The nurse is educating the family of a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). What teaching point is most important for the nurse to include?
a. The patient's ability to move the upper limbs may be affected.
b. The patient's cognitive and mental capacity will most likely remain intact throughout the disease progression.
c. The patient's breathing should not be af-fected by the disease.
d. The patient's ability to swallow will re-main intact.
B
Whereas the ability to move the upper limbs will likely be affected by the disease, it is important for families to remember that the patient's cognitive and mental capacity stays intact as the motor activity rapidly declines. Breathing and swallowing are often significantly affected by ALS.
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True False