The nurse is caring for a patient who has a severe right-sided stroke with left-sided hemiplegia.The patient uses the right extremities well but does not realize that the left arm and leg even exist.Which is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?

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Unilateral neglect occurs when the patient is unaware that a body area exists after a neurological injury or stroke.This patient demonstrates unilateral neglect by not realizing that the left arm and leg exist.Knowledge deficit,noncompliance,and ineffective denial do not explain the patient's lack of realization of the left-sided extremities.

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