When providing discharge teaching related to some newly prescribed medications, the client who received a head injury on the left temporal lobe area will need for the health care provider to:

Question

A) Print materials using extra large font sizes, so the client will be able to see the instructions
B) Bring one of the pills into the room during teaching, so the client can recognize the color and shape
C) Sit on the right side and speak slowly and clearly during the education
D) Draw the shades on the window to minimize glare from bright lights

Answer 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
The temporal lobe lies below the lateral sulcus and merges with the parietal and occipital lobes. The primary auditory cortex is important in discrimination of sounds entering opposite ears. The auditory association area (area 22) functions in the recognition of certain sound patterns and their meaning. Therefore, the injury is on the left side, so the health care provider should sit on the right side so they can speak directly into the right ear. The occipital lobe contains the primary visual cortex (area 17), stimulation of which causes the experience of bright lights called phosphenes in the visual field.