Author Question: A nurse wants to assess an adult patient's recent memory. Which question would best yield the ... (Read 39 times)

DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse wants to assess an adult patient's recent memory. Which question would best yield the desired information?

a. Where did you go to elementary school?
b. What did you have for breakfast this morning?
c. Can you name the current president of the United States?
d. A few minutes ago, I told you my name. Can you remember it?

Question 2

When a new patient is hospitalized, a nurse takes the patient on a tour, explains rules of the unit, and discusses the daily schedule. The nurse is engaged in:

a. counseling.
b. health teaching.
c. milieu management.
d. psychobiological intervention.

djpooyouma · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The patient's recall of a meal provides evidence of recent memory. Two incorrect responses are useful to assess immediate and remote memory. The other distracter assesses the patient's fund of knowledge.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Milieu management provides a therapeutic environment in which the patient can feel comfortable and safe while engaging in activities that meet the patient's physical and mental health needs. Counseling refers to activities designed to promote problem solving and enhanced coping and includes interviewing, crisis intervention, stress management, and conflict resolution. Health teaching involves identifying health education needs and giving information about these needs. Psychobiological interventions involve medication administration and monitoring response to medications.