A nurse receives a report on a client who had a left-sided stroke and has homonymous hemianopsia. What action by the nurse is most appropriate for this client?
a. Assess for bladder retention and/or incontinence.
b. Listen to the client's lungs after eating or drinking.
c. Prop the client's right side up when sitting in a chair.
d. Rotate the client's meal tray when the client stops eating.
ANS: D
This condition is blindness on the same side of both eyes. The client must turn his or her head to see the entire visual field. The client may not see all the food on the tray, so the nurse rotates it so uneaten food is now within the visual field. This condition is not related to bladder function, difficulty swallowing, or lack of trunk control.
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