The rehabilitation nurse references the nursing diagnosis of impaired cognition for a 40-year-old patient who is brain injured and who:
a. frequently becomes violent.
b. becomes easily fatigued.
c. is depressed.
d. cannot add three numbers in his head.
D
Impaired cognitive barriers experienced during rehabilitation include problems in thinking, impaired concentration, and impaired information processing.
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