The nurse is planning health teaching for a 65-year-old woman who has had a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and has aphasia. Which of these questions is most important to use when assessing the mental status of this patient?

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Additional tests for people with aphasia include word comprehension (asking the individual to point to articles in the room or parts of the body), reading (asking the person to read available print), and writing (asking the person to make up and write a sentence). Aphasia is a disorder of language comprehension. To assess the mental status of a patient with aphasia, the nurse should ask questions to assess her comprehension. The other options do not assess a person's comprehension.

The Nurse Is Planning Health Teaching for a 65-Year-Old Woman