Question

How would the nurse help a patient experiencing unilateral neglect related to a brain injury restore normal capabilities?

Answer 1

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Reminding the patient to scan the home environment,

Encouraging family members to eat along with the patient

Teaching the patient to touch the affected side of body with the unaffected hand

Patients with unilateral neglect-related cerebrovascular accidents are more likely to fall. To reduce the danger of falling, the patient should be reminded to inspect their living space as they walk. Family members should sit with the patient at meals so they may remind them to attempt to eat with the affected side of their mouth. Helping the patient become conscious of the affected side is teaching them to touch the affected side of their body with the unaffected hand. The patient may benefit from greater coping mechanisms and therapeutic dialogue, but anxious patients will benefit more from these techniques.

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