What is the patient's expected response when the nurse is assessing stereognosis?
A) Identifies an object placed in the hand
B) Distinguishes numbers or letters traced in the palm of the hand
C) Touches the index finger of the nondominant hand to the nose
D) Walks heel to toe in a straight line

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A nurse tests stereognosis by asking the patient to close his or her eyes and placing a small, familiar object in the patient's hand, asking him or her to identify it. Stereognosis tests sensory nerve tracts and parietal lobe function. Activity B tests graphesthesia, a test of sensory nerve tracts and parietal lobe function. Activity C tests cerebellar function of the upper extremities. Activity D tests cerebellar function of the lower extremities.

What Is the Patient's Expected Response When the Nurse Is