Nurse Isabelle enters the room of a client with a cognitive impairment disorder and asks what day of the week it is; what the date, month, and year are; and where the client is. The nurse is attempting to assess: A. Confabulation B. Perseveration C.

The nurse is attempting to assess: **D. Orientation**. Orienting questions like asking for the day of the week, date, month, year, and location are used to determine a client's awareness and understanding of their current situation in time and place, which is referred to as orientation.