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2024 NR548 WEEK 5 AND 6 EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NR548 WEEK 5 AND 6 EXAMWITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Mental Status - CORRECT ANSWERS- defined as "a state of well-being in which
every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with normal stresses of
life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or
his community"
Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWERS- Being aware of one's own existence, feelings,
and thoughts and of the environment. This is the most elementary of mental status
functions.
Language - CORRECT ANSWERS- Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts
and feelings. This is a basic tool of humans, and its loss has a heavy social impact
on the individual.
Mood and affect - CORRECT ANSWERS- Both of these elements deal with the
prevailing feelings.
Cognitive assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS- evaluation of a client's level of
awareness, attention, concentration, and memory.
Assessment of memory includes - CORRECT ANSWERS- immediate recall, short-
term, and long-term memory
Awareness - CORRECT ANSWERS- assessed through observation with emphasis on
the client's eyes and speech.
, Observation of alertness or wakefulness provides information about - CORRECT
ANSWERS- cognitive function and can help rule out potential substance use or
intoxication.
Documentation used to describe levels of awareness include - CORRECT ANSWERS-
alert and oriented, somnolent, drowsy, comatose.
Affect - CORRECT ANSWERS- temporary expression of feelings or state of mind
mood - CORRECT ANSWERS- more durable, a prolonged display of feelings that
color the whole emotional life.
Orientation - CORRECT ANSWERS- The awareness of the objective world in relation
to the self. Able to name own person, place, and time
Attention - CORRECT ANSWERS- The power of concentration, the ability to focus on
one specific thing without being distracted by many environmental stimuli.
Memory - CORRECT ANSWERS- The ability to lay down and store experiences and
perceptions for later recall.
Recent memory - CORRECT ANSWERS- evokes day-to-day events
remote memory - CORRECT ANSWERS- brings up years' worth of experiences.
Abstract reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS- Pondering a deeper meaning beyond the
concrete and literal.
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