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2025 NU 518 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS ANDCORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
The nurse is conducting a patient interview. Which statement made by the
patient should the
nurse more fully explore during the interview?
A I sleep like a baby.
B I have no health problems.
C I never did too good in school.
D I am not currently taking any medications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---
--------------C
A patient is admitted to the unit after an automobile accident. The nurse
begins the mental
status examination and finds that the patient has dysarthric speech and is
lethargic. The nurses
best approach regarding this examination is to:
a Plan to defer the rest of the mental status examination.
B Skip the language portion of the examination, and proceed onto
assessing mood
and affect.
C Conduct an in-depth speech evaluation, and defer the mental status
examination
to another time.
D Proceed with the examination, and assess the patient for suicidal
thoughts
because dysarthria is often accompanied by severe depression. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A
A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother.
She is wearing black
combat boots and a black lace nightgown over the top of her other clothes.
Her hair is dyed pink
,with black streaks throughout. She has several pierced holes in her nares
and ears and is wearing
an earring through her eyebrow and heavy black makeup. The nurse
concludes that:
a She probably does not have any problems.
B She is only trying to shock people and that her dress should be ignored.
C She has a manic syndrome because of her abnormal dress and
grooming.
D More information should be gathered to decide whether her dress is
appropriate. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D
A patient has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days. He has just been
moved to the
medical-surgical unit, and the admitting nurse is planning to perform a
mental status
examination. During the tests of cognitive function, the nurse would expect
that he:
a May display some disruption in thought content.
B Will state, I am so relieved to be out of intensive care.
C Will be oriented to place and person, but the patient may not be certain
of the
date.
d May show evidence of some clouding of his level of consciousness. -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C
During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a patients
affect. The nurse
should ask the patient which question?
A How do you feel today?
B Would you please repeat the following words?
C Have these medications had any effect on your pain?
D Has this pain affected your ability to get dressed by yourself? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A
,The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. The best way
for the nurse to do
this would be to:
a Administer the FACT test.
B Ask him to describe his first job.
C Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test.
D Ask him to describe what television show he was watching before
coming to
the clinic. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C
A 45-year-old woman is at the clinic for a mental status assessment. In
giving her the Four
Unrelated Words Test, the nurse would be concerned if she could not four
unrelated words
.
A Invent; within 5 minutes
B Invent; within 30 seconds
C Recall; after a 30-minute delay
D Recall; after a 60-minute delay ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
C
During a mental status assessment, which question by the nurse would
best assess a persons
judgment?
A Do you feel that you are being watched, followed, or controlled?
B Tell me what you plan to do once you are discharged from the hospital.
C What does the statement, People in glass houses shouldnt throw stones,
mean to
you?
d What would you do if you found a stamped, addressed envelope lying on
the sidewalk? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B
Which of these individuals would the nurse consider at highest risk for a
suicide attempt?
, A Man who jokes about death
B Woman who, during a past episode of major depression, attempted
suicide
C Adolescent who just broke up with her boyfriend and states that she
would like
to kill herself
d Older adult man who tells the nurse that he is going to join his wife in
heaven
tomorrow and plans to use a gun ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
D
A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered
by her husband. The
nurse needs to get some information from her to begin treatment. What is
the best choice for an
opening phase of the interview with this patient?
A Hello, Nancy, my name is Mrs. C.
B Hello, Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. It sure is cold today!
C Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. How are you?
D Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. Ill need to ask you a few questions about
what
happened. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D
During an interview, the nurse states, You mentioned having shortness of
breath. Tell me
more about that. Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
A Reflection
B Facilitation
C Direct question
D Open-ended question ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D
A patient has finished giving the nurse information about the reason he is
seeking care. When
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