Exam Retake 2 ATI RN Medical Surgical Med Surg A with rationales

A home health nurse is assigned to a client who was recently discharged from a rehabilitation center after experiencing a righthemispheric stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits should the nurse expect to find when assessing the client? (Select all that apply.) A. Expressive aphasia B. Visual spatial deficits C. Left hemianopsia D. Right hemiplegia E. One-sided neglect - B, C, E Expressive aphasia is incorrect. Expressive aphasia, or an inability to express what one wants to convey, occurs secondary to a lefthemispheric stroke. Visual spatial deficits is correct. Visual spatial deficits and loss of depth perception occur secondary to a righthemispheric stroke. Left hemianopsia is correct. Left hemianopsia, or blindness in the left half of the visual field, occurs secondary to a right-hemispheric stroke. Right hemiplegia is incorrect. Right hemiplegia occurs secondary to a left-hemispheric stroke. Onesided neglect is correct. One-sided neglect, or an unawareness of the affected side, occurs secondary to a right-hemispheric stroke.