During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's speech is rapid and incoherent at times. Which domain is the nurse assessing?
1. Social
2. Spiritual
3. Biological
4. Psychological
4. Psychological
Explanation:
Assessment of the patient's speech, including quantity, quality, and organization of speech, is part of the psychological domain. While the other answer choices are assessment domains, they do not include assessment of the patient's speech.
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