Which question would best assess a patient's ability to make judgments?
a. "Who is the president of the USA?"
b. "How long have you been here?"
c. "What is the name of the building we're in?"
d. "If you won $10,000, what would you do with it?"
D
The correct option involves judgment since it is asking what the patient would do with $10,000 . The remaining options assess the patient's orientation to self, time, and place.
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