The overall goal of nursing care for a patient who has recently suffered a stroke is to
A. assist the patient to regain the ability to speak.
B. prevent complications caused by immobility.
C. assist the patient to regain the ability to eat.
D. reverse brain damage caused by the stroke.
Answer: B
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You go to assess K.B. What additional data do you need to obtain because he has Graves' disease?
What will be an ideal response?