When assessing clients for sensory,perceptual,and cognitive alterations,the nurse must also evaluate their:
A)genetic history
B)ability to concentrate
C)level of consciousness
D)family support systems

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The process of organizing and interpreting stimuli depends on a person's level of intellectual functioning.The intellectual ability to think is called cognition.Sensation and perception use the afferent nerve pathways,the ascending pathways that transmit sensory impulses to the brain;the efferent nerve pathways,the descending pathways that send sensory impulses from the brain;the spinal cord;the brainstem;and the cerebrum.Cognition includes the cerebral functions of memory,affect,judgment,perception,and language.The person must be conscious for these higher functions to occur.

When Assessing Clients for Sensory,perceptual,and Cognitive Alterations,the Nurse Must Also