PN120 PrepU Chapter 8 Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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PN120 PrepU Chapter 8 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
Which would not be included as a purpose of the psychosocial assessment? - answerPrevious
compliance with treatment regimen
Asking the client to complete serial sevens assesses what? - answerConcentration
Which characteristics should t...
PN120 PrepU Chapter 8 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
Which would not be included as a purpose of the psychosocial assessment? - answer✔✔Previous
compliance with treatment regimen
Asking the client to complete serial sevens assesses what? - answer✔✔Concentration
Which characteristics should the nurse implement when conducting a psychosocial assessment? -
answer✔✔Personal
Which type of hallucination is the most common? - answer✔✔Auditory
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is feeling highly anxious before conducting an interview with
a client. The nurse's experience of anxiety will impact the client assessment in which way? -
answer✔✔It will be detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the nurse's focus and attention.
A nurse is conducting an interview with a psychiatric-mental health client and notices the client
is using made-up words. This is known as what? - answer✔✔Neologisms
As the nurse is conducting an interview with a client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the client
states, "Bunnies are cute as a button, buttons are on my shirt, shirts can be bought in a store."
Which is a term used to describe this thought process? - answer✔✔Loose associations
The nurse has been asked to assess a 54-year-old client's memory. Which technique would allow
the nurse to evaluate recent memory? - answer✔✔Provide the client with three words and ask
the client to recall the words several minutes later.
A client with psychosis who was recently admitted to a psychiatric unit says to the nurse, "The
car is red. Are you ready for lunch? My head is hurting. Dogs bark loud." The client is exhibiting
which type of speech? - answer✔✔Loose associations
The nurse has entered a hospital client's room and asked the client if the client plans to attend the
morning's scheduled group life-skills session. Which response should signal the presence of
thought blocking to the nurse? - answer✔✔"I might. I'll give it some..."
A mental health nurse is caring for a client with schizophrenia. The nurse observes the client
laughing about the recent death of the client's father. The nurse would correctly document this
mood as what? - answer✔✔Incongruent
The nurse is assessing an older adult client with lower back pain. In the course of assessment, the
nurse learns that the client lost a spouse 10 weeks ago. The client laughs inappropriately and
states, "My spouse just up and left me!" Which is the nurse's best response? - answer✔✔The
nurse should recognize the incongruity between content and behavior and find ways of exploring
further.
A nurse assesses a 29-year-old client in the outpatient mental health clinic. The nurse notes the
client is speaking very quickly and jumping from topic to topic very rapidly. There is some
connection between ideas, but they are difficult to follow. Which term most accurately describes
this thought process? - answer✔✔Flight of ideas
A young adult client is brought to the outpatient mental health clinic by the client's father. The
client was diagnosed with schizophrenia 6 months ago and has been taking medication since.
The father reports the client continues to hear voices despite adhering to the medication. Which
term best describes the client's abnormality of perception? - answer✔✔Hallucination
Which is the most effective way in which the nurse can assess the progress of a client's mental
status based on the expected outcome of the therapeutic plan? - answer✔✔Evaluation
The nurse is preparing to perform a psychosocial assessment of a client with schizophrenia. The
client has a history of extreme aggression. What is the optimal setting for conducting an
interview with the client? - answer✔✔A physician's intake room with other medical personnel
nearby.
The nurse finds that the client is constantly rubbing the hands. Under which component of
psychosocial assessment should the nurse document this finding? - answer✔✔The general
assessment and motor behavior component
The nurse is caring for a client who has recently developed psychomotor retardation. Based on
this information, which behavior would the nurse expect to see in this client? -
answer✔✔Slowness of body movements
The nurse is looking to assess the client's ability to concentrate. Which task should the nurse ask
the client to perform? - answer✔✔Spell "America" backward.
The nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment of a client. Which questions should the nurse
ask to assess the client's self-concept? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔"How do you think you
look today?"
"What do you do when you have a problem?"
Which must the nurse consider a priority in the assessment of mental status? - answer✔✔Safety
The psychiatric nurse correctly identifies the client's form of communication as circumstantiality
when the client does what? - answer✔✔Provides long, irrelevant explanations when asked why
the client abuses alcohol.
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