NURS 6660 MID TERM EXAM WITH HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS

NURS 6660 MID TERM EXAM WITH HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS 6660 midterm exams 1. Jack is a 3-year-old boy who is being evaluated for developmental delay. The mental status examination is significant for an inability to stack two blocks or draw a circle. The PMHNP also appreciates the inability to attend to any task for more than a few seconds. These findings indicate an abnormality in: A. Social relatedness B. Thought process and content C. Motor behavior D. Judgment and insight C 2. During the mental status exam of Oliver, a 4-year-old child, the PMHNP appreciates that he appears to be having transient visual and auditory hallucinations. The PMHNP knows that the best approach to this finding is to consider that: A. This is most consistent with early-onset schizophrenia B. An organic brain disorder should be ruled out C. These are normal findings in very young children D. Comprehensive psychiatric assessment is indicated B 3. Jason is a 17-month-old male who is referred for evaluation of an unusually high level of irritability. His mother says he cries “all the time,” and sometimes he just cannot be comforted; Jason’s pediatrician felt that the complaint warranted an evaluation by child psychiatry. Comprehensive assessment of Jason’s irritability should include