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oliviahorn72

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The nurse is conducting a mental status exam on a patient with suspected dementia. How will the nurse assess the patient's fund of general information?
 
  1. Asking the patient what year it is.
  2. Asking the patient the name of the president.
  3. Asking the patient to interpret a known proverb.
  4. Asking the patient to spell the word 'world' both forward and backward.

Question 2

The nurse is planning care for a patient who is in the recovery phase of illness. The nurse knows which is a focus of care for a patient in the recovery phase of illness?


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

Answer: 2
Explanation: To assess the patient's general fund of information, the nurse will ask the patient the name of the president. Asking the patient what year it is assesses the patient's orientation. Asking the patient to spell the word 'world' both forward and backward assesses the patient's attention and concentration. Asking the patient to interpret a known proverb assess the patient's abstraction capacity.

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oliviahorn72

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Reply #2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 19, 2018
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