The patient is diagnosed with a cerebral vascular accident that has the slowest rate of recovery and the highest probability of causing extensive neurological deficits. For which type of stroke should the nurse plan care for this patient?
a. Thrombotic stroke
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
d. Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
ANS: C
SAH is caused by rupture of blood vessels on the surface of the brain. This type of infarct has the slowest rate of recovery and the highest probability of leaving the patient with extensive neurological deficits. B. Aneurysms are often asymptomatic if they do not bleed. D. RIND is reversible. A. A thrombotic stroke does not have the slowest rate of recovery.
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