A 65-year-old patient who recently suffered a cerebral vascular accident is now unable to recog-nize and identify objects by touch because of injury to the sensory cortex. How should the nurse document this finding?
a. Hypomimesis
b. Agnosia
c. Dysphasia
d. Echolalia
Answer: b. Agnosia
Agnosia is the failure to recognize the form and nature of objects. Hypomimesis is a disorder of communication. Dysphasia is an impairment of comprehension of language. Echolalia is the abil-ity to repeat.
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