Exam 6: Mental Health Assessment

The nurse would plan to use the Nipissing District Developmental Screen with a child who is:

When interviewing a patient,it is important for the nurse to obtain some basic history.Which of the following statements should be explored more fully during an interview? The patient states that he:

The nurse is planning health education for a 65-year-old woman who has had a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)and is aphasic.Which of the following is most important to use when assessing mental health in this situation?

A 45-year-old woman is at the clinic for a mental health assessment.When giving her the Four Unrelated Words Test,the nurse would be concerned if the patient:

A patient describes an unreasonable,irrational fear of snakes.The feeling is so persistent that he can no longer even look at pictures of snakes without feeling uncomfortable.He has tried to identify all the places where he might encounter snakes and avoids them.The nurse recognizes that:

The nurse is assessing orientation in a 79-year-old patient.Which of the following responses would lead the nurse to conclude that this patient is oriented?

When examining a patient,the nurse can assess mental health by:

The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old male patient.At the beginning of the mental status portion of the assessment,the nurse expects that this patient:

A patient keeps saying,"I feel hot.Hot,cot,rot,tot,got.I'm a spot." This is an illustration of:

The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient.The best way to do this would be to:

An example of a cognition area for the mental health examination is:

The nurse has completed a Set Test on a 70-year-old woman who has exhibited some dramatic behaviour changes,according to her family.Her score on the Set Test is 14.How will the nurse interpret this result?

Which of the following questions would best assess a person's judgement?

Which of the following statements about mental health assessment is true?

Which of the following are characteristics of delirium? (Select all that apply. )

A 30-year-old female patient is describing feelings of hopelessness and depression.She has attempted self-mutilation and has a history of prior suicide attempts.She describes difficulty sleeping at night and has lost 4.5 kg (10 lb)in the past month.Which of the following is the nurse's best response in this situation?

When assessing older adults,the nurse knows that one of the first things that should be assessed before drawing conclusions about their mental health is:

A 45-year-old woman suffered a head injury in a car accident.A few months after recovering from her injuries,she is unable to differentiate between hot and cold and is unsure of how to dress for the weather.This is an example of:

A patient has been in the critical care unit for 10 days.He has just been moved to the medical-surgical unit,and the admitting nurse is planning to perform a mental health examination.During the cognitive function tests,the nurse would expect that he:

A 23-year-old patient is in the clinic and appears anxious.Her speech is rapid.She is fidgety and in constant motion.Which of the following questions or statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to use in this situation to assess attention span?