NR 509 Week 6 Quiz - Question and Answers

1) A woman has come to the clinic to seek help with a substance-abuse problem. She admits to using cocaine just before arrival. Which of these assessment findings would the FNP expect to find when examining the woman? Dilated pupils, pacing, psycho motor agitation 2) A 63-year-old Chinese American man enters the office with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Which statement most accurately reflect the FNPs best course of action? It is unclear what is happening with this patient so the FNP should perform an assessment in both the physical and psychosocial realms 3) The FNP is planning to assess new memory with the patient. The best way for the FNP to do this would be Give him the four unrelated words test 4) During the health history the FNP asks a female patient “how many alcoholic drinks do you have a week?” Which answer by the patient would indicate at risk drinking? I have 7 or 8 drinks a week but I never get drunk 5) Symptoms such as pain are often influenced by a person’s cultural heritage. Which of the following is a true statement regarding pain? The FNP needs to recognize that many cultures practice silent suffering as a response to pain 6) The FNP suspect abuse when a 10-year-old child is taken to the urgent care center for leg injury. The best way to document the history and physical findings is to Use the words the child is given to describe how the injury occurred 7) During a mental status assessment, which question by the FNP would best assess a persons judgment? Tell me about what you plan to do once you’re discharged from the hospital 8) The FNP is performing a mental status assessment on a five-year-old girl. Her parents are undergoing a bitter divorce and are worried about the effect it is having on their daughter. Which action or statement might leave FNP to be concerned about the girls mental status? Her mother states that her daughter prefers to play with toddlers instead of kids her own age well in daycare 9) During mental status examination, the FNP wants to assess a patient’s affect. The FNP should ask the patient which question? How do you feel today? 10) During an examination FNP notices a patterned injury on a patients back. Which of these would cause such an injury? Whipping from an extension cord