The nurse is caring for a patient who requires neurologic checks.When performing an assessment,how should the nurse best evaluate the patient's thinking?

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Thinking can be evaluated by asking the patient to add three numbers together; to count by 6s; or to solve a simple puzzle.Asking the patient to identify the name of the present month evaluates orientation.Asking the patient what he would do in a fire evaluates judgment.Asking the patient to name the last major holiday assesses for memory lapses.

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