NSG 2317 Midterm 1 Exam Questions
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the functioning of mental health cannot be scrutinized, therefore it is... - Answer inferred
mental disorders are depicted as... - Answer constellations of co-occurring symptoms that may
involve alterations in thought, experience, and emotion and are serious enough to cause
distress and impair functioning, cause difficulties in sustaining interpersonal relationships and
performing jobs, and sometimes lead to self-destructive behavior and suicide.
what does the full mental health nursing assessment measure? - Answer it is a systemic check
of emotional and cognitive functioning
when do you assess mental health? - Answer briefly through the context of health history
when would you conduct a full mental health examination? - Answer if family members
express concern about a patient's behaviour, if the presence of a cerebral pathological condition
or aphasia (language disorder) is observed, or if the symptoms of psychiatric mental illness are
noted.
what are the four main components of mental health assessment? - Answer appearance,
behaviour, cognitive functions, thought processes
what is the Folstein mini mental health examination? - Answer a simplified score of cognitive
functions- not mood or though processes
why would you use the Montreal cognitive assessment? - Answer it detects mild cognitive
impairments. You would use it to detect dementia and delerium or to differentiate organic
disorders from psychiatric illnesses.
what can affect an older adults mental heatlh exam? - Answer slower response time, vision or
hearing defects
before assessing an older adults mental status, what should you do first? - Answer check
, for the general survey of an older adult... - Answer posture, appearance, and mobility may
change. By the eighth decade, spinal flexion may occur in addition to angulation of features and
redistribution of body proportions. The gait may have a wider base to compensate for changes
in balance.
when may the oral route for temperature not be as accurate? - Answer if the patient is
comatose or confused
how does temporal temperature work? - Answer uses infrared emissions from the temporal
artery.
what is a critical value for temperature? - Answer over 38 degrees
critical value for BP - Answer systolic is under 90 or over 160
critical value for O2 - Answer under 92%
critical value for heart rate - Answer under 60 or over 100
critical value for resp rate - Answer under 10 or over 28
what is the ratio from pulse to respirations? - Answer 4:1
the width of cuffs rubber bladder should equal... - Answer 40% of circumference of patients
arm
the length of the bladder when measuring BP should be.. - Answer 80% of this circumference
what does inspection require? - Answer good lighting, adequate exposure, occasional use of
instruments
palpation is the use of touch to assess patients.. - Answer texture, temp, moisture, organ
location and size
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the functioning of mental health cannot be scrutinized, therefore it is... - Answer inferred
mental disorders are depicted as... - Answer constellations of co-occurring symptoms that may
involve alterations in thought, experience, and emotion and are serious enough to cause
distress and impair functioning, cause difficulties in sustaining interpersonal relationships and
performing jobs, and sometimes lead to self-destructive behavior and suicide.
what does the full mental health nursing assessment measure? - Answer it is a systemic check
of emotional and cognitive functioning
when do you assess mental health? - Answer briefly through the context of health history
when would you conduct a full mental health examination? - Answer if family members
express concern about a patient's behaviour, if the presence of a cerebral pathological condition
or aphasia (language disorder) is observed, or if the symptoms of psychiatric mental illness are
noted.
what are the four main components of mental health assessment? - Answer appearance,
behaviour, cognitive functions, thought processes
what is the Folstein mini mental health examination? - Answer a simplified score of cognitive
functions- not mood or though processes
why would you use the Montreal cognitive assessment? - Answer it detects mild cognitive
impairments. You would use it to detect dementia and delerium or to differentiate organic
disorders from psychiatric illnesses.
what can affect an older adults mental heatlh exam? - Answer slower response time, vision or
hearing defects
before assessing an older adults mental status, what should you do first? - Answer check
, for the general survey of an older adult... - Answer posture, appearance, and mobility may
change. By the eighth decade, spinal flexion may occur in addition to angulation of features and
redistribution of body proportions. The gait may have a wider base to compensate for changes
in balance.
when may the oral route for temperature not be as accurate? - Answer if the patient is
comatose or confused
how does temporal temperature work? - Answer uses infrared emissions from the temporal
artery.
what is a critical value for temperature? - Answer over 38 degrees
critical value for BP - Answer systolic is under 90 or over 160
critical value for O2 - Answer under 92%
critical value for heart rate - Answer under 60 or over 100
critical value for resp rate - Answer under 10 or over 28
what is the ratio from pulse to respirations? - Answer 4:1
the width of cuffs rubber bladder should equal... - Answer 40% of circumference of patients
arm
the length of the bladder when measuring BP should be.. - Answer 80% of this circumference
what does inspection require? - Answer good lighting, adequate exposure, occasional use of
instruments
palpation is the use of touch to assess patients.. - Answer texture, temp, moisture, organ
location and size
