Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

Exercise 1

Patient Situation
Mrs. Williams is a 76-year-old Indian American woman who was admitted yesterday after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her right side. She has had diabetes and high blood pressure for many years. Since the stroke, she has been unable to speak clearly and becomes frustrated as she attempts to communicate her needs. Her daughter says Mrs. Williams is a proud, independent, and tidy woman who has been living alone since her husband's death last year. Until her stroke, she had been driving her car, cleaning her house, doing her grocery shopping, and maintaining the yard and garden. She wears eyeglasses for reading and driving and has a hearing aid, although she rarely uses it.
Thinking
Critical Thinking (Contextual Awareness): Now that Mrs. Williams is in the hospital, what new stressors might she have?