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NR302- HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1- FINAL EXAM
REVIEW | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Aphasia is best described as
-a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
-the impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact
motor function.
-the impaired ability to recognize or identify objects despite
intact sensory function.
-a disturbance in executive functioning (planning, organizing,
sequencing, abstracting). - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a language
disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
-Aphasia is a language disturbance.
-Apraxia is an impaired ability to carry out motor activities
despite intact motor function.
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-Agnosia is an impaired ability to identify objects correctly
despite intact sensory function.
-A disturbance in executive functioning is a cognitive
disturbance.
-Dementia is the development of multiple cognitive deficits with
both memory impairment and a cognitive disturbance.
A common error in blood pressure measurement is
taking the blood pressure in an arm that is at the level of the
heart.
waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm.
deflating the cuff about 2 mm Hg per heartbeat.
using a blood pressure cuff whose bladder length is 80% of the
arm circumference. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > waiting less than 1 to 2
minutes before repeating the blood pressure reading on the
same arm.
Waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm will result in a falsely high
diastolic pressure due to venous congestion in the forearm. The
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patient's arm should be positioned at the level of the heart when
obtaining a blood pressure measurement. The cuff should be
deflated at a rate of 2 mm Hg per heartbeat. The blood pressure
cuff bladder length should be about 80% of the arm
circumference.
A patient in whom a seizure disorder was recently diagnosed
plans to continue a career as a pilot. At this time in the interview,
the nurse begins to question the patient's
-thought process.
-judgment.
-perception.
-intellect. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > judgment.
-To assess judgment in the interview, the nurse should notice
what the person says about job plans, social or family
obligations, and plans for the future.
-Job and future plans should be realistic and should consider the
person's health situation.
-Thought processes should be consistent, coherent, relevant, and
logical.
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-Perceptions should be congruent; the person should be
consistently aware of reality.
-Intellectual functioning is measured by problem-solving and
reasoning abilities.
A major characteristic of dementia is
impaired short-term and long-term memory.
hallucinations.
sudden onset of symptoms.
cognitive deficits that are substance-induced. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
impaired short-term and long-term memory.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include
memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or
to recall previously learned information). Hallucinations are a
form of delirium. Delirium is a disturbance that develops over a
short period of time. Delirium may be substance-induced.
Mental status assessment documents
NR302- HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1- FINAL EXAM
REVIEW | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Aphasia is best described as
-a language disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
-the impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact
motor function.
-the impaired ability to recognize or identify objects despite
intact sensory function.
-a disturbance in executive functioning (planning, organizing,
sequencing, abstracting). - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a language
disturbance in speaking, writing, or understanding.
-Aphasia is a language disturbance.
-Apraxia is an impaired ability to carry out motor activities
despite intact motor function.
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-Agnosia is an impaired ability to identify objects correctly
despite intact sensory function.
-A disturbance in executive functioning is a cognitive
disturbance.
-Dementia is the development of multiple cognitive deficits with
both memory impairment and a cognitive disturbance.
A common error in blood pressure measurement is
taking the blood pressure in an arm that is at the level of the
heart.
waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm.
deflating the cuff about 2 mm Hg per heartbeat.
using a blood pressure cuff whose bladder length is 80% of the
arm circumference. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > waiting less than 1 to 2
minutes before repeating the blood pressure reading on the
same arm.
Waiting less than 1 to 2 minutes before repeating the blood
pressure reading on the same arm will result in a falsely high
diastolic pressure due to venous congestion in the forearm. The
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patient's arm should be positioned at the level of the heart when
obtaining a blood pressure measurement. The cuff should be
deflated at a rate of 2 mm Hg per heartbeat. The blood pressure
cuff bladder length should be about 80% of the arm
circumference.
A patient in whom a seizure disorder was recently diagnosed
plans to continue a career as a pilot. At this time in the interview,
the nurse begins to question the patient's
-thought process.
-judgment.
-perception.
-intellect. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > judgment.
-To assess judgment in the interview, the nurse should notice
what the person says about job plans, social or family
obligations, and plans for the future.
-Job and future plans should be realistic and should consider the
person's health situation.
-Thought processes should be consistent, coherent, relevant, and
logical.
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-Perceptions should be congruent; the person should be
consistently aware of reality.
-Intellectual functioning is measured by problem-solving and
reasoning abilities.
A major characteristic of dementia is
impaired short-term and long-term memory.
hallucinations.
sudden onset of symptoms.
cognitive deficits that are substance-induced. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
impaired short-term and long-term memory.
Dementia is the presence of cognitive deficits; the deficits include
memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or
to recall previously learned information). Hallucinations are a
form of delirium. Delirium is a disturbance that develops over a
short period of time. Delirium may be substance-induced.
Mental status assessment documents
