An older adult with dementia describes a pencil as "that thing that writes" and a water faucet as "the thing you turn." The nurse documents which problem?
a. Echolalia
b. Apraxia
c. Agnosia
d. Amnesia
C
Agnosia is defined as failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function. Apraxia refers to inability to carry out motor activities. Echolalia is repeating what others say. Amnesia refers to learning and recalling information.
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