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NR548 Exam 3 – Questions & Detailed Answers
NR548 Exam 3 – Questions & Detailed Answers
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NR548 Exam 3 – Questions & Detailed AnswersMental Status Exam (MSE) ✔️Ans - -best tool for establishing a
psychiatric diagnosis
-combination of observations, impressions, & interpretation of client
responses
-Eval of patients:
• appearance
• behavior
• speech
• affect
• thought process
• thought content
• cognition
mental health ✔️Ans - "a state of well-being in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with normal stresses of life, can
work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her
or his community"
mental status ✔️Ans - -refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
• orientation
• attention
• memory
• abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
assessment of Individual's behaviors includes ✔️Ans - •
consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
, • orientation
• attention
• memory
• abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE ✔️Ans - culture
native language
educational level
literacy
social factors
MSE: Appearance ✔️Ans - -posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions
level of alertness
-attitudes
-Self-esteem
-Personal statement
MSE: Behavior ✔️Ans - how the client presents themselves during the
examination
-eye contact
-psychomotor activity
• increased or decreased
-movements
-mannerisms
-stereotypies
-posturing
-how the client responds to the exam
• responses appropriate to topics?
• sit still through exam?
-gait
-movements
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