Nursing 660 exam 001
1. sequencing: putting events in proper sequence to help the patient
slow down the events and process them
2. theming: theme identification helps the patient to identify patterns
of behavior
3. recognizing: helps the patient to know that his feelings are
understood and accepted and encouraged him to continue to
express them
4. validating: the recognition and acceptance of another persons
thoughts, feel- ings, sensations, and behaviors as understandable
5. Mental Status Exam (MSE): the psychological equivalent of a
physical exam that describes the mental state and behaviors of the
person being seen. includes both objective observations of the
clinician and subjective descriptions given by the patient
6. why do MSE: provides information for diagnosis and assessment
of disorder and response to treatment, provides a snapshot at a
point in time, if another provider sees your patient it allows them to
determine if the patients status has changed without previously
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,seeing the patient
7. components of MSE are?: appearance, behavior, speech,
mood, affect, thought process, thought content, cognition,
insight/judgement
8. what are the 3 parameters of orientation: person, place, time
9. how do you test short term memory: ask the patient to recall 3
objects after about 2-5 minutes
10.how do you test long term memory: ask the patient a question
about the past such as what color suit did you wear to your wedding,
or what was the make of your first car
11.Math: any simple mathematical test, often use serial 7s, start
at 100 and subtract 7, then 7 from 93 etc
12.word finding: ask patient to name as many items in a catagory,
such as fruits or animals,in a minute
13.attention/concentration: ask the patient to spell a 5 letter word
forward and backward, world is often used
14.naming objects: present an object, such as pen or watch and ask
patient to name it
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, 15.following commands: start with a 1 step command (touch your
nose with your right hand then test a 3 step command "take a piece of
paperin your right hand, fold it in half, put it on the floor
3/
1. sequencing: putting events in proper sequence to help the patient
slow down the events and process them
2. theming: theme identification helps the patient to identify patterns
of behavior
3. recognizing: helps the patient to know that his feelings are
understood and accepted and encouraged him to continue to
express them
4. validating: the recognition and acceptance of another persons
thoughts, feel- ings, sensations, and behaviors as understandable
5. Mental Status Exam (MSE): the psychological equivalent of a
physical exam that describes the mental state and behaviors of the
person being seen. includes both objective observations of the
clinician and subjective descriptions given by the patient
6. why do MSE: provides information for diagnosis and assessment
of disorder and response to treatment, provides a snapshot at a
point in time, if another provider sees your patient it allows them to
determine if the patients status has changed without previously
1/
,seeing the patient
7. components of MSE are?: appearance, behavior, speech,
mood, affect, thought process, thought content, cognition,
insight/judgement
8. what are the 3 parameters of orientation: person, place, time
9. how do you test short term memory: ask the patient to recall 3
objects after about 2-5 minutes
10.how do you test long term memory: ask the patient a question
about the past such as what color suit did you wear to your wedding,
or what was the make of your first car
11.Math: any simple mathematical test, often use serial 7s, start
at 100 and subtract 7, then 7 from 93 etc
12.word finding: ask patient to name as many items in a catagory,
such as fruits or animals,in a minute
13.attention/concentration: ask the patient to spell a 5 letter word
forward and backward, world is often used
14.naming objects: present an object, such as pen or watch and ask
patient to name it
2/
, 15.following commands: start with a 1 step command (touch your
nose with your right hand then test a 3 step command "take a piece of
paperin your right hand, fold it in half, put it on the floor
3/
