Question

After assessing a patient with a cerebrovascular disorder, a nurse anticipates that he had a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere. Which finding supports the nurse's anticipation?

Slurring of speech
Right-sided weakness
Left-sided facial droop
Loss of sensation of right hand
Difficulty breathing
Left-sided facial droop

Answer 1

The finding which supports the nurse's anticipation is;

LEFT SIDED FACIAL DROOP

Step-by-step explanation:

The patient has been assessed by a nurse and was diagnosed by a disease named Cerebrovascular disorder.

Nurse had anticipated that he had a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere.

So, the finding which supports nurse's anticipation is

• Left sided facial droop

Cerebrovascular disorder : In this disorder or disease the conditions are grouped into the disordered functioning of the blood vessels and the supply of blood which is done to the brain.

Brain damage occurs when oxygen gets restricted to come to the brain cells due to some blockage or hemorrhage.

This disease leads to a stroke.

It is basically a disease of the blood vessels, the arteries which get supplied to the brain.

Here, the nurse anticipated facial droop which is caused by a neurological disorder or caused by a stroke.