7/29/25, 1:17 AM Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis)
Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis) COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (36)
During an examination, the nurse can assess mental
status by which activity?
a.
Examining the patient's electroencephalogram
b.
Observing the patient as he or she performs an
C intelligence quotient (IQ) test
c.
Observing the patient and inferring health or
dysfunction
d.
Examining the patient's response to a specific set of
questions
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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:
a.
Will have no decrease in any of his abilities, including
response time.
b.
Will have difficulty on tests of remote memory
C
because this ability typically decreases with age.
c.
May take a little longer to respond, but his general
knowledge and abilities should not have declined.
d.
Will exhibit had a decrease in his response time
because of the loss of language and a decrease in
general knowledge.
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:
a.
Presence of phobias
D b.
General intelligence
c.
Presence of irrational thinking patterns
d.
Sensory-perceptive abilities
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, 7/29/25, 1:17 AM Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis)
The nurse is preparing to conduct a mental status
examination. Which statement is true regarding the
mental status examination?
a.
A patient's family is the best resource for information
about the patient's coping skills.
b.
Gathering mental status information during the health
B history interview is usually sufficient.
c.
Integrating the mental status examination into the
health history interview takes an enormous amount of
extra time.
d.
To get a good idea of the patient's level of
functioning, performing a complete mental status
examination is usually necessary.
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 nurse's best course of action?
a.
Perform a complete mental status examination.
A b.
Refer him to a psychometrician.
c.
Plan to integrate the mental status examination into
the history and physical examination.
d.
Reassure his wife that memory loss after a physical
shock is normal and will soon subside.
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Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis) COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS
Terms in this set (36)
During an examination, the nurse can assess mental
status by which activity?
a.
Examining the patient's electroencephalogram
b.
Observing the patient as he or she performs an
C intelligence quotient (IQ) test
c.
Observing the patient and inferring health or
dysfunction
d.
Examining the patient's response to a specific set of
questions
1/18
,7/29/25, 1:17 AM Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis)
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:
a.
Will have no decrease in any of his abilities, including
response time.
b.
Will have difficulty on tests of remote memory
C
because this ability typically decreases with age.
c.
May take a little longer to respond, but his general
knowledge and abilities should not have declined.
d.
Will exhibit had a decrease in his response time
because of the loss of language and a decrease in
general knowledge.
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:
a.
Presence of phobias
D b.
General intelligence
c.
Presence of irrational thinking patterns
d.
Sensory-perceptive abilities
2/18
, 7/29/25, 1:17 AM Chapter 5: Mental Status (Jarvis)
The nurse is preparing to conduct a mental status
examination. Which statement is true regarding the
mental status examination?
a.
A patient's family is the best resource for information
about the patient's coping skills.
b.
Gathering mental status information during the health
B history interview is usually sufficient.
c.
Integrating the mental status examination into the
health history interview takes an enormous amount of
extra time.
d.
To get a good idea of the patient's level of
functioning, performing a complete mental status
examination is usually necessary.
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 nurse's best course of action?
a.
Perform a complete mental status examination.
A b.
Refer him to a psychometrician.
c.
Plan to integrate the mental status examination into
the history and physical examination.
d.
Reassure his wife that memory loss after a physical
shock is normal and will soon subside.
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