Asking a patient to give the meaning of the proverb "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" will assist a nurse in assessing the patient's:
a. short-term memory.
b. orientation to reality.
c. emotional intelligence.
d. ability to think abstractly.
D
Interpreting proverbs gives clues to the patient's ability to move from concrete to abstract thinking by stating meaning in terms symbolic of human behavior or events.
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