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michelleunicorn · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse is conducting a class on documentation. When documenting a client's speech on a mental status assessment, the nurse encourages the staff to be more descriptive and include which of the following?

A) Paralanguage B) Recall C) Motor movements D) Affect

Question 2

You notice that a patient you are caring for who has been in the hospital for 3 weeks for treatment of bulimia nervosa continues to purge (vomit) when feeling stressed. Your best action to help would be:

A) Stay with the patient after meals as a gentle reminder not to purge
B) Tell the patient you will report him/her to the psychiatrist for failure to work with his or her program
C) Excuse the patient from one therapy session daily for 1 week to decrease stress
D) Remind the patient you are there to help, but he or she has to take responsibility for his or her progress