When using Gordon's framework for a functional health assessment, the nurse asks a patient, "Have you made any changes in your environment because of vision, hearing, or memory decrease?" What functional health pattern is the nurse assessing?

A) Vision
B) Hearing
C) Coping
D) Cognition


D

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