For a patient who had a right hemisphere stroke the nurse establishes a nursing diagnosis of

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The patient with right-sided brain damage typically denies any deficits and has poor impulse control,leading to risk for injury when the patient attempts activities such as transferring from a bed to a chair.Right-sided brain damage causes left hemiplegia.Left-sided brain damage typically causes language deficits.Left-sided brain damage is associated with depression and distress about the disability.

For a Patient Who Had a Right Hemisphere Stroke the Nurse