Good nursing care of a patient who has had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can improve the patient's chance of survival and minimize the limitations that impair a full recovery
In the acute phase, nursing efforts should prioritize which of the following aims? A) Teach compensatory techniques for impaired communication.
B) Talk to the patient during routine activities.
C) Initiation of rehabilitation.
D) Maintain a patent airway.
D
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Maintaining a patent airway is an aim of nursing efforts for any patient who has had a CVA and would supersede the other noted interventions.
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