HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1. In an interview‚ the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking? A) Note-taking may impede the nurse’s observation of the patient’s nonverbal behaviors. B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse records what is said. C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient‚ resulting in an increased comfort level. D) Note-taking allows
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medical history Objective Data: what a health professional observes by inspecting‚ percussing‚ palpating‚ and auscultating during a physical exam Diagnostic Reasoning: a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components Attending to initially available cues Cue: a piece of information (sign or symptom) or a piece of laboratory information Formulating diagnostic hypothesis Hypothesis: a tentative explanation for a cue or a set of cues that can be ued for a basis
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NRSG210 – IBL Tutorial Week 1- Stigma & Mental State Examination Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline social‚ developmental and cultural factors that impact on mental health and wellness; (GA4) 3. Reflect critically on the experiences of mental illness from consumer and carer perspectives; (GA4) Critical Reflection Activity 1 You will need to reflect on the SDL activity information‚ consider your own experiences and seek additional information to complete the activity below. From the circles‚ choose one
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interpersonal relationships. The purpose of this paper is to examine various assessment tools that evaluate on physical measures. The assessment tools that will be examined throughout this paper are • Beck Depression Inventory • Mini-Mental State Examination • Social Support Questionnaire Beck Depression Inventory The Beck Depression Inventory was created by Dr. Aaron Beck in 1961. The test is given by a psychologist or counselor to individuals to assess the extent of his or her current
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Acetylcholine alterations‚ plaques & tangles‚ head trauma‚ genetic factors. 10. A number of diagnostic tests have been ordered for K. B. From the tests listed below‚ Which would be used to diagnose dementia? • Mental status examinations • Toxicology screen • Mini-Mental State Examination • ECG • CMP • CBC with differential •
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION (FACILITY NAME HERE) Jane Smith Dates of Evaluation: 9/12/96 Case No.: 111‚111 9/13/96 Building No.: 11 Admission Date: 9/2/96 Date of Report: 9/14/96 PURPOSE FOR EVALUATION: Rather than "Reason for Referral" the first
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and says that they do not visit him and his family often. CM reports that both of his parents drank alcohol but his father quit. There is no one in his nuclear family with a history of any mental illness but there is someone in his extended family with a mental illness. His paternal uncle’s daughter has a mental illness. PERSONAL HISTORY CM has never in his life been to school but he can read and write. He is an ex miner and worked in the mines in Rustenburg‚ South Africa in 1966. He earned a salary
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an interview or questionnaire to identify past medical problems. Physical examination: might include blood and urine tests designed to help eliminate other possible conditions. These will measure things like blood count‚ thyroid and liver function‚ and levels of glucose and other blood-based indicators of illness. A depression screening should also be conducted. Neuropsychological testing: The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most commonly used test for complaints of memory problems or
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total score is then given. There was a lengthy examination and the population was a range of ages from 20 through 80 years of age. All scales showed different results between patients and healthy adults. This study showed how stress affects different age groups and patients‚ healthy‚ and ill the stressors where specific for each person at the time. Healthy
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HLSC 121 REFLECTION ON MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATIONS (MMSE) A mini mental state examination (MMSE) also known as the Folstein test is a brief 30-point questionnaire test that is used to screen for cognitive impairment in a patient. It’s use I normally in medicine to screen for the presence of dementia. In this case I used it to estimate the severity of cognitive impairment at a given point in time and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time. Functions assessed are usually
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