Question

1. Which action by the client would be most effective in evaluating language during a cognitive assessment?

                a. Write the name of one animal on a sheet of paper.

                b. Name five familiar items placed on a table

                c. Draw a clock as part of the Min-Cog exam.

                d. Place a group of items in order from the largest to smallest

2. A nurse is completing a cognitive assessment. Which assessment is the most appropriate for assessing immediate recall?

a. I am going to read you three words and I want you to repeat them after back to me right away.

                b. What was the name of the street you grew up on?

                c. Take a piece of paper fold it in half, and drop it on the floor

                d. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

3. Which client would be most appropriate for the nurse to assess using the Snellen chart?

                a. A client who cannot discriminate red from green

                b. A client with poor vision in low light

                c. A client who cannot look upward

                d. A client who reports being unable to read the clock from across the room

Answer 1

1, a, write the name of the animal on a sheet of paper.
Assessing language ability for the patient through spoken, written, nonverbal and formal sign language related to communication that is considered as cognitive test widely accepted and used in the fields. Written communication is the most effective way of language ability assessment than another communication method.
2, c, Take a piece of paper fold it in half and drop it on the floor
New information through words, instruction, and procedure used in functions and in recalling and learning assessment. passing easy items and not including difficult and long term items unable to read and recognize will provide the proper cognitive assessment.
3,d, A client who reports being unable to measure the clock from across the room
Snellen eye chart used to measure persons' distance visual acuity.
color discrimination determined by pseudoisochromatic test plates.
Twilight vision test identifies people with low vision under low light conditions.
Visual field tests can identify vision problems for people when they can not look upward due to neurological deficits.