The nurse is assessing a patient with suspected neurological issues. The patient's speech is delivered with normal rhythm but filled with words that do not form any meaningful statements.

The patient is also unable to write or repeat back words and does not appear to understand the nurse's instructions or questions. The nurse would recognize these symptoms as:

Choice A rationale: Expressive aphasia is a type of non-fluent aphasia that affects the

ability to produce language. It is caused by damage to the anterior part of the left frontal lobe, which is responsible for motor planning and execution of speech. Patients with expressive aphasia can understand language but have difficulty speaking, writing, or naming objects. They often produce short, halting, and grammatically incorrect sentences with word-finding difficulties.

Choice B rationale: this is another term for expressive aphasia. The patient can

understand language but have difficulty speaking, writing, or naming objects. They often produce short, halting, and grammatically incorrect sentences with word-finding difficulties.

Choice C rationale: Global aphasia is a severe form of aphasia that affects both

comprehension and production of language. It is caused by extensive damage to the left hemisphere of the brain, which is dominant for language functions in most people.

Patients with global aphasia have little or no ability to speak, write, read, or understand language.

Choice D rationale: Wernicke's aphasia is a type of receptive aphasia that affects the

comprehension and production of language. It is caused by damage to the posterior part of the left temporal lobe, which is responsible for processing auditory and visual

information. Patients with Wernicke's aphasia can speak fluently but nonsensically, using words that are irrelevant, invented, or distorted. They also have difficulty understanding spoken or written language and following commands.