Chapter 05: Mental Status

Chapter 05: Mental Status

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed?

ANS:  D

A mental status evaluation should be continually performed throughout the patient encounter. Assessing and validating clues to determine the individual’s ability to interact within the environment is a priority of the mental status evaluation.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 64

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

2. A 69-year-old truck driver presents with a sudden loss of the ability to understand spoken language. This indicates a lesion in the:

ANS:  A

The temporal lobe, specifically in the Wernicke speech area, is responsible for the comprehension of spoken and written language.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)             REF:   p. 64

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

3. Mr. DeLaurentis is a 58-year-old man who presents to your office with slumped posture and a lack of facial expression, which may indicate depression or:

ANS:  A

A slumped posture and lack of facial expression may be clues to more than depression; they are also defining characteristics of Parkinson disease.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)                           REF:   p. 64

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

4. The ability for abstract thinking normally develops during:

ANS:  C

Abstract thinking is an intellectual maturation that develops during adolescence.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   pp. 64-65

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

5. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) may be used to:

ANS:  A

The MMSE is a standard tool that functions to estimate cognitive function quantitatively or to document cognitive changes serially.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 67

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation