NUR 504: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS
1) What appears in new mothers as anxiety, tearfulness, irritability, and depression
and usually lasts 10 days or less?
A) The "baby blues"
B) Postpartum depression
C) Postpartum psychosis
D) SIGECAPS -- Correct Answer ✔✔ . The "baby blues"
2) Which of the following statements represents a typical change that aging brings to
a geriatric patient?
A) Patients are more adept at identifying and verbalizing their feelings.
B) Patient is taking multiple medications for multiple diseases,
complicating assessment of mental status.
C) In younger years, patient was charming and cheerful; now presents as
abrasive and disillusioned.
D) Patient is more willing to ask questions about items not understood.
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Patient is taking multiple medications for
multiple diseases, complicating assessment of mental status.
3) Which of the following is involved in emotions?
, A) Limbic system
B) Cranial nerves
C) Cerebellum
D) Hippocampus -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Limbic system
4) Which of the following structures is responsible for sensory and motor functions
of the head and upper body?
A) Hippocampus
B) Amygdala
C) Frontal lobe
D) Cranial nerves -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Cranial nerves
5) A patient reports having trouble falling asleep many nights, waking up very early
many nights, and difficulty concentrating. Which of the following is most closely
associated with this pattern?
A) Depression
B) General anxiety
C) Bipolar disorder
D) PTSD -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. General anxiety
6) The physician has discovered that the patient is unable to concentrate, claims a
sense of superiority, appears to have thoughts that move faster than her ability to
articulate them, sleeps little, and has added a number of hobbies and personal
projects to her routine. What mnemonic did the physician most likely use to
uncover this information?
A) SIGECAPS
B) PQRST
C) DIGFAST
D) SAFE -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. DIGFAST
7) Which component of the SAFE acronym would be used to assess if a patient feels
safe with their partner?
A) S
B) A
C) F
ANSWERS
1) What appears in new mothers as anxiety, tearfulness, irritability, and depression
and usually lasts 10 days or less?
A) The "baby blues"
B) Postpartum depression
C) Postpartum psychosis
D) SIGECAPS -- Correct Answer ✔✔ . The "baby blues"
2) Which of the following statements represents a typical change that aging brings to
a geriatric patient?
A) Patients are more adept at identifying and verbalizing their feelings.
B) Patient is taking multiple medications for multiple diseases,
complicating assessment of mental status.
C) In younger years, patient was charming and cheerful; now presents as
abrasive and disillusioned.
D) Patient is more willing to ask questions about items not understood.
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Patient is taking multiple medications for
multiple diseases, complicating assessment of mental status.
3) Which of the following is involved in emotions?
, A) Limbic system
B) Cranial nerves
C) Cerebellum
D) Hippocampus -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Limbic system
4) Which of the following structures is responsible for sensory and motor functions
of the head and upper body?
A) Hippocampus
B) Amygdala
C) Frontal lobe
D) Cranial nerves -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Cranial nerves
5) A patient reports having trouble falling asleep many nights, waking up very early
many nights, and difficulty concentrating. Which of the following is most closely
associated with this pattern?
A) Depression
B) General anxiety
C) Bipolar disorder
D) PTSD -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. General anxiety
6) The physician has discovered that the patient is unable to concentrate, claims a
sense of superiority, appears to have thoughts that move faster than her ability to
articulate them, sleeps little, and has added a number of hobbies and personal
projects to her routine. What mnemonic did the physician most likely use to
uncover this information?
A) SIGECAPS
B) PQRST
C) DIGFAST
D) SAFE -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. DIGFAST
7) Which component of the SAFE acronym would be used to assess if a patient feels
safe with their partner?
A) S
B) A
C) F
