After teaching a group of students about areas to include when examining a client's mental status, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as important?
A) Ability to concentrate
B) Thought processes
C) Level of orientation
D) Recall ability
B
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The principle investigator on a new research project tells the research assistant that the project will include triangulation. For what should the research assistant prepare?
1. Multiple suggestions for uses of the research findings. 2. Collecting data on more than one variable in the study. 3. Using multiple methods in the research study. 4. Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in the study.
The nurse is caring for a client experiencing an excess secretion of growth hormone. The nurse is aware that this is characterized in which condition?
a. acromegaly c. Cushing's syndrome b. Addison's disease d. Hashimoto's disease
A client who has been casted for a fracture of the left ulna bone asks the nurse when the cast will come off. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that this will occur when:
1. The x-ray of the fractured bone shows that the ends are well joined. 2. A cartilage collar can be clearly felt at the site of the original break. 3. A predetermined amount of time has passed; the time is determined by the severity of the break. 4. The remodeling phase of the bone healing process has been completed, allowing for application of mechanical stress.
A psychiatric–mental health nurse is conducting a suicide assessment with a client. Why is it important to conduct a lethality assessment?
A) It may assist in determining an individual's past suicide behaviors. B) It may assist in determining how long a client has been contemplating suicide. C) It may assist in evaluating the potential suicide protective factors of a client. D) It may assist in predicting how likely a person is to die by suicide.