ABCTE MSE EXAM 1 PRACTICE GUIDE
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ what technique should be used in assessment? Answer: holistic
evidenced based assessment (body, mind, spirit)
⫸ list 2 sources of information: Answer: primary source= patient
secondary source= others (collateral data)
⫸ what are is objective data in mental health (list examples) Answer:
vitals, labs, MSE, SLUMS
⫸ give examples of subjective data Answer: hx, psycho-social, ROS
⫸ *one goal of psychiatric assessment is to preform a mental status
exam (MSE)
this includes: assessing psychosocial status and identifying mutual goals
for treatment (Formulate a plan of care that prioritizes the patient's
immediate condition and needs Answer:
⫸ *pt is called "client" not "patient" because we are not OVER them,
we are SERVING them Answer:
⫸ what can lower the negative effects of schizophrenia such as isolation
and depression? Answer: tobacco
, ⫸ what is the psychiatric equivalent to the physical exam? Answer:
Mental Status Exam
⫸ when is the MSE conducted? Answer: on admission, at the beginning
of each shift, and PRN
⫸ what is the purpose of the MSE? Answer: to evaluate the CURRENT
cognitive processes
⫸ what does the MSE aid in collecting? Answer: OBJECTIVE data
⫸ what is the mneumonic for the categories of the MSE? Answer: All
Borderline
Subjects
Are
Tough
Troubled
Characters
⫸ what are the categories for the MSE? Answer: appearance
behavior/mood
speech
affect
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ what technique should be used in assessment? Answer: holistic
evidenced based assessment (body, mind, spirit)
⫸ list 2 sources of information: Answer: primary source= patient
secondary source= others (collateral data)
⫸ what are is objective data in mental health (list examples) Answer:
vitals, labs, MSE, SLUMS
⫸ give examples of subjective data Answer: hx, psycho-social, ROS
⫸ *one goal of psychiatric assessment is to preform a mental status
exam (MSE)
this includes: assessing psychosocial status and identifying mutual goals
for treatment (Formulate a plan of care that prioritizes the patient's
immediate condition and needs Answer:
⫸ *pt is called "client" not "patient" because we are not OVER them,
we are SERVING them Answer:
⫸ what can lower the negative effects of schizophrenia such as isolation
and depression? Answer: tobacco
, ⫸ what is the psychiatric equivalent to the physical exam? Answer:
Mental Status Exam
⫸ when is the MSE conducted? Answer: on admission, at the beginning
of each shift, and PRN
⫸ what is the purpose of the MSE? Answer: to evaluate the CURRENT
cognitive processes
⫸ what does the MSE aid in collecting? Answer: OBJECTIVE data
⫸ what is the mneumonic for the categories of the MSE? Answer: All
Borderline
Subjects
Are
Tough
Troubled
Characters
⫸ what are the categories for the MSE? Answer: appearance
behavior/mood
speech
affect
