A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had a stroke and is going to be discharged at the end of the week.The nurse notices that the patient is having difficulty with eating his meal and is becoming tearful.The nurse includes which intervention in the patient's plan of care?

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The nurse should include implementations that help the patient adapt to his deficit while maintaining independence.Teaching the patient to use assistive devices allows the patient to care for himself.Changing the type of food the patient eats may not work for a culture in which touching food with fingers is unacceptable,or the patient may not enjoy eating foods that do not require utensils.The services of a home health nurse are not necessary as long as the patient is able to care for himself.Instead of placing the patient on antidepressants,the nurse should assist the patient in attempting to adapt behaviour to the sensory deficit.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Recently Had