A client diagnosed with dementia is having difficulty finding the words that the client wants to use. When asked, the client could not identify the shoes as "shoes." The nurse interprets this as which condition?

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Typical deficits involved with dementia include aphasia (i.e., alterations in language ability), apraxia (i.e., impaired ability to execute motor activities despite intact motor functioning), agnosia (i.e., failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function), or a disturbance of executive functioning (i.e., ability to think abstractly, plan, initiate, sequence, monitor, and stop complex behavior).

A Client Diagnosed with Dementia Is Having Difficulty Finding the Words