ATI RN
ATI Psychiatric Exam 1 Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following requests should the nurse make to determine the client's social cognition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Identify emotion of faces on cards. Social cognition involves understanding and interpreting social cues, such as facial expressions. By asking the client to identify emotions on faces, the nurse can assess the client's ability to recognize and understand social cues, which is crucial in dementia care.
Incorrect choices:
B: Repeating a list of words tests memory, not social cognition.
C: Interpreting a sequence of pictures assesses visual processing, not social cognition.
D: Imitating gestures of learned movements tests motor skills, not social cognition.
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