NUR 2092 Health Assessment Exam #2 Study Guide
Chapter 5- Mental Status Assessment
Denver II Screening
o Test that give you a chance to interact directly with the young child to asses
mental status.
o Designed to detect developmental delays in infants and preschoolers within
four functions: gross motor, language, fine motor-adaptive, and personal-
social skills.
o Helps identify young children who may be slow in development in
behavioral, language, cognitive, and psychosocial areas.
o Has 125 items arranged in chronologic order and displayed in groupings
corresponding to recommended ages for health-maintenance visits.
Different Levels of Consciousness
Be able to differentiate between dementia and delirium
, Identify the different types of speech disorders
Chapter 5- Mental Status Assessment
Denver II Screening
o Test that give you a chance to interact directly with the young child to asses
mental status.
o Designed to detect developmental delays in infants and preschoolers within
four functions: gross motor, language, fine motor-adaptive, and personal-
social skills.
o Helps identify young children who may be slow in development in
behavioral, language, cognitive, and psychosocial areas.
o Has 125 items arranged in chronologic order and displayed in groupings
corresponding to recommended ages for health-maintenance visits.
Different Levels of Consciousness
Be able to differentiate between dementia and delirium
, Identify the different types of speech disorders
