Question 1

When asked what a mental status examination is intended to reveal about the patient,the nurse answers:

Accepted Answer

A)  "It gives us a more complete family history." 
B)  "It reflects the patient's current state of function." 
C)  "It reveals a lot about the patient's past experiences." 
D)  "It helps us determine the patient's future prognosis." 
A)  "It gives us a more complete family history." 
B)  "It reflects the patient's current state of function." 
C)  "It reveals a lot about the patient's past experiences." 
D)  "It helps us determine the patient's future prognosis."

Question 2

To assess for the presence of hallucinations during the mental status examination,a nurse should ask:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Can you tell me what the name of this building is?" 
B)  "Do you ever see or hear things that others don't see or hear?" 
C)  "When did you start believing aliens were controlling your thoughts?" 
D)  "What do I mean when I say, 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch?'" 
A)  "Can you tell me what the name of this building is?" 
B)  "Do you ever see or hear things that others don't see or hear?" 
C)  "When did you start believing aliens were controlling your thoughts?" 
D)  "What do I mean when I say, 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch?'"

Question 3

A cognitively impaired patient reports to the nurse that,"I had the best time.My husband took me out to dinner and then to a concert.The music was wonderful." Knowing that the patient is a widow,the nurse determines her remarks are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  tangential thinking. 
B)  confabulation. 
C)  hallucination. 
D)  circumstantiality. 
A)  tangential thinking. 
B)  confabulation. 
C)  hallucination. 
D)  circumstantiality.

Question 4

Which question would best assess a patient's ability to make judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Who is the president of the USA?" 
B)  "How long have you been here?" 
C)  "What is the name of the building we're in?" 
D)  "If you won $10,000, what would you do with it?" 
A)  "Who is the president of the USA?" 
B)  "How long have you been here?" 
C)  "What is the name of the building we're in?" 
D)  "If you won $10,000, what would you do with it?"

Question 5

The Mini-Mental State Examination would be used by a nurse who is interested in obtaining information about:

Accepted Answer

A)  affect changes. 
B)  cognitive processes. 
C)  thought content and processes. 
D)  abnormal psychological experiences. 
A)  affect changes. 
B)  cognitive processes. 
C)  thought content and processes. 
D)  abnormal psychological experiences.

Question 6

Which clinical skills used to conduct a mental status examination are most relevant to establishing rapport?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarification and restatement 
B)  Information giving and feedback 
C)  Systematic inquiry and organization of data 
D)  Attentive listening, observation, and focused questions 
A)  Clarification and restatement 
B)  Information giving and feedback 
C)  Systematic inquiry and organization of data 
D)  Attentive listening, observation, and focused questions

Question 7

Generally,a nurse can expect the motor activity of a patient with profound depression and the motor activity of a patient with mania to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be similar. 
B)  show many tics and grimaces. 
C)  be at opposite ends of the continuum. 
D)  show unusual bizarre gestures or posturing. 
A)  be similar. 
B)  show many tics and grimaces. 
C)  be at opposite ends of the continuum. 
D)  show unusual bizarre gestures or posturing.

Question 8

A nurse conducting a mental status examination should plan to:

Accepted Answer

A)  compare results with at least one other nurse. 
B)  perform the examination without the patient knowing. 
C)  integrate the examination into the nursing assessment. 
D)  perform the examination as the first communication with the patient. 
A)  compare results with at least one other nurse. 
B)  perform the examination without the patient knowing. 
C)  integrate the examination into the nursing assessment. 
D)  perform the examination as the first communication with the patient.

Exam 6: Psychological Context of Psychiatric Nursing Care

When asked what a mental status examination is intended to reveal about the patient,the nurse answers:

To assess for the presence of hallucinations during the mental status examination,a nurse should ask:

A cognitively impaired patient reports to the nurse that,"I had the best time.My husband took me out to dinner and then to a concert.The music was wonderful." Knowing that the patient is a widow,the nurse determines her remarks are an example of:

Which question would best assess a patient's ability to make judgments?

The Mini-Mental State Examination would be used by a nurse who is interested in obtaining information about:

Which clinical skills used to conduct a mental status examination are most relevant to establishing rapport?

Generally,a nurse can expect the motor activity of a patient with profound depression and the motor activity of a patient with mania to:

A nurse conducting a mental status examination should plan to:

Roles and Functions of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Competent Caring

Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship

The Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of Psychiatric Nursing Care

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