The nurse asks the client, What is similar about a cow and a horse? and What do a bus and an airplane have in common? These questions would best assess which of the following areas?

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These questions would elicit information about the client's intellectual function. Insight is the ability to understand the true nature of one's situation and accept some personal responsibility for that situation. Judgment refers to the ability to interpret one's environment and situation correctly and to adapt one's behavior and decisions accordingly. Questions about memory would require that the client identify knowledge of past events.

The Nurse Asks the Client, What Is Similar About a Cow