This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A client is exhibiting symptoms of generalized amnesia. Which of the following questions should the ... (Read 61 times)

future617RT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 543
on: Jul 19, 2018
A client is exhibiting symptoms of generalized amnesia. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask to confirm this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
 
  A. Can you tell me your name and where you live?
  B. Have you ever traveled suddenly or unexpectedly away from home?
  C. Have you recently experienced any traumatic event?
  D. Have you ever felt detached from your environment?
  E. Have you had any history of memory problems?

Question 2

A client is diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder. Which of the following symptoms is the client most likely to exhibit? Select all that apply.
 
  A. Obsessive-compulsive traits
  B. Pseudocyesis
  C. Disabling fear of having a serious illness
  D. Multiple pronounced physical symptoms
  E. Depression


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

ktidd

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, C, E
An individual who has generalized amnesia has amnesia for his or her identity and total life history. The first question assesses orientation to identity. Items C and D assess for awareness of current issues and historical issues, respectively. Affirmative descriptions of either of these issues would rule out generalized amnesia.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, E
Illness anxiety disorder involves a preoccupation with and fear of having or acquiring a serious disease. Somatic symptoms are either absent or mild in intensity.


future617RT

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 543
Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Correct answers!


ktidd

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.

Did you know?

More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.

A mast cell, which produces the symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction. A mast cell, which produces the symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction.
Wrap the client securely with sheets. (A) Lay one side of the sheet over the body. (B) Enclose the ... Wrap the client securely with sheets. (A) Lay one side of the sheet over the body. (B) Enclose the ...
Structure of tRNAs:Generalized tRNA structure Structure of tRNAs:Generalized tRNA structure
Client is positioned Client is positioned
Second Derivative Questions Second Derivative Questions
Generalized model of semiconservative replication of DNA Generalized model of semiconservative replication of DNA
Video: Proteins Defined, Hierarchy & Composition of Cells

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library