A client who has had a stroke appears to understand words that are spoken but cannot verbally respond. The nurse clarifies that this type of aphasia is
a. Broca's.
b. global.
c. receptive.
d. Wernicke's.
A
Broca's (expressive or motor) aphasia affects speech production as a result of an infarction in the frontal lobe of the brain.
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