During a neurologic evaluation, the nurse practitioner has asked an 83-year-old client to draw the face of the clock and then tell the nurse what time the clock reads
Which of the following assessment findings would be most indicative of expressive aphasia? A) The client appears unable to understand and follow the instruction.
B) The client draws a person's face rather than the face of a clock.
C) The client draws a clock but is unable to state the time.
D) The client draws a clock with four hands rather than two.
C
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The patient with expressive aphasia will be able to understand commands but will not be able to put symbols together into an intelligent speech form. This phenomenon is best demonstrated by answer C.
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