302- Mental Status

Mental Status

Assessing the individual's behavior
"Mental Health" assessment consists of:
- •Mental Status
- •Mental Disorder- APA, 1994
- •Organic Disorders
- •Psychiatric disorders
Mental Status assessment:
- •Consciousness
- Awake and alert
- Lethargic
- Stuporous
- Comatose
Consciousness Assessment:

•Glasgow Coma Scale (p. 647)

•Scores for each category

•Score 7 or less = Coma

Eye Opening (1-4)

Motor Response (1-6)

Verbal Response (1-5)
Order in which a person loses Orientation Status
- Time
- Place
- Personality
How do you assess for Memory?
- -Recent:
- Serial 3's
- Breakfast?
- -Remote:
- Anniversary?
- Birthday?
Neuro Health History Assessment:
- •Neuro changes- numb, seizures, h/a, dizzy
- •Trauma or infection
- •Diabetes or heart disease
- •Changes in senses
- •Medications
- •Family history
- •Environmental concerns
Components of a Mental Status Exam:
- •A- Appearance
- •B- Behavior
- •C- Cognition
- •D- Thought Processes
Components of Orientation:
- Attention Span
- Memory
- New Learning (4 words)
- Judgment
What is assessed for Thought Processes:
- *Perceptions
- (purple elephants)
- *Suicidal Thoughts

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KristaDavis

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302- Mental Status

Description

Exam 2

Updated

2012-09-18T16:51:08Z