What is......?

[AmyD_RN]

Poor B with global aphasia??????? says the client will have "poor B".....yikes I have no idea what that is! help...LOL:idea:

[Elleann]

Sorry, my error!

Elleann

[crackerjack]

Hi, I'm not Amy but am also studying for the NCLEX using Saunders and ran into this question a bit ago. I was attempting to google to find out what it means and this is the only site I've found LOL

The context of the question is that of a client with a CVA experiencing global aphasia and the nurse is preparing nursing care to address the communication problems based upon the knowledge that the client's speech will be.....with the option indicated as correct being "associated with poor B" (other choices are 'intact', 'rambling', 'characterised by literal paraphasia')

In the rationale provided there is never any discussion of what poor B is it just lists it along with other findings seen with global aphasia...and yes, the rationale continues to use 'poor B' so I do not think it is a typo.

I'm at a loss. Yes, Broca's is involved but 'poor B'?? surely this is not how it is referred to, is it?

[AmyD_RN]

well thank goodness it wasn't on my test..........LOL but very interesting and I would still love to know.

AmyD RN

[crackerjack]

Ok, I've contacted the publisher who put me in contact with the developers who have responded to my inquiry about the question. "Poor B" should have been "Poor comprehension." There was no explanation for such a gross typographical error however. TG it wasn't some remote disease or process that we needed to add to our memory banks!! LOLOL

[Halinja, BSN, RN]

LOL, I just googled for 'poor B' as I hit that same question on the Saunders disk. I'm glad you contacted the publisher, comprehension makes MUCH more sense than "B"

[ainas]

OMG! "Poor comprehension."!