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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

During a neurologic evaluation, the nurse practitioner has asked an 83-year-old client to draw the face of the clock and then tell the nurse what time the clock reads.

Which of the following assessment findings would be most indicative of expressive aphasia? A) The client appears unable to understand and follow the instruction.
B) The client draws a person's face rather than the face of a clock.
C) The client draws a clock but is unable to state the time.
D) The client draws a clock with four hands rather than two.

Question 2

What implications does the doctrine of respondent superior have for nurses? Nurses are held

A) Liable for injury deriving from advice given to a member of a patient's family
B) Responsible for double-checking the doses of medication ordered by a physician
C) Responsible for the actions of the staff they supervise
D) Obligated to obtain informed consent for any diagnostic procedure

Hikerman221 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
The patient with expressive aphasia will be able to understand commands but will not be able to put symbols together into an intelligent speech form. This phenomenon is best demonstrated by answer C.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The doctrine of respondent superior is derived from the old masterservant rule. It means that supervisors are responsible not only for their own actions but also for the actions of the staff they supervise.