The nurse is caring for a client with Wernicke's aphasia. The nurse plans care knowing that the client has which of the following changes in communication patterns?
1. impaired auditory comprehension
2. intact comprehension of written and spoken words
3. telegraphic speech
4. impairment in the volume, quality, or pitch of the voice
ANS: 1
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