The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency department with right-sided weakness and difficulty speaking
Within an hour, the symptoms have subsided, and the patient receives a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient asks, "What is a TIA?" What information should be included when assisting with teaching the patient about TIA?
a. "Your brain was temporarily deprived of oxygen."
b. "You had a small hemorrhage in your brain."
c. "You have a vessel that is occluded, blocking the blood supply to your brain."
d. "The neurons in your brain are tangled, so messages get mixed up."
ANS: A
TIA is a temporary impairment of the cerebral circulation causing neurological impairment that lasts less than 24 hours. A hemorrhage would cause a hemorrhagic stroke. A fully occluded vessel causes an ischemic stroke. Tangled messages refers to Alzheimer's disease.
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