Ms Lopez Is a Widowed 68-Year-Old Nicaraguan Woman and an Immigrant

Ms. Lopez is a widowed 68-year-old Nicaraguan woman and an immigrant who has lived in the United States for ten years. She lives in the second floor of a walk-up apartment with her daughter and son-in-law and their four children. Ms. Lopez is admitted to the hospital, is diagnosed with a stroke, and has weakness in her left side. She complains of coughing when she drinks and feels that food sometimes gets caught in her throat. She has diabetes and high blood pressure and is on several oral medications. She does not, however, check her blood sugar levels regularly because she does not feel comfortable pricking her finger. Her body mass index (BMI) is 33. Ms. Lopez is undocumented and uninsured.
-Assessing whether Ms. Lopez has any difficulty in swallowing is the job of which member of the interdisciplinary team?

A) pharmacist
B) nurse
C) social worker
D) speech-language pathologist
E) physician