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nummyann

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A 20-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia frequently experiences delusions of persecution. At the prompting of the client's mother, the nurse attempts to determine the character and severity of these delusions on a particular day.
 
  In doing so, the nurse is conducting what type of assessment?
 
  A) Comprehensive
  B) Focused
  C) Screening
  D) Secondary

Question 2

A mental health nurse is caring for a schizophrenic client. The nurse observes the client laughing about the recent death of her father. The nurse would correctly document this mood as which of the following?
 
  A) Blunted
  B) Inappropriate
  C) Flat
  D) Labile


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
A focused assessment includes the collection of specific data regarding a particular problem as determined by the client, a family member, or a crisis situation. A comprehensive assessment is broader in scope, while a screening assessment aims to identify the presence or absence of health problems.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
The correct answer is inappropriate affect or lack of harmony between one's voice and movements with one's speech or verbalized thoughts. Blunted affect is a severe reduction or limitation in the intensity of one's affective responses to a situation. Flat affect describes absence or near absence of any signs of affective responses. Labile affect is the abnormal fluctuation of one's expressions.


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