Advanced Health
Assessment Chapter 7:
Mental Status | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Review
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Terms in this set (80)
At what age should an infant recognize the face of the 2 months
primary caregiver?
What is the initial step in performing a mental status Observe the patient's physical appearance and behavior.
examination?
What question would test the patients capacity for What is the meaning of a "stitch in the time save nine"?
abstract reasoning?
What behavior is an example of apraxia? Inability to unbutton a shirt
How does the nurse test for recent memory in an adult? The patient views several objects and is asked to recall the objects 10 minutes
later.
A patient tells the nurse that he is careful about what he Paranoid delusion
eats at home in case someone might want to poison
him. What is this behavior?
A patient tells the nurse he has felt more depressed Beta-blocker
over the past several months. What medication is known
to cause depression?
What is the Mini-Mental State Examination? screening tool for dementia
What behaviors are associated with dementia? -Appears apathetic
-Is prone to mood swings
What behaviors are commonly observed in patients Inappropriate use of words and fast and pressured speech.
with expressive aphasia?
Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps D. State of consciousness
determine:
a. ability to understand analogies.
b. abstract reasoning.
c. attention span.
d. state of consciousness.
Assessment Chapter 7:
Mental Status | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, Don't know?
Terms in this set (80)
At what age should an infant recognize the face of the 2 months
primary caregiver?
What is the initial step in performing a mental status Observe the patient's physical appearance and behavior.
examination?
What question would test the patients capacity for What is the meaning of a "stitch in the time save nine"?
abstract reasoning?
What behavior is an example of apraxia? Inability to unbutton a shirt
How does the nurse test for recent memory in an adult? The patient views several objects and is asked to recall the objects 10 minutes
later.
A patient tells the nurse that he is careful about what he Paranoid delusion
eats at home in case someone might want to poison
him. What is this behavior?
A patient tells the nurse he has felt more depressed Beta-blocker
over the past several months. What medication is known
to cause depression?
What is the Mini-Mental State Examination? screening tool for dementia
What behaviors are associated with dementia? -Appears apathetic
-Is prone to mood swings
What behaviors are commonly observed in patients Inappropriate use of words and fast and pressured speech.
with expressive aphasia?
Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps D. State of consciousness
determine:
a. ability to understand analogies.
b. abstract reasoning.
c. attention span.
d. state of consciousness.
