NURS 612 EXAM 3 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED

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NURS 612 EXAM 3 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED

HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL 200+

QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS A+

GRADE COMPLETE

• A patient's inability to follow simple instructions could

indicate which of the following findings?

• Dysphonia
• Amnesia
• Aphasia
• Depression
• Depression
• A patient scores a 3 on the Mini-Cog Assessment Instrument

for Dementia. What does this score indicate?

• Advanced dementia
• Early dementia
• Need for further evaluation
• Negative screen for dementia
• Negative screen for dementia

3. The examiner asks the patient to complete this statement: "A

bird is to air as a fish is to...." This is an example of what type of testing?

• Calculation
• Analogy 1 / 4

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• Judgment
• Mood and feelings
• Analogy
• Assume that the patient's response to the examiner in

question 3 is "scales." What does this response likely reflect?

• Left cerebral hemisphere lesion
• Depression
• Eating disorder
• Aphasia
• Left cerebral hemisphere lesion
• Which type of assessment should be used to evaluate the

mental status of a patient with head trauma?

• PHQ
• Perceptual distortion assessment
• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Functional assessment
• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Which of the following indicates possible cognitive

impairment?

• Ability to complete personal care without assistance
• Suspiciousness or inappropriate affect
• Articulate communication
• Prudent behavior and calm demeanor 2 / 4

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• Suspiciousness or inappropriate affect
• A 65-year-old woman is brought to the clinic by family

members, who report that they have noticed a change in her mental abilities over the past 2 weeks. Normally, they say, she is independent, intelligent, and very socially oriented. Her medical history is unremarkable except for congestive heart failure, for which she takes digoxin. She has had no major changes in her health. What question would be the most important for the examiner to ask this woman's family?

• "Is there a family history of Alzheimer disease?"
• "How much alcohol does she drink in an average

week?"

• "When was her digoxin blood level last checked?"
• "Did you know that mental function begins to decline

after the age of 60?"

• "When was her digoxin blood level last checked?"
• A patient who has difficulty writing or drawing is most likely

to have which condition?

• Temporal lobe damage
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Organic brain syndrome
• Psychiatric hallucinations
• Peripheral neuropathy 3 / 4

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• A mother brings her 18-month-old son to the clinic. She states

that the child rarely talks or smiles or makes eye contact. She has also noticed that he does not like to be held. She says his motor development seems to be normal. These symptoms are consistent with what condition?

• Dementia
• Autistic disorder
• ADHD
• Delirium
• Autistic disorder
• A patient with Alzheimer disease classically displays which

of the following?

• Alternating periods of mania and stupor
• Hallucinations and decorticate posturing
• Disintegration of personality
• Rapid onset of symptoms
• Disintegration of personality

• The spine of a newborn infant should be palpated, with the

examiner noting the shape of each spinal process. If a split is noted in one of the spinal processes, which problem is suspected?

• Bifid defect
• Paget disease
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