Exam 39: Cognitive Processes

The toddler begins to label familiar items such as "the stove is hot" and "the ball bounces" at what age?

Which statement accurately characterizes dementia? The disease is:

The thinking patterns of a 4-year-old will typically demonstrate:

An older adult male client who has been smoking a pipe and cigar for more than 30 years develops chronic hoarseness. The nurse understands that the client is a risk for which alteration in cognitive function?

The process of receiving and interpreting the sensory stimuli that functions as a basis for understanding, knowing, and learning is termed:

When the older adult client seems very forgetful and often fails to dress appropriately, the nurse determines that the client is demonstrating:

The nurse is caring for a client recently diagnosed with Alzheimer dementia. Which assessment finding would cause the client to question this diagnosis?

The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the older adult client with Alzheimer disease who requires bathing is:

A nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia. The nurse understands that clients suffering from schizophrenia have problems in which areas? Select all that apply.