Of the data listed below, the nurse would collect the responses to numbers ____________________ to assess a client's awareness. (Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. "Do you know where you are?'
2. "If you paid $3.00 for an item that cost $1.75, how much change would you get back?"
3. "What year is it?"
4. "Can you feel me when I touch your arm?"
5. "I am going to turn out the light and look in your eye with a light."
6. "What is your name?"
ANS:
1, 2, 3, 6
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