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MH Exam 4.
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- EMSIC - Michigan Study Guide
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MH Exam 4Which communication pattern is defined as confabulation?
A. The flow of thoughts is interrupted.
B. Imagination is used to fill in memory gaps.
C. Speech flits from one topic to another.
D. Statements are too loose to understand.
B. Imagination is used to fill in memory gaps.
An older adult seems to make up stories to fill in for memory lapses. Which
behavior is the client displaying?
A. Lying
B. Denying
C. Fantasizing
D. Confabulating
D. Confabulating
Which factor would precipitate a client's use of confabulation?
A. Ideas of grandeur
B. Need for attention
C. Marked memory loss
D. Difficulty in accepting the diagnosis
C. Marked memory loss
Pt diagnosed w stage 1 mild Alzheimer's disease tires easily and prefers to stay
home over attending social activities. Spouse does the grocery shopping as pt
can't remember what to buy. Which nursing diagnosis applies to the pt at this
time?
Impaired memory
How to speak to someone with Alzheimer's? Talk short sentences, slowly.
Which of the following interventions should be incorporated into care for pt with
Alzheimer's disease?
, When talking w patients, use short simple words and phrases.
A nurse is caring for a client who has moderate Alzheimer's disease. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Add gestures when speaking with the client
B. Ask open-ended questions
C. Limit visitors to 3 at a time
D. Use different words if the client does not understand a statement
A. Add gestures when speaking with the client
A nurse works with a person who was raped 4 years ago. This person says, "It
took a long time for me to recover from that horrible experience." Which term
should the nurse use when referring to this person?
Survivor
A nurse working in the county jail interviews a man who recently committed a
violent sexual assault against a woman. Which comment from this perpetrator is
most likely?
"She wanted the sex"
Which statement made by a male client who has a history of perpetrating
intimate partner violence reflects a known factor that is characteristic of this
behavior?
"My classmates always called me a bully."
An appropriate expected outcome in individual therapy regarding the perpetrator
of abuse would be:
A. A decrease in family interaction so that there are fewer opportunities for abuse
to occur.
B. The perpetrator will recognize destructive patterns of behavior and learn
alternate responses.
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