A patient had a stroke that left the patient aphasic.A nurse is working on a plan of care.Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse use to describe the patient's aphasia?

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Impaired Verbal Communication is the nursing diagnostic label to describe a patient who has limited or no ability to communicate verbally.This diagnosis is useful for a wide variety of patients with special problems and needs related to communication.It is defined as difficulty or inability to use or understand language in interpersonal reactions.Anxiety is not the same thing as aphasia.Although impaired social interactions could be used,based upon the question (diagnosis for patient's aphasia),impaired verbal communication is most appropriate.There are no data in the scenario to say the patient is not interacting with others.There are no data to support ineffective coping; it just says the patient is aphasic but no data address coping.

A Patient Had a Stroke That Left the Patient Aphasic