The nurse is supportive of the frustrated patient with expressive aphasia because the condition is characterized by (select all that apply):
1. speech that sounds normal, but makes no sense.
2. total inability to communicate.
3. difficulty understanding the written and spoken word.
4. stuttering and spitting.
5. difficulty initiating speech.
5
Expressive aphasia makes it difficult for the patient to initiate speech.
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