Maternal and Child Care: A nurse is performing a neurologic examination of a 5-year-old child. She asks the boy
to close his eyes, and then she places a crayon in his hand and asks him to identify it.
Which type of ability is the nurse testing for in this boy?

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A nurse is performing a neurologic examination of a 5-year-old child. She asks the boy 
to close his eyes, and then she places a crayon in his hand and asks him to identify it. 
Which type of ability is the nurse testing for in this boy?

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

Stereognosis

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A nurse is performing a neurologic examination of a 5-year-old child. She asks the boy to close his eyes, and then she places a crayon in his hand and asks him to identify it. Which type of ability is the nurse testing for in this boy?

Stereognosis

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