When caring for a male client diagnosed with a brain tumor of the parietal lobe, the nurse expects to assess:
A. short-term memory impairment.
B. tactile agnosia.
C. seizures.
D. contralateral homonymous hemianopia.
Answer: B
Explanation: Tactile agnosia (inability to identify objects by touch) is a sign of a parietal lobe tumor. Short-term memory impairment occurs with a frontal lobe tumor. Seizures may result from a tumor of the frontal, temporal, or occipital lobe. Contralateral homonymous hemianopia suggests an occipital lobe tumor.
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