NSG 3160 EXAM 2 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| 90 REAL EXAM AND
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT |
100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
A full mental status examination should be completed if the patient
a. develops dysphagia.
b. has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
c. complains of insomnia.
d. has a change in behavior and the family is concerned. - (answer)d. has a change
in behavior and the family is concerned.
A full mental status examination is indicated if there is any abnormality in affect or
behavior and in the following situations: family members concerned about a
person's behavioral changes; brain lesions; aphasia; or symptoms of psychiatric
mental illness, especially with acute onset. A full mental status examination is not
indicated for dysphagia or difficulty with swallowing. A full mental status
examination is not indicated for a medical problem such as type 2 diabetes
,mellitus. A full mental status examination is not indicated for a symptom such as
insomnia.
Aphasia is best described as
a. a disturbance in executive functioning (planning, organizing, sequencing,
abstracting).
b. a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
c. the impaired ability to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory
function.
d. the impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function. -
(answer)b. a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
Aphasia is a language disturbance. Apraxia is an impaired ability to carry out
motor activities despite intact motor function. Agnosia is an impaired ability to
identify objects correctly despite intact sensory function. A disturbance in
executive functioning is a cognitive disturbance. Dementia is the development of
,multiple cognitive deficits with both memory impairment and a cognitive
disturbance.
A patient in whom a seizure disorder was recently diagnosed plans to continue a
career as a pilot. At this time in the interview, the nurse begins to question the
patient's
a. thought process.
b. intellect.
c. judgment.
d. perception. - (answer)c. judgment.
To assess judgment in the interview, the nurse should notice what the person says
about job plans, social or family obligations, and plans for the future. Job and
future plans should be realistic and should take into account the person's health
situation. Thought processes should be consistent, coherent, relevant, and logical.
Perceptions should be congruent; the person should be consistently aware of
, reality. Intellectual functioning is measured by problem-solving and reasoning
abilities.
A major characteristic of dementia is
a. hallucinations.
b. sudden onset of symptoms.
c. cognitive deficits that are substance-induced.
d. impaired short-term and long-term memory. - (answer)d. impaired short-term
and long-term memory.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include memory
impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously
learned information). Hallucinations are a form of delirium. Delirium is a
disturbance that develops over a short period of time. Delirium may be substance-
induced.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT |
100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
A full mental status examination should be completed if the patient
a. develops dysphagia.
b. has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
c. complains of insomnia.
d. has a change in behavior and the family is concerned. - (answer)d. has a change
in behavior and the family is concerned.
A full mental status examination is indicated if there is any abnormality in affect or
behavior and in the following situations: family members concerned about a
person's behavioral changes; brain lesions; aphasia; or symptoms of psychiatric
mental illness, especially with acute onset. A full mental status examination is not
indicated for dysphagia or difficulty with swallowing. A full mental status
examination is not indicated for a medical problem such as type 2 diabetes
,mellitus. A full mental status examination is not indicated for a symptom such as
insomnia.
Aphasia is best described as
a. a disturbance in executive functioning (planning, organizing, sequencing,
abstracting).
b. a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
c. the impaired ability to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory
function.
d. the impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function. -
(answer)b. a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
Aphasia is a language disturbance. Apraxia is an impaired ability to carry out
motor activities despite intact motor function. Agnosia is an impaired ability to
identify objects correctly despite intact sensory function. A disturbance in
executive functioning is a cognitive disturbance. Dementia is the development of
,multiple cognitive deficits with both memory impairment and a cognitive
disturbance.
A patient in whom a seizure disorder was recently diagnosed plans to continue a
career as a pilot. At this time in the interview, the nurse begins to question the
patient's
a. thought process.
b. intellect.
c. judgment.
d. perception. - (answer)c. judgment.
To assess judgment in the interview, the nurse should notice what the person says
about job plans, social or family obligations, and plans for the future. Job and
future plans should be realistic and should take into account the person's health
situation. Thought processes should be consistent, coherent, relevant, and logical.
Perceptions should be congruent; the person should be consistently aware of
, reality. Intellectual functioning is measured by problem-solving and reasoning
abilities.
A major characteristic of dementia is
a. hallucinations.
b. sudden onset of symptoms.
c. cognitive deficits that are substance-induced.
d. impaired short-term and long-term memory. - (answer)d. impaired short-term
and long-term memory.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include memory
impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously
learned information). Hallucinations are a form of delirium. Delirium is a
disturbance that develops over a short period of time. Delirium may be substance-
induced.
