Health Assessment Exam 2
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During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by which
activity? - ANSWER ✔✔Observing the patient and inferring health or
dysfunction
The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old man. As the nurse begins the
mental status portion of the assessment, the nurse expects that this
patient: - ANSWER ✔✔May take a little longer to respond, but his
general knowledge and abilities should not have declined.
,When assessing aging adults, the nurse knows that one of the first
things that should be assessed before making judgments about their
mental status is: - ANSWER ✔✔Sensory perceptive abilities
The nurse is preparing to conduct a mental status examination. Which
statement is true regarding the mental status examination? -
ANSWER ✔✔Gathering mental status information during the health
history interview is usually sufficient.
A woman brings her husband to the clinic for an examination. She is
particularly worried because after a recent fall, he seems to have lost a
great deal of his memory of recent events. Which statement reflects the
nurses best course of action? - ANSWER ✔✔Perform a complete
mental status examination.
A patient is admitted to the unit after an automobile accident. The nurse
begins the mental status examination and finds that the patient has
dysarthric speech and is lethargic. The nurses best approach regarding
this examination is to: - ANSWER ✔✔Plan to defer the rest of the
mental status examination.
A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother.
She is wearing black combat boots and a black lace nightgown over the
top of her other clothes. Her hair is dyed pink with black streaks
, throughout. She has several pierced holes in her nares and ears and is
wearing an earring through her eyebrow and heavy black makeup. The
nurse concludes that: - ANSWER ✔✔More information should be
gathered to decide whether her dress is appropriate.
During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a
patients affect. The nurse should ask the patient which question? -
ANSWER ✔✔How do you feel today?
The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. The best
way for the nurse to do this would be - ANSWER ✔✔Give him the
Four Unrelated Words Test.
When reviewing the use of alcohol by older adults, the nurse notes that
older adults have several characteristics that can increase the risk of
alcohol use. Which would increase the bioavailability of alcohol in the
blood for longer periods in the older adult? - ANSWER ✔✔Decreased
liver and kidney functioning
A patient is brought to the emergency department. He is restless, has
dilated pupils, is sweating, has a runny nose and tearing eyes, and
complains of muscle and joint pains. His girlfriend thinks he has
influenza, but she became concerned when his temperature went up to
39.4 C. She admits that he has been a heavy drug user, but he has been
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Questions Review 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by which
activity? - ANSWER ✔✔Observing the patient and inferring health or
dysfunction
The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old man. As the nurse begins the
mental status portion of the assessment, the nurse expects that this
patient: - ANSWER ✔✔May take a little longer to respond, but his
general knowledge and abilities should not have declined.
,When assessing aging adults, the nurse knows that one of the first
things that should be assessed before making judgments about their
mental status is: - ANSWER ✔✔Sensory perceptive abilities
The nurse is preparing to conduct a mental status examination. Which
statement is true regarding the mental status examination? -
ANSWER ✔✔Gathering mental status information during the health
history interview is usually sufficient.
A woman brings her husband to the clinic for an examination. She is
particularly worried because after a recent fall, he seems to have lost a
great deal of his memory of recent events. Which statement reflects the
nurses best course of action? - ANSWER ✔✔Perform a complete
mental status examination.
A patient is admitted to the unit after an automobile accident. The nurse
begins the mental status examination and finds that the patient has
dysarthric speech and is lethargic. The nurses best approach regarding
this examination is to: - ANSWER ✔✔Plan to defer the rest of the
mental status examination.
A 19-year-old woman comes to the clinic at the insistence of her brother.
She is wearing black combat boots and a black lace nightgown over the
top of her other clothes. Her hair is dyed pink with black streaks
, throughout. She has several pierced holes in her nares and ears and is
wearing an earring through her eyebrow and heavy black makeup. The
nurse concludes that: - ANSWER ✔✔More information should be
gathered to decide whether her dress is appropriate.
During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a
patients affect. The nurse should ask the patient which question? -
ANSWER ✔✔How do you feel today?
The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. The best
way for the nurse to do this would be - ANSWER ✔✔Give him the
Four Unrelated Words Test.
When reviewing the use of alcohol by older adults, the nurse notes that
older adults have several characteristics that can increase the risk of
alcohol use. Which would increase the bioavailability of alcohol in the
blood for longer periods in the older adult? - ANSWER ✔✔Decreased
liver and kidney functioning
A patient is brought to the emergency department. He is restless, has
dilated pupils, is sweating, has a runny nose and tearing eyes, and
complains of muscle and joint pains. His girlfriend thinks he has
influenza, but she became concerned when his temperature went up to
39.4 C. She admits that he has been a heavy drug user, but he has been
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