NR548 EXAM 3: PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT
FOR PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSE PRACTITIONER (LATEST 2026/2027
UPDATE) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | GRADE
A | 100% CORRECT
AT CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
Mental Status Exam (MSE) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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"
Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - CORRECT ANSWERS- culture
,native language
educational level
literacy
social factors
MSE: Appearance - CORRECT ANSWERS- -posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions
level of alertness
-attitudes
-Self-esteem
-Personal statement
mental status - CORRECT ANSWERS- -refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
• orientation
• attention
• memory
, • abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
MSE: Behavior - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS- Assess general speech qualities:
-rate
• fast, rapidly, slowly
-rhythm
FOR PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSE PRACTITIONER (LATEST 2026/2027
UPDATE) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | GRADE
A | 100% CORRECT
AT CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
Mental Status Exam (MSE) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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"
Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - CORRECT ANSWERS- culture
,native language
educational level
literacy
social factors
MSE: Appearance - CORRECT ANSWERS- -posture
-dress
-grooming
-physical appearance
• distinguishable markings; scars or tattoos
-facial expressions
level of alertness
-attitudes
-Self-esteem
-Personal statement
mental status - CORRECT ANSWERS- -refers to emotional (feeling) and cognitive
(knowing) function
-functioning is inferred through assessment of an individual's behaviors:
• consciousness
• language
• mood and affect
• orientation
• attention
• memory
, • abstract reasoning
• thought process
• thought content
• perceptions
MSE: Behavior - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS- Assess general speech qualities:
-rate
• fast, rapidly, slowly
-rhythm
