During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a patient's affect. The nurse should ask the patient which question?
a. "How do you feel today?"
b. "Would you please repeat the following words?"
c. "Have these medications had any effect on your pain?"
d. "Has this pain affected your ability to get dressed by yourself?"
ANS: A
Judge mood and affect by body language and facial expression and by directly asking, "How do you feel today?" or "How do you usually feel?" The mood should be appropriate to the person's place and condition and should appropriately change with the topics.
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