The nurse is caring for a patient who has suffered a stroke and is unable to speak. This condition is documented by the nurse as
a. poor affect c. aphasia
b. adequate judgment d. prosody
C
The inability to speak is termed aphasia. There is no evidence to suggest that this patient has a poor affect or adequate judgment. Prosody is a melody of speech that conveys meaning through changes in the tempo, rhythm, and intonation.
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