When preparing to discharge a patient home, the nurse has met with the family and warned them that the patient may exhibit unexpected emotional responses. The nurse should teach the family that these responses are typically a result of what cause?
A) Frustration around changes in function and communication
B) Unmet physiologic needs
C) Changes in brain activity during sleep and wakefulness
D) Temporary changes in metabolism
Ans: A
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Emotional problems associated with stroke are often related to the new challenges around ADLs and communication. These challenges are more likely than metabolic changes, unmet physiologic needs, or changes in brain activity, each of which should be ruled out.
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