Question

A nurse is instructing the spouse of a client who suffered a stroke about the use of eating devices the client will be using. During the teaching, the spouse starts to cry and states, "One minute he is laughing, and the next he’s crying; I just don’t understand what’s wrong with him." Which statement is the best response by the nurse?

Answer 1

The nurse should say that some parts of the patient's brain were affected by the stroke. For this reason the patient is experiencing these sudden mood swings.

Step-by-step explanation:

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or dramatically reduced, depriving the banknotes of oxygen and nutrients. Or, when a blood vessel ruptures, causing a brain hemorrhage. Causes of these occurrences include cerebral arterial malformation (aneurysm), arterial hypertension, heart disease, thromboembolism (pulmonary artery block).

Stroke directly affects the brain. Injured brain areas can result in the patient's strange behaviors, such as smiling at a time and starting to cry shortly afterwards, as shown in the question above.

The areas of the brain affected by stroke may gradually reconstruct if given the right stimuli. Therefore, rehabilitation programs are very important as they help the patient to resume daily activities and functions that have been compromised.

Answer 2

Answer: The best response by the nurse would be: the stroke affected his brain conditions. You do not have to worry, because those synmponts are normal. You should schedule a neurologist appointment so that your husband can be tested and start a threatment immediately.

Explanation: Since the question is incomplete, because we do not have the nurse's statements, I supposed that it would be the better response, considering the informations we had in the beginnig of the question. Or at least, the closest of what the nurse's statement would be.