A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. As part of the assessment, the nurse asks the client to identify common objects. Which finding is the nurse is assessing?

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Agnosia is the failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function. Aphasia is alterations in language ability. Apraxia is the impaired ability to execute motor activities despite intact motor functioning. Executive functioning is the ability to think abstractly, plan, initiate, sequence, monitor, and stop complex behavior.

A Nurse Is Assessing a Client Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease