The nurse notes that the 43-year-old male blind client who has had a stroke is not having diffi-culty recognizing an object by touch. This sense is known as:
1. Stereognosis
2. Auditory
3. Gustatory
4. Olfactory
ANS: 1
Stereognosis is a sense that allows a person to recognize an object's size, shape, and texture. The auditory sense is the sense of hearing. The gustatory sense is the sense of tasting. The olfactory sense is the sense of smelling
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