TEST BANK PSYCH 8 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse can best assess a client's ability to use abstract thinking by asking the client
which of the following questions?
A)
"What would you do if you found a wallet containing $100 on the sidewalk?"
B)
"What do I mean when I say, 'Don't sweat the small stuff?'"
C)
"What are you going to do next time you hear voices?"
D)
"Can you begin with the number 100 and subtract 7, and then subtract 7 again?" -
Answer-B
A client reported to the nurse that on his way to the clinic, a policeman in a patrol car
turned on his lights and pulled him over. When asked what he did next, the client
stated, "I pulled over, of course." Which of the following was the nurse trying to
assess?
A)
The client's judgment
B)
The client's insight
C)
The client's concentration
D)
The client's self-concept - Answer-A
The client spoke of a current event in the national news and described it as it relates
to the client. Then the client spoke of a historical event and described it as being
directly related to the client. Which of the following questions might the nurse ask to
determine if the client is experiencing ideas of reference?
A)
"Where were you when this happened?"
, B)
"Why do you think that?"
C)
"Are you sure?"
D)
"That is unbelievable!" - Answer-A
Which of the following questions is best to ask when assessing the client's
judgment?
A)
"Can you describe your usual daily activities for me?"
B)
"If you found yourself downtown without money or a car, how would you get home?"
C)
"On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed would you rate yourself?"
D)
"What problem would you like to work on while you're hospitalized?" - Answer-B
The nurse asks the client, "What is similar about a cow and a horse?" and "What do
a bus and an airplane have in common?" These questions would best assess which
of the following areas?
A)
Intellectual function
B)
Insight
C)
Judgment
D)
Memory - Answer-A
A client is showing no facial expression when engaging in a game with peers during
an outing at a park. The nurse uses which of the following terms when documenting
the client's affect?
A)
Absent affect
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse can best assess a client's ability to use abstract thinking by asking the client
which of the following questions?
A)
"What would you do if you found a wallet containing $100 on the sidewalk?"
B)
"What do I mean when I say, 'Don't sweat the small stuff?'"
C)
"What are you going to do next time you hear voices?"
D)
"Can you begin with the number 100 and subtract 7, and then subtract 7 again?" -
Answer-B
A client reported to the nurse that on his way to the clinic, a policeman in a patrol car
turned on his lights and pulled him over. When asked what he did next, the client
stated, "I pulled over, of course." Which of the following was the nurse trying to
assess?
A)
The client's judgment
B)
The client's insight
C)
The client's concentration
D)
The client's self-concept - Answer-A
The client spoke of a current event in the national news and described it as it relates
to the client. Then the client spoke of a historical event and described it as being
directly related to the client. Which of the following questions might the nurse ask to
determine if the client is experiencing ideas of reference?
A)
"Where were you when this happened?"
, B)
"Why do you think that?"
C)
"Are you sure?"
D)
"That is unbelievable!" - Answer-A
Which of the following questions is best to ask when assessing the client's
judgment?
A)
"Can you describe your usual daily activities for me?"
B)
"If you found yourself downtown without money or a car, how would you get home?"
C)
"On a scale of 1 to 10, how stressed would you rate yourself?"
D)
"What problem would you like to work on while you're hospitalized?" - Answer-B
The nurse asks the client, "What is similar about a cow and a horse?" and "What do
a bus and an airplane have in common?" These questions would best assess which
of the following areas?
A)
Intellectual function
B)
Insight
C)
Judgment
D)
Memory - Answer-A
A client is showing no facial expression when engaging in a game with peers during
an outing at a park. The nurse uses which of the following terms when documenting
the client's affect?
A)
Absent affect
