A student watches a nurse interact with a client. After shaking the client's hand, the nurse and client converse about the weather outside and the news on the television. After the interaction, the nurse asks the student how much assessment data was collected. What are correct answers by the student? (Select all that apply.)

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During this brief interaction the nurse can gather data about the patient's airway (patent and able to talk) orientation, cognition, and sensory perception (talking about current events on TV and the weather), perfusion (warm of hand, dryness, or moistness of hand), respiratory function (speaking with or without difficulty), and hygiene (appropriate appearance for hospitalized patient, no foul odors, no obvious food in teeth or sticky mucous membranes, hair combed).

A Student Watches a Nurse Interact with a Client