NURS 3120 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
ABCT Objective Assessment - ANS Appearance: posture, movement, hygiene, grooming
Behavior: LOC, eye contact, facial expressions, speech
Cognitive function: orientation, attention span, memory, judgement
Though Process: logical, coherent, easy to follow
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANS - standardized tool to assess cognitive function
- used when suspecting confusion, dementia, or cognitive decline
MMSE domain and what it assesses - ANS Orientation: date, time, place
Registration: repeat and remember objects
Attention and Calculation: count backwards, spell word backwards
Recall: remember previously named objects
Language: name objects, follow commands, write a sentence
observations in a mental health assessment - ANS appearance, behavior, speech, affect
things to ask in a mental health assessment - ANS mood, thought content, perception
(hallucinations?), safety (suicidal/homicidal ideation)
things to asses for mental health - ANS thought process, cognition, insight, judgement
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,onset of delirium - ANS acute (hours to days)
onset of dementia - ANS gradual (months to years)
onset of depression - ANS gradual (weeks to months)
course of delirium - ANS fluctuating
course of dementia - ANS progressive, chronic
course of depression - ANS variable, treatable
attention in delirium - ANS severely impaired
attention in dementia - ANS intact (early stages)
attention in depression - ANS impaired concentration
memory in delirium - ANS recent and remote impaired
memory in dementia - ANS remote memory loss over time
memory in depression - ANS poor concentration; aware of deficits
consciousness in delirium - ANS clouded/altered
consciousness in dementia - ANS alert (early)
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, consciousness in depression - ANS alert
hallucinations in delirium - ANS common (visual)
hallucinations in dementia - ANS less common early
hallucinations in depression - ANS if present, mood-congruent
reversibility in delirium - ANS often reversible (treat cause)
reversibility in dementia - ANS not reversible
reversibility in depression - ANS treatable/reversible
mood in delirium - ANS no primary mood change
mood in dementia - ANS may fluctuate
mood in depression - ANS sad affect/depressed mood
key feature of delirium - ANS inattention; medical emergency; sudden confusion
key feature of dementia - ANS memory loss; slow decline
key feature of depression - ANS hopelessness/anhedonia
I WATCH DEATH mnemonic (use) - ANS causes of delirium
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
ABCT Objective Assessment - ANS Appearance: posture, movement, hygiene, grooming
Behavior: LOC, eye contact, facial expressions, speech
Cognitive function: orientation, attention span, memory, judgement
Though Process: logical, coherent, easy to follow
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANS - standardized tool to assess cognitive function
- used when suspecting confusion, dementia, or cognitive decline
MMSE domain and what it assesses - ANS Orientation: date, time, place
Registration: repeat and remember objects
Attention and Calculation: count backwards, spell word backwards
Recall: remember previously named objects
Language: name objects, follow commands, write a sentence
observations in a mental health assessment - ANS appearance, behavior, speech, affect
things to ask in a mental health assessment - ANS mood, thought content, perception
(hallucinations?), safety (suicidal/homicidal ideation)
things to asses for mental health - ANS thought process, cognition, insight, judgement
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,onset of delirium - ANS acute (hours to days)
onset of dementia - ANS gradual (months to years)
onset of depression - ANS gradual (weeks to months)
course of delirium - ANS fluctuating
course of dementia - ANS progressive, chronic
course of depression - ANS variable, treatable
attention in delirium - ANS severely impaired
attention in dementia - ANS intact (early stages)
attention in depression - ANS impaired concentration
memory in delirium - ANS recent and remote impaired
memory in dementia - ANS remote memory loss over time
memory in depression - ANS poor concentration; aware of deficits
consciousness in delirium - ANS clouded/altered
consciousness in dementia - ANS alert (early)
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, consciousness in depression - ANS alert
hallucinations in delirium - ANS common (visual)
hallucinations in dementia - ANS less common early
hallucinations in depression - ANS if present, mood-congruent
reversibility in delirium - ANS often reversible (treat cause)
reversibility in dementia - ANS not reversible
reversibility in depression - ANS treatable/reversible
mood in delirium - ANS no primary mood change
mood in dementia - ANS may fluctuate
mood in depression - ANS sad affect/depressed mood
key feature of delirium - ANS inattention; medical emergency; sudden confusion
key feature of dementia - ANS memory loss; slow decline
key feature of depression - ANS hopelessness/anhedonia
I WATCH DEATH mnemonic (use) - ANS causes of delirium
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