Functional Health week 1 discussion NR 601|Chamberlain college of nursing

Functional Health week 1 discussion NR 601|Chamberlain college of nursing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Domain Dimension of assessment Screening tool related to the domain(s) Psychological health The dimension of assessment for the psychological health domain covers the cognitive and affective disorder of the patient (Kennedy-Malone, Plank, & Duffy, 2019). The cognitive and affective disorder can be seen in patients suffering from dementia, anxiety, depression, and delirium (Jiang & Li, 2016). The cognitive aspect of psychological health consists of different functions of the brain that can be tested such as memory, language, attention, and thinking (Morris, Clark, & Shipley, 2016). The affective disorder of the psychological health of the patient focus on the emotions, feelings, and moods of the patients (Morris, Clark, & Shipley, 2016). These cognitive and affective disorders in elderly patients often are mistaken by other medical conditions such as poor oxygenation, medication, or infections. It is important for health care providers to assess geriatric patients when any cognitive There are several screening tools that were developed to assess for the psychological health of the patients, some of them include the gold standard to test for these disorders was the Minimental Status Examination (MMSE, new versions shorter and reliable tests were develop such as the Mini-Cog, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) (Kennedy-Malone, Plank, & Duffy, 2019). The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is a screening tool developed to assess delirium and the PHQ-9 is a questionnaire that assesses depression (Kennedy-Malone, Plank, & Duffy, 2019) Finally, HOPE, FICA, and SPIRIT are tools that help to determine the patient’s spiritual beliefs and the comfort related......continued **