• Week 6 – Discussion 1 You are caring for a 68-year-old Akio Kim in the emergen

• Week 6 – Discussion 1
You are caring for a 68-year-old Akio Kim in the emergency department for rule-out Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). Mr. Kim’s daughter reported that he woke up that morning with left-sided weakness and slurred speech.
Based on this information, your prior knowledge of this client (refer to medical card from the Collins-Kim family tree interactive), and your knowledge of the pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), respond to the following prompts:
• Thoroughly explain the pathophysiology of Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). Use
a scholarly or authoritative source to support your answer.
• Examine each of the following three factors related to this disease process. Support all three with a scholarly source.
o cultural o financial
o environmental implications
• Identify 3-5 priority nursing interventions for the client while in the emergency department.

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• Describe labs and diagnostic testing you would want to include in client’s plan of care and why. What are critical indicators? Support with a scholarly source.
• What members of the interdisciplinary team need to be included for holistic patient-centered care? Provide a rationale and support with a scholarly source.