While Assessing the Cognitive Status of a School-Age Child, the Nurse

question 23

Multiple Choice

While assessing the cognitive status of a school-age child, the nurse notes that the child was unable to perform basic mathematical problems and unable to name several former presidents of the United States. Prior to considering the possibility that this client has cognitive issues, which factor should be reviewed?

• A)The child's age and developmental status
• B)The child's living arrangements with separated parents
• C)The child's currency of vaccinations
• D)The child's hobbies performed in leisure time

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Definitions:

Integrity

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

Leadership

The act of guiding or influencing a group towards achieving a common goal, often requiring vision, communication, and decisiveness.

Qualities

Characteristic elements that make things what they are; attributes deemed desirable, such as the leadership qualities of integrity, job knowledge, and people-building skills.

Visual-spatial Intelligence

The ability to accurately perceive the visual world, transform and modify perceptions, and recreate aspects of visual experience even in the absence of physical stimuli.