NR548 EXAM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

NR548 EXAM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

 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"
 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

,  Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - CORRECT-ANSWERSculture
 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
 MSE: Behavior - CORRECT-ANSWERShow 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-ANSWERSAssess general speech qualities: