Posted: August 17th, 2017

Which of the following statements reflect nursing management of the patient with expressive aphasia?

Which of the following statements reflect nursing management of the patient with expressive aphasia?
a) Encourage the patient to repeat sounds of the alphabet.
Nursing management of the patient with expressive aphasia includes encouraging the patient to repeat sounds of the alphabet.
b) Speak clearly and in simple sentences; use gestures or pictures when able.
Nursing management of the patient with global aphasia includes speaking clearly and in simple sentences and using gestures or pictures when able.
c) Speak slowly and clearly to assist the patient in forming the sounds.
Nursing management of the patient with receptive aphasia includes speaking slowing and clearly to assist the patient in forming the sounds.
d) Frequently reorient the patient to time, place, and situation.
Nursing management of the patient with cognitive deficits, such as memory loss, includes frequently reorienting the patient to time, place, and situation.