A home health nurse is assembling a puzzle with an elderly patient and notices that the patient is having difficulty connecting two puzzle pieces.The nurse knows that this is most likely related to which aspect of sensory deprivation?

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Alterations in spatial orientation and in visual/motor coordination are signs of perceptual dysfunction.Cognitive function is the ability to think and the capacity to learn; the patient is not disoriented or unable to learn.Affective problems include boredom and restlessness; the patient is participating in an activity.The patient is socializing with the home health nurse,so isolation is not a problem.

A Home Health Nurse Is Assembling a Puzzle with an Elderly