Reference no: EM133335941

Norma, age 81, has had a stroke. She presented to emergency with weakness and the inability to speak. Her health history includes 10 years of hypertension and diabetes and a transient ischemic attack 1 year ago.

Questions

1. Is there a relationship between Norma's health history and the occurrence of the stroke?

2. After reviewing her head CT, Norma's stroke was officially diagnosed by the physician as a left temporal/parietal stroke. Her clinical manifestations include right-sided paralysis, the inability to say words (she retained her ability to understand words), and right-sided facial droop. Knowing her health history and her clinical manifestations, create a sample nursing care plan that includes two nursing diagnoses.

3. What are the priority nursing diagnoses/nursing interventions for Norma?

4. Norma has a right facial droop. She was seen by the speech language pathologist and it was determined she needs a modified diet to prevent aspiration. Norma's diet order is pureed food and thickened fluids, to be fed by the teaspoon from the unaffected side. When you go to feed Norma lunch you find her husband at the bedside giving Norma a sip of water from a bottle. What do you do next?