For a client who has experienced a temporal lobe injury, the nurse would anticipate assessing problems with:
1. Personality and intellectual function
2. Attention selectivity and span
3. Form and color recognition
4. Motivation and memory
ANS: 4
The temporal lobe is involved with motivation and memory.
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