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NSG 3160 EXAM 2 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Although a full mental status examination may not be required for every
patient, the health care provider must address the four main components
during a health history and physical examination. The four components are:
A) memory, attention, thought content, and perceptions B) language,
orientation, attention, and abstract reasoning
C) appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes
D) mood, affect, consciousness, and orientation. - ANSWER- C)
appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes
An older adult
:A) experiences a 10-point decrease in intelligence
B) has diminished recent and remote memory recall
C) has a slower response time
D) has difficulty with problem solving. - ANSWER- C) has a slower
response time
Which of the following statements about mental status testing of children is
correct?
A) The results of the Denver II screening test are valid for white, middle-
class children only
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B) The behavioral checklist is useful to assess children who are 3 to 5
years of age
C) Abnormal findings are usually related to not achieving an expected
developmental milestone
D) Input from parents and caretakers is discouraged when assessing
psychosocial development. - ANSWER- C) Abnormal findings are usually
related to not achieving an expected developmental milestone
Which of the following best illustrates an abnormality of thought process?
A) Lability
B) Blocking
C) Compulsion
D) Aphasia - ANSWER- B) Blocking
The mental status examination:
A) should be completed at the end of the physical examination
B) will not be affected if the patient has a language impairment
C) is usually not assessed in children younger than 2 years of age
D) assesses mental health strengths and coping skills and screens for any
dysfunction. - ANSWER- D) assesses mental health strengths and coping
skills and screens for any dysfunction.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include memory
impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously
learned information).
Mental status assessment documents:
NSG 3160 EXAM 2 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Although a full mental status examination may not be required for every
patient, the health care provider must address the four main components
during a health history and physical examination. The four components are:
A) memory, attention, thought content, and perceptions B) language,
orientation, attention, and abstract reasoning
C) appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes
D) mood, affect, consciousness, and orientation. - ANSWER- C)
appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes
An older adult
:A) experiences a 10-point decrease in intelligence
B) has diminished recent and remote memory recall
C) has a slower response time
D) has difficulty with problem solving. - ANSWER- C) has a slower
response time
Which of the following statements about mental status testing of children is
correct?
A) The results of the Denver II screening test are valid for white, middle-
class children only
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B) The behavioral checklist is useful to assess children who are 3 to 5
years of age
C) Abnormal findings are usually related to not achieving an expected
developmental milestone
D) Input from parents and caretakers is discouraged when assessing
psychosocial development. - ANSWER- C) Abnormal findings are usually
related to not achieving an expected developmental milestone
Which of the following best illustrates an abnormality of thought process?
A) Lability
B) Blocking
C) Compulsion
D) Aphasia - ANSWER- B) Blocking
The mental status examination:
A) should be completed at the end of the physical examination
B) will not be affected if the patient has a language impairment
C) is usually not assessed in children younger than 2 years of age
D) assesses mental health strengths and coping skills and screens for any
dysfunction. - ANSWER- D) assesses mental health strengths and coping
skills and screens for any dysfunction.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include memory
impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously
learned information).
Mental status assessment documents:
