Mental Health Assessment Final Exam-1. Know what the illustration of ptosis looks like:
a. Droopy eyelid you can be born with it or you can acquire it, it happens because it is a neuromuscular problem.
b.
2. What ar
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Mental Health Assessment Final Exam-1. Know what the illustration of ptosis looks like:
a. Droopy eyelid you can be born with it or you can acquire it, it happens because it is a neuromuscular problem.
b.
2. What are the four lymph nodes that can be accessible on the body?
a. Head and neck, arms, inguinal area, and axillae
3. Know what type of information a nurse should collect during an interview:
a. Subjective and some objective data.
4. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history?
a. To provide a database of subjective information about the patient’s past and current
health
5. What demonstrates a good understanding of the interview process? a.
6. Why is the “review of systems” conducted?
a. It provides information regarding health promotion practices.
7. During a nutritional assessment, why is it important for the nurse to ask a patient what medications he or she is taking?
a. Certain drugs can affect the metabolism of nutrients
8. What activities are included in the initial neuro screen; why is it important to ask about the medications the patient is taking?
a.
9. What does ethnicity describe?
10. The student nurse is reviewing the development of culture. Which statement is correct regarding the development of one’s culture? Culture is:
a. Learned through language acquisition and socialization.
11. Which quadrant(s) is the small intestine located in?
a. Left upper quadrant
12. Describe where the spleen is located
a. Left upper quadrant
13. Why do we auscultate prior to percussion during abdomen assessment?
a. Don’t want to move everything around because it will disorientate the normal stomach sounds.
14. Define Protuberant abdomen
a. A patient’s abdomen is bulging and stretched in appearance.
15. Why is deep palpitations used?
a. To determine enlarged organs
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