A patient who has experienced symptoms consistent with a transient ischemic attack (TIA) refuses to go to the emergency department because the symptoms resolved at home. Which statement would the clinic nurse make over the phone to convince the patient to seek care?a)"Symptoms of TIA resolve in a few hours."b)"Your condition could progress to a stroke."c)"A single TIA will cause permanent brain damage."d)"Only repeated attacks can cause significant damage."

"b)"Your condition could progress to a stroke.

Explanation:

This is sometimes refers to as mini stroke.  It is caused by brief blockage of the blood vessels to the brain by clot from atherosclerosis.  

It occurs as most of the symptoms of stroke from headache, to dizziness, vision and speech problems,  but all these usually disappear few mints after, but it is the major warning signs of major stoke.

Therefore the Nurse should  warn the patient of the imminent cases of stroke, and need to visits the hospital to avert this.