Which daily care activity is appropriate for a stroke patient?

Which daily care activity is appropriate for a stroke patient?

• A. Tooth brushing and feeding assistance
• B. Administering prescriptions
• C. Ordering imaging studies
• D. Providing professional speech therapy

Answer: (A)

Stroke can leave one side of the body weak and affect swallowing and coordination, so daily self-care tasks often require direct assistance. Helping with tooth brushing and feeding supports essential hygiene and nutrition while keeping the patient safe. Oral care reduces infection risk, and feeding assistance ensures adequate intake and reduces aspiration risk when swallowing is impaired. In this role, you focus on practical, hands-on daily care activities that a patient cannot complete safely on their own due to weakness or dysphagia. Duties like administering prescriptions, ordering imaging studies, or providing professional speech therapy aren’t within a PCT’s scope. Medications are handled by licensed clinicians, imaging orders come from physicians, and speech therapy is provided by a speech-language pathologist.

Stroke can leave one side of the body weak and affect swallowing and coordination, so daily self-care tasks often require direct assistance. Helping with tooth brushing and feeding supports essential hygiene and nutrition while keeping the patient safe. Oral care reduces infection risk, and feeding assistance ensures adequate intake and reduces aspiration risk when swallowing is impaired. In this role, you focus on practical, hands-on daily care activities that a patient cannot complete safely on their own due to weakness or dysphagia.

Duties like administering prescriptions, ordering imaging studies, or providing professional speech therapy aren’t within a PCT’s scope. Medications are handled by licensed clinicians, imaging orders come from physicians, and speech therapy is provided by a speech-language pathologist.