NR548 Exam 3 | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Mental Status Exam (MSE) - (ANSWERS)-best tool for establishing a
psychiatric diagnosis
-combination of observations, impressions, & interpretation of client
responses
-Eval of patients:
• appearance
• behavior
• speech
• affect
• thought process
• thought content
• cognition
Mental health - (ANSWERS)"a state of well-being in which every
individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with normal stresses
of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to her or his community"
Mental status - (ANSWERS)-refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
,NR548 Exam 3 | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
• orientation
• attention
• memory
• abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - (ANSWERS)culture
Native language
Educational level
Literacy
Social factors
MSE: Appearance - (ANSWERS)-posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions
Level of alertness
-attitudes
-Self-esteem
-Personal statement
, NR548 Exam 3 | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
MSE: Behavior - (ANSWERS)how the client presents themselves during
the examination
-eye contact
-psychomotor activity
• increased or decreased
-movements
-mannerisms
-stereotypies
-posturing
-how the client responds to the exam
• responses appropriate to topics?
• sit still through exam?
-gait
-movements
• coordinated, slowed, excessive
MSE: Speech - (ANSWERS)Assess general speech qualities:
-rate
• fast, rapidly, slowly
-rhythm
• monotone or slurred
-latency
-volume
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Mental Status Exam (MSE) - (ANSWERS)-best tool for establishing a
psychiatric diagnosis
-combination of observations, impressions, & interpretation of client
responses
-Eval of patients:
• appearance
• behavior
• speech
• affect
• thought process
• thought content
• cognition
Mental health - (ANSWERS)"a state of well-being in which every
individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with normal stresses
of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to her or his community"
Mental status - (ANSWERS)-refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
,NR548 Exam 3 | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
• orientation
• attention
• memory
• abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - (ANSWERS)culture
Native language
Educational level
Literacy
Social factors
MSE: Appearance - (ANSWERS)-posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions
Level of alertness
-attitudes
-Self-esteem
-Personal statement
, NR548 Exam 3 | FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
MSE: Behavior - (ANSWERS)how the client presents themselves during
the examination
-eye contact
-psychomotor activity
• increased or decreased
-movements
-mannerisms
-stereotypies
-posturing
-how the client responds to the exam
• responses appropriate to topics?
• sit still through exam?
-gait
-movements
• coordinated, slowed, excessive
MSE: Speech - (ANSWERS)Assess general speech qualities:
-rate
• fast, rapidly, slowly
-rhythm
• monotone or slurred
-latency
-volume
