The client has sustained damage to Wernicke's area in the ...

[sjones]

The client has sustained damage to Wernicke's area in the temporal lobe from a brain attack (stroke). Which of the following should the nurse anticipate when caring for this client?
 
  1. The client will be unable to recall past events.
  2. The client will demonstrate difficulty articulating words.
  3. The client will have difficulty understanding language.
  4. The client will have difficulty moving one side of the body.

Question 2

The nurse has developed a plan of care for a client experiencing dystocia and includes several nursing interventions in the plan. The nurse prioritizes the plan and selects which of the following nursing interventions as the highest priority?
 
  1. Monitoring fetal status
  2. Providing comfort measures
  3. Changing the client's position frequently
  4. Keeping the significant other informed of the progress of the labor

[hramirez205]

Answer to Question 1

3

Rationale: Wernicke's area consists of a small group of cells in the temporal lobe the function of which is the understanding of language. The hippocampus is responsible for the storage of memory (the client will be unable to recall past events). Damage to Broca's area is responsible for aphasia (the client will demonstrate difficulty articulating words). The motor cortex in the precentral gyrus controls voluntary motor activity (the client will have difficulty moving one side of the body).

Answer to Question 2

1

Rationale: The priority in the plan of care would include the intervention that addresses the physiological integrity of the fetus. Although providing comfort measures, changing the client's position frequently, and keeping the significant other informed of the progress of the labor are components of the plan of care, fetal status is the priority.