QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.Mental status is defined as
A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
B.) The pt's conscious, mood, and affect
C.) General Intelligence
D.) Pt's perception - ANSWERS-A.) A pt's emotional & cognitive function
\.A mental disorder is best defined as
A.) Presence of phobia
B.) A lack of rational thought and abstract researching
C.) Extreme behavior that is usually associated with stress
D.) Remote memory from years ago may be impacted - ANSWERS-C.)
Extreme behavior that is usually associated with stress
\.The A, B, C, and T of the mental health assessment is
,A.) Attitude, behavior, cleanliness, talk/speech
B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
C.) Airway, breathing, circulation
D.) Ability, beliefs, culture, traditions - ANSWERS-B.) Appearance,
behavior, cognition, and thought
\.Which of the following best describes a pt's appearance?
A.) Posture is erect and body movement is voluntary
B.) Pt is oriented x3
C.) Pt is awake, alert, and aware and responds appropriately
D.) GAD score > 3 - ANSWERS-A.) Posture is erect and body movement
is voluntary
\.One method a nurse can use to assess recent memory
A.) Assess a pt's ability to complete a thought without wandering
B.) Ask pt for a 24 hour diet recall
C.) Ask about pt's first job
D.) Perform 4 unrelated words test - ANSWERS-B.) Ask pt for a 24 hour
diet recall
,\.Recent memory deficit can occur with delirium and dementia
A.) True
B.) False - ANSWERS-A.) True
\.A nurse can assess a pt's attention span by giving a series of directions
to follow and note correct sequence performed
A.) True
B.) False - ANSWERS-A.) True
\.To assess for new learning using 4 unrelated words, after 5 minutes,
ask for the recall of
A.) 5 words
B.) 10 words
C.) 4 words
D.) 8 words - ANSWERS-C.) 4 words
\.To test the duration of memory using the new learning 4 unrelated
words test, ask for a recall at
, A.) 10 and 30 minutes
B.) 5 and 10 minutes
C.) 15 and 60 minutes
D.) 1 and 2 hours - ANSWERS-A.) 10 and 30 minutes
\.Which of the following is not one of the 4 most common anxiety
disorders?
A.) Panic disorder
B.) Posttraumatic stress disorder
C.) Social anxiety disorder
D.) Depression - ANSWERS-D.) Depression
\.The PH-Q depression screening tool defines minimal symptoms in
what score range?
A.) > 20
B.) 10-14
C.) 1-5
D.) 5-9 - ANSWERS-D.) 5-9