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MULTIPLEb CHOICE
1. Duringbanbexamination,b theb nursebcanbassessb mentalb statusb byb whichb activity?
a. Examiningb theb patientsb electroencephalogram
b. Observingbtheb patientb asbheb orbshebperformsb anbintelligenceb quotientb (IQ)b test
c. Observingbthebpatientbandb inferringb healthb orb dysfunction
d. Examiningbtheb patientsbresponseb tob ab specificb setb ofb questionsb
ANS:bC
Mentalbstatusbcannotbbebdirectlybscrutinizedblikebthebcharacteristicsbofbskinborbheartbsounds.bItsbfunctioningbisbi
nferredbthroughbanbassessmentbofbanbindividualsbbehaviors,bsuchbasbconsciousness,blanguage,bmoodbandbaffect,ban
dbotherbaspects.
PTS:b 1b DIF:b Cognitiveb Level:b Understandingb (Comprehension)
2. Thebnursebisb assessingb theb mentalb statusb ofb abchild.b Whichb statementb aboutbchildrenb andb mentalb statusbistrue?
a. Allbaspectsb ofb mentalbstatusb inb childrenb areb interdependent.
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b. Childrenbarebhighlyb labilebandbunstableb untilb thebagebofb2b years.
c. Childrensb mentalb statusbisblargelybab functionb ofb theirbparentsblevelb ofbfunctioningb untilb theb ageb ofb7b
years.
d. Abchildsb mentalb statusb isbimpossibleb tobassessb untilbthebchildbdevelopsbthebabilityb tobconcentrate.
ANS:bA
Separatingbandbtracingbthebdevelopmentbofbonlybonebaspectbofbmentalbstatusbisbdifficult.bAllbaspectsbarebinterdep
endent.bForbexample,bconsciousnessbisbrudimentarybatbbirthbbecausebthebcerebralbcortexbisbnotbyetbdeveloped.b The
b infantb cannotb distinguishb theb selfb fromb theb mothersb body.b Theb otherb statementsb areb notb true.
PTS:b 1b DIF:b Cognitiveb Level:b Understandingb (Comprehension)
3. Thebnursebisbassessingb ab75-year-
oldb man.b Asb theb nurseb beginsb theb mentalbstatusb portionb ofb thebassessment,bthebnursebexpectsbthatbthisbpatient:
a. Willbhavebnob decreaseb inbanybofb hisbabilities,b includingbresponseb time.
b. Willbhavebdifficultyb onb testsb ofbremoteb memoryb becauseb thisb abilityb typicallyb decreasesbwithb age.
c. Maybtakeb ablittleblongerbtob respond,b butb hisbgeneralb knowledgeb andb abilitiesb shouldb notb have
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sical Examinatio b
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Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment
b b b b
MULTIPLEb CHOICE
1. Duringbanbexamination,b theb nursebcanbassessb mentalb statusb byb whichb activity?
a. Examiningb theb patientsb electroencephalogram
b. Observingbtheb patientb asbheb orbshebperformsb anbintelligenceb quotientb (IQ)b test
c. Observingbthebpatientbandb inferringb healthb orb dysfunction
d. Examiningbtheb patientsbresponseb tob ab specificb setb ofb questionsb
ANS:bC
Mentalbstatusbcannotbbebdirectlybscrutinizedblikebthebcharacteristicsbofbskinborbheartbsounds.bItsbfunctioningbisbi
nferredbthroughbanbassessmentbofbanbindividualsbbehaviors,bsuchbasbconsciousness,blanguage,bmoodbandbaffect,ban
dbotherbaspects.
PTS:b 1b DIF:b Cognitiveb Level:b Understandingb (Comprehension)
2. Thebnursebisb assessingb theb mentalb statusb ofb abchild.b Whichb statementb aboutbchildrenb andb mentalb statusbistrue?
a. Allbaspectsb ofb mentalbstatusb inb childrenb areb interdependent.
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b. Childrenbarebhighlyb labilebandbunstableb untilb thebagebofb2b years.
c. Childrensb mentalb statusbisblargelybab functionb ofb theirbparentsblevelb ofbfunctioningb untilb theb ageb ofb7b
years.
d. Abchildsb mentalb statusb isbimpossibleb tobassessb untilbthebchildbdevelopsbthebabilityb tobconcentrate.
ANS:bA
Separatingbandbtracingbthebdevelopmentbofbonlybonebaspectbofbmentalbstatusbisbdifficult.bAllbaspectsbarebinterdep
endent.bForbexample,bconsciousnessbisbrudimentarybatbbirthbbecausebthebcerebralbcortexbisbnotbyetbdeveloped.b The
b infantb cannotb distinguishb theb selfb fromb theb mothersb body.b Theb otherb statementsb areb notb true.
PTS:b 1b DIF:b Cognitiveb Level:b Understandingb (Comprehension)
3. Thebnursebisbassessingb ab75-year-
oldb man.b Asb theb nurseb beginsb theb mentalbstatusb portionb ofb thebassessment,bthebnursebexpectsbthatbthisbpatient:
a. Willbhavebnob decreaseb inbanybofb hisbabilities,b includingbresponseb time.
b. Willbhavebdifficultyb onb testsb ofbremoteb memoryb becauseb thisb abilityb typicallyb decreasesbwithb age.
c. Maybtakeb ablittleblongerbtob respond,b butb hisbgeneralb knowledgeb andb abilitiesb shouldb notb have
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