Ch 8- Assessment

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1. When assessing a patient’s mental health status, which of the following describe the
purpose of the psychosocial assessment? Select all that apply.
A) To assess the client’s current emotional state
B) To assess the client’s mental capacity
C) To assess the client’s behavioral function
D) To assess the client’s plan of care
E) To assess the client’s physical health status
Ans: A, B, C
Feedback:
The purpose of the psychosocial assessment is to construct a picture of the client’s
current emotional state, mental capacity, and behavioral function. This assessment
serves as the basis for developing a plan of care to meet the client’s needs. The client’s
physical health status would need to be completed as another assessment or an extended
assessment.
2. Which of the following factors influencing assessment is under the nurse’s control?
A) Client participation and feedback
B) Client’s health status
C) Nurse’s attitude and approach
D) Client’s ability to understand
Ans: C
Feedback:
The factors that influence assessment include client participation and feedback, client’s
health status, client’s ability to understand, client’s previous experiences, and
misconceptions about health care. The only one of these that is under the control of the
nurse is the nurse’s attitude and approach.
3. Which of the following are components of the assessment of thought process and
content? Select all that apply.
A) What the client is thinking
B) Abstract thinking abilities
C) How the client is thinking
D) Clarity of ideas
E) Self-harm or suicide urges
Ans: A, C, D, E
Feedback:
The components of the assessment of thought process and content include content (what
the client is thinking), process (how the client is thinking), clarity of ideas, self-harm, or
suicide urges. Abstract thinking abilities are an element of the abnormal sensory
experiences or misperception assessment.
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4. A client is being evaluated for dementia. The nurse knows that a client who is able to
complete very few tasks is most likely to have
A) a greater cognitive deficit.
B) A less precise mental status exam.
C) more potential for agitation.
D) no bearing on mental status.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The fewer tasks the client competes accurately, the greater the cognitive deficit. The
other choices are not true.
5. During the assessment, the nurse asks the client to describe his problems. The purpose
of this question is to obtain information about the client’s
A) admitting diagnosis.
B) communication skills.
C) perception of the problem.
D) personal needs.
Ans: C
Feedback:
The question will elicit information about the client’s view or perspective of the
problem.