The nurse is performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask?

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Whether a person is able to dress himself or herself assesses his/her ability to perform an activity of daily living. A functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to-day activities. For the older person, the meaning of health becomes those activities that he/she can or cannot do. The other responses do not relate to functional assessment. Asking whether a patient wears glasses, has any thyroid problems, and how many bowel movements he or she has each day are not part of a functional assessment. Functional assessment measures how a person manages day-to-day activities. For the older person, the meaning of health becomes those activities that they can or cannot do.

The Nurse Is Performing a Functional Assessment on an 82-Year-Old