A patient has left-sided weakness because of a recent stroke.Which type of special needs assessment would be most important to perform?
A) Family
B) Functional
C) Community
D) Psychosocial

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A functional assessment is most important because of discharge needs (e.g.,self-care ability at home)and patient safety.A family and community assessment would be helpful to evaluate support systems,and a psychosocial assessment would be helpful to evaluate a patient's understanding of and coping with his recent stroke.Remember that special needs assessments are lengthy and time consuming,so they should be used only when in-depth information is needed about a topic.

A Patient Has Left-Sided Weakness Because of a Recent Stroke