NSG 3160 EXAM 2 – COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW,
STUDY NOTES & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Mental status is best described as:
A.) A patient’s emotional and cognitive functioning
B.) The patient’s consciousness, mood, and affect
C.) General intelligence
D.) The patient’s perception
Answer: A.) A patient’s emotional and cognitive functioning
2. A mental disorder can be defined as:
A.) The presence of a specific phobia
B.) An inability to think logically or abstractly
C.) Extreme or abnormal behaviors often related to stress
D.) Impairment of long-term (remote) memory
Answer: C.) Extreme or abnormal behaviors often related to stress
3. The A, B, C, and T components of a mental health assessment stand for:
A.) Attitude, behavior, cleanliness, talk/speech
B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
C.) Airway, breathing, circulation
,D.) Ability, beliefs, culture, traditions
Answer: B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
4. Which of the following best describes a patient’s appearance?
A.) Posture is upright and movements are voluntary
B.) Patient is oriented to person, place, and time
C.) Patient is awake, alert, and responding appropriately
D.) GAD score is greater than 3
Answer: A.) Posture is upright and movements are voluntary
5. A nurse can assess recent memory by:
A.) Checking if the patient can complete a thought without distraction
B.) Asking the patient to recall their meals from the past 24 hours
C.) Asking about the patient’s first job
D.) Performing the four unrelated words test
Answer: B.) Asking the patient to recall their meals from the past 24 hours
6. A deficit in recent memory can be seen in both delirium and dementia.
A.) True
B.) False
,Answer: A.) True
7. A nurse can assess a patient’s attention span by giving a sequence of directions
and observing whether the patient follows them correctly.
A.) True
B.) False
Answer: A.) True
8. In the “four unrelated words” test for new learning, after five minutes, the nurse
asks the patient to recall:
A.) 5 words
B.) 10 words
C.) 4 words
D.) 8 words
Answer: C.) 4 words
9. To test memory duration using the four unrelated words test, recall should be
requested at:
A.) 10 and 30 minutes
B.) 5 and 10 minutes
C.) 15 and 60 minutes
, D.) 1 and 2 hours
Answer: A.) 10 and 30 minutes
10. Which of the following is not one of the four most common anxiety disorders?
A.) Panic disorder
B.) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
C.) Social anxiety disorder
D.) Depression
Answer: D.) Depression
11. The PHQ-9 depression screening tool classifies minimal depressive symptoms
within which score range?
A.) > 20
B.) 10–14
C.) 1–5
D.) 5–9
Answer: D.) 5–9
12. The term obtunded means:
A.) Drifts into sleep when not stimulated
STUDY NOTES & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Mental status is best described as:
A.) A patient’s emotional and cognitive functioning
B.) The patient’s consciousness, mood, and affect
C.) General intelligence
D.) The patient’s perception
Answer: A.) A patient’s emotional and cognitive functioning
2. A mental disorder can be defined as:
A.) The presence of a specific phobia
B.) An inability to think logically or abstractly
C.) Extreme or abnormal behaviors often related to stress
D.) Impairment of long-term (remote) memory
Answer: C.) Extreme or abnormal behaviors often related to stress
3. The A, B, C, and T components of a mental health assessment stand for:
A.) Attitude, behavior, cleanliness, talk/speech
B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
C.) Airway, breathing, circulation
,D.) Ability, beliefs, culture, traditions
Answer: B.) Appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought
4. Which of the following best describes a patient’s appearance?
A.) Posture is upright and movements are voluntary
B.) Patient is oriented to person, place, and time
C.) Patient is awake, alert, and responding appropriately
D.) GAD score is greater than 3
Answer: A.) Posture is upright and movements are voluntary
5. A nurse can assess recent memory by:
A.) Checking if the patient can complete a thought without distraction
B.) Asking the patient to recall their meals from the past 24 hours
C.) Asking about the patient’s first job
D.) Performing the four unrelated words test
Answer: B.) Asking the patient to recall their meals from the past 24 hours
6. A deficit in recent memory can be seen in both delirium and dementia.
A.) True
B.) False
,Answer: A.) True
7. A nurse can assess a patient’s attention span by giving a sequence of directions
and observing whether the patient follows them correctly.
A.) True
B.) False
Answer: A.) True
8. In the “four unrelated words” test for new learning, after five minutes, the nurse
asks the patient to recall:
A.) 5 words
B.) 10 words
C.) 4 words
D.) 8 words
Answer: C.) 4 words
9. To test memory duration using the four unrelated words test, recall should be
requested at:
A.) 10 and 30 minutes
B.) 5 and 10 minutes
C.) 15 and 60 minutes
, D.) 1 and 2 hours
Answer: A.) 10 and 30 minutes
10. Which of the following is not one of the four most common anxiety disorders?
A.) Panic disorder
B.) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
C.) Social anxiety disorder
D.) Depression
Answer: D.) Depression
11. The PHQ-9 depression screening tool classifies minimal depressive symptoms
within which score range?
A.) > 20
B.) 10–14
C.) 1–5
D.) 5–9
Answer: D.) 5–9
12. The term obtunded means:
A.) Drifts into sleep when not stimulated
