A nurse is caring for a patient with right-sided weakness following a stroke. Which nursing action would be least effective in promoting positive adaptation of the patient's sensory deficit?
a. Placing the patient's belongings on the affected side
b. Approaching the patient from the affected side
c. Teaching the patient how to create a safe environment
d. Completing sentences that the patient cannot finish
D
Completing the patient's sentences is not beneficial to the patient; instead provide the patient with plenty of time and opportunity to begin speaking. Creating a safe environment is important to reduce risk of injury. Placing objects on the patient's affected side and approaching the patient from the affected side cause the patient to be aware of the affected side and to learn to adapt and incorporate the affected part of the body. If the patient does not acknowledge the affected side, it will become neglected, and risk of injury will increase.
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