with adequate light on her face.

2. The gerontological nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of altered verbal communication for a client with expressive aphasia. An appropriate nursing intervention to assist the client to communicate is to

A.   ask simple questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no.”

B.    develop a list of simple words that the client can read and practice reciting.

C.    have the client practice facial and tongue exercises to improve motor control necessary for speech.

D.   prevent embarrassing the client by changing the subject if he or she does not respond in a timely manner.

Answer 1

1) The answer is - Duaghter want to communicate with her father she can use word boards and picture charts.

2) Facing her father and speak loudly and clearly can leads to irrtation to the patient. she can speak slowly.

3) Explain procedure in details helps to understand the procedure which is going to held.

4) Facing her father with adequate light on her face can help the father to see his daughter clearly.

A) The answer is Develop a list of simple words that the client can read and practice reciting.

option A is wrong beacause patient cannot communicate then how he will tell yes or no

C, its difficult for the patient to do facial and tongue exercise

D, preventing embarassing situation cannot helps for communication.