NURS 612 Maryville Exam 4 MC | Questions And Answers | 100% Correct Solutions
A patient’s inability to follow simple instructions could indicate with of the following findings?
A. Dysphonia
B. Amnesia
C. Aphasia
D. Depression ANS D. Depression
A patient scores a 3 on a mini-cog assessme...
NURS 612 Maryville Exam 4 MC | Questions And
Answers | 100% Correct Solutions
A patient’s inability to follow simple instructions could indicate with of the following findings?
A. Dysphonia
B. Amnesia
C. Aphasia
D. Depression ANS D. Depression
A patient scores a 3 on a mini-cog assessment instrument for dementia, what does this score indicate?
A. Advanced dementia
B. Early dementia
C. Need for further evaluation
D. Negative screen for dementia ANS D. Negative screen for dementia
The examiner asks the patient to complete this statement: "A bird is to air as a fish is to _________."
This is an example of what type of testing?
A Calculation
B Analogies
C Judgment
D Mood and feelings ANS B. Analogies
Assume that the patient’s response to the examiner in question 3 is scales. What does this response
likely reflect?
A. Left cerebral hemisphere lesion
B. Depression
C. eating disorder
D. Aphasia ANS A. Left cerebral hemisphere lesion
,Which type of assessment should be used to evaluate the mental status of a patient with head trauma?
A. PHQ
B. Perceptual distortion assessment
C. Glasgow Coma Scale
D. Functional Assessment ANS C. Glasgow Coma Scale
Which of the following indicates possible cognitive impairment?
A. ability to complete personal care without assistance
B. Suspiciousness or inappropriate affect
C. Articulate communication
D. Prudent behavior and calm demeanor ANS B. Suspiciousness or inappropriate affect
A 65-year old woman is brought to the clinic by family. They report thieve have noticed a change in
her mental abilities over the past 2 weeks. Normally they say she is independent, intelligent and very
socially oriented. Medical history is unremarkable except for congestive heart failure, for which she
takes digoxin. She has had no major changes in her health. What questions would be most important
for the examiner to ask the woman's family?
A. Is there a family hx of Alzheimers?
B. How much alcohol does she drink in an average week?
C. When was her digoxin level last checked?
D. Did you know that the mental function begins to decline after the age of 60 ? ANS C. When
was her digoxin level last checked?
A patient who has difficulty writing or drawing is most likely to have what condition?
A. Temporal lobe damage
B. Peripheral neuropathy
C. Organic brain syndrome
D. Psyciatric hallucinations ANS B. Peripheral Neuropathy
, A mother brings her 18 month old to the clinic. The child rarely talks or smiles or makes eye contact.
She has also notice he does not like to be held. She says his motor development seems to be normal.
What are these symptoms consistent with?
A. Dementia
B. Autistic disorder
C. ADHD
D. Delirium ANS B. Autistic disorder
A patient with Alzheimers disease classically displays which of the following?
A. alternating periods of mania and stupor
B. Hallucinations and decorticate posturing
C. Disintegration of personality
D. Rapid onset of symptoms ANS C. Disintegration of personality
While examining a newborn male infant, the examiner palpates a testicle in the inguinal canal that
cannot be pushed into the scrotum. this finding is consistent with what?
A. A retractile testi
B. Ambiguous genitalia
C. Inguinal hernia
D. undescended testicle ANS D. Undescended testicle
Genital self examination should be taught to patients who are at risk for?
A. testicular cancer
B. Peyronie disease
C. STD
D. prostate enlargement ANS C. STD
On exam of a patients scrotum you note the it is unusually thickened and it pits. What is one type of
problem suggested by these findings?
A. STD
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