NURS 612 Maryville Exam 4 MC with verified answers.

NURS 612 Maryville Exam 4 MC with verified
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A |patients |inability |to |follow |simple |instructions |could |indicate |with |of |the |following |findings? |

A. |Dysphonia

B. |Amnesia

C. |Aphasia

D. |Depression |- |correct |answer |D. |Depression



A |patient |scores |a |3 |on |a |mini-cog |assessment |instrument |for |dementia, |What |does |this |score |
indicate? |

A. |Advanced |dementia

B. |Early |dementia

C. |Need |for |further |evaluation

D. |Negative |screen |for |dementia |- |correct |answer |D. |Negative |screen |for |dementia



The |examiner |asks |the |patient |to |complete |this |statement: |"A |bird |is |to |air |as |a |fish |is |to |
_________." |This |is |an |example |of |what |type |of |testing?



A |Calculation

B |Analogies |

C |Judgment

D |Mood |and |feelings |- |correct |answer |B. |Analogies



Assume |that |the |patients |response |to |the |examiner |in |question |3 |is |scales. |What |does |this |
response |likely |reflect? |

,A. |Left |cerebral |hemisphere |lesion

B. |Depression

C. |eating |disorder

D. |Aphasia |- |correct |answer |A. |Left |cerebral |hemisphere |lesion



Which |type |of |assessment |should |be |used |to |evaluate |the |mental |status |of |a |patient |with |
head |trauma? |

A. |PHQ

B. |Perceptual |distortion |assessment

C. |Glasgow |Coma |Scale

D. |Functional |Assessment |- |correct |answer |C. |Glasgow |Coma |Scale



Which |of |the |following |indicates |possible |cognitive |impairment? |

A. |ability |to |complete |personal |care |without |assistance

B. |Suspiciousness |or |inappropriate |affect

C. |Articulate |communication

D. |Prudent |behavior |and |calm |demeanor |- |correct |answer |B. |Suspiciousness |or |inappropriate |
affect



A |65-year |old |woman |is |brought |to |the |clinic |by |family. |They |report |thieve |have |noticed |a |
change |in |her |mental |abilities |over |the |past |2 |weeks. |Normally |they |say |she |is |independent, |
intelligent |and |very |socially |oriented. |Medical |history |is |unremarkable |except |for |congestive |
heart |failure, |for |which |she |takes |digoxin. |She |has |had |no |major |changes |in |her |health. |What |
questions |would |be |most |important |for |the |examiner |to |ask |the |woman's |family? |

A. |Is |there |a |family |hx |of |Alzheimers? |

B. |How |much |alcohol |does |she |drink |in |an |average |week? |

C. |When |was |her |digoxin |level |last |checked? |

, D. |Did |you |know |that |the |mental |function |begins |to |decline |after |the |age |of |60 |? |- |correct |
answer |C. |When |was |her |digoxin |level |last |checked?



A |patient |who |has |difficulty |writing |or |drawing |is |most |likely |to |have |what |condition? |

A. |Temporal |lobe |damage

B. |Peripheral |neuropathy

C. |Organic |brain |syndrome

D. |Psyciatric |hallucinations |- |correct |answer |B. |Peripheral |Neuropathy



A |mother |brings |her |18 |month |old |to |the |clinic. |The |child |rarely |talks |or |smiles |or |makes |eye |
contact. |She |has |also |notice |he |does |not |like |to |be |held. |She |says |his |motor |development |
seems |to |be |normal. |What |are |these |symptoms |consistent |with? |

A. |Dementia

B. |Autistic |disorder

C. |ADHD

D. |Delirium |- |correct |answer |B. |Autistic |disorder



A |patient |with |Alzheimers |disease |classically |displays |which |of |the |following? |

A. |alternating |periods |of |mania |and |stupor

B. |Hallucinations |and |decorticate |posturing

C. |Disintegration |of |personality

D. |Rapid |onset |of |symptoms |- |correct |answer |C. |Disintegration |of |personality



While |examining |a |newborn |male |infant, |the |examiner |palpates |a |testicle |in |the |inguinal |canal
|that |cannot |be |pushed |into |the |scrotum. |this |finding |is |consistent |with |what? |



A. |A |retractile |testi

B. |Ambiguous |genitalia