A female patient has experienced a stroke affecting the right side of her brain. What will the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
A) Inability to recall the name of her best friend
B) Inability to state her telephone number
C) Inability to distinguish a spoon from a fork
D) Inability to recall how to apply her makeup
C
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The right side of the brain is the artistic side and is concerned with forms and shapes. This patient could have difficulty distinguishing the roundness of the spoon with the straight line of the top of the fork. The left side of the brain is more analytical and is concerned with names, numbers, and process.
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