8 ASSESSMENT 171
171Chapter Study Guide
➤ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the best answer for each of the following
questions.
- Which of the following is an example of an open-
ended question?
A. Who is the current president of the United
States?
B. What concerns you most about your health?
C. What is your address?
D. Have you lost any weight recently? - Which of the following is an example of a closed-
ended question?
A. How have you been feeling lately?
B. How is your relationship with your wife?
C. Have you had any health problems recently?
D. Where are you employed? - Which of the following is not included in the
assessment of sensorium and intellectual
processes?
A. Concentration
B. Memory
C. Judgment
D. Orientation - Assessment data about the client’s speech
patterns are categorized in which of the follow-
ing areas?
A. History
B. General appearance and motor behavior
C. Sensorium and intellectual processes
D. Self-concept
5. When the nurse is assessing whether or not the
client’s ideas are logical and make sense, the
nurse is examining which of the following?
A. Thought content
B. Thought process
C. Memory
D. Sensorium
6. The client’s belief that a news broadcast has
special meaning for him is an example of
A. Abstract thinking
B. Flight of ideas
C. Ideas of reference
D. Thought broadcasting
7. The client who believes everyone is out to get
him is experiencing a(n)
A. Delusion
B. Hallucination
C. Idea of reference
D. Loose association
8. To assess the client’s ability to concentrate, the
nurse would instruct the client to do which of the
following?
A. Explain what “A rolling stone gathers no
moss” means.
B. Name the last three presidents.
C. Repeat the days of the week backward.
D. Tell what a typical day is like.
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