The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a patient who is suspected of having dementia. Which of the following is included in the subjective questionnaire for dementia?
A) Questioning the client or family about emotional changes
B) Testing the client's ability to remember unrelated words and recent events
C) Assessing the client's level of consciousness.
D) Determining cortical function by the client's ability to perform arithmetic
Ans: A
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Questioning the client or family about emotional changes is included in the subjective assessment of clients. Testing the client's ability to remember unrelated words and recent events, assessing the client's level of consciousness, and determining cortical function by the client's ability to perform arithmetic are all objective assessments.
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