After providing a client's son with an explanation of the function of the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), the nurse is confident of the son's understanding when he states:
1. "So this test will evaluate my dad's ability to think, reason, and make reasonably good decisions.".
2. "These questions will give us a good idea if Dad is mentally healthy enough to continue to live alone.".
3. "If Dad passes this test, we will know that his mind is still okay.".
4. "I'm sure Dad will do well on the test; he's always been smart.".
"So this test will evaluate my dad's ability to think, reason, and make reasonably good decisions.".
Rationale: The MMSE assesses the higher cortical functions of thinking and reasoning as well as level of consciousness, orientation, attention, memory, affect and insight, speech and language, fund of knowledge, and abstraction. There are other factors besides those evaluated by the MMSE that can impact one's ability to live independently. That evaluation is not a pass/fail type of testing and does not provide definite proof of mental wellness. One's intelligence is not the focus of the evaluation.
You might also like to view...
A patient with chronic renal failure receives hemodialysis treatments 3 days a week. Every 2 weeks, the patient requires a transfusion of 1 or 2 U of packed red blood cells
What is the probable reason for this patient's frequent transfusion needs? a. Too much blood phlebotomized for tests b. Increased destruction of red blood cells because of the increased toxin levels c. Lack of production of erythropoietin to stimulate red blood cell formation d. Fluid retention causing hemodilution
The population health nurse visits a new mother and infant at home. During the visit, the nurse and mother discuss how the postpartal course is going and how the infant is doing with feeding and sleeping
The nurse provides information and answers any questions the mother may have and performs teaching as needed. In what role is the nurse functioning? 1. Case finding and referral. 2. Care of the sick. 3. Health promotion and illness prevention. 4. Home health nursing.
A 3-year-old child who has asthma is in the clinic for a well-child checkup
The nurse notes that the child is up-to-date for the DTaP, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and the MMR vaccines but has only had one each of the Hib, the Rotavirus, and the PCV13 vaccines. Which vaccine(s) will the nurse anticipate administering to this child? a. Hib and Rotavirus vaccines b. PCV13 c. PCV13 and Hib d. Rotavirus
A woman was found to have a blood glucose reading of 320 mg/dL. What should be the nurse's next action?
a. Escort the woman to the next screening station and then prepare to test the blood glucose level of the next client. b. Explain the blood glucose reading to the woman and ask whether she has a primary care provider. c. Fill out the form, giving the results accurately for the health department's records. d. Hand the woman culturally appropriate literature on diabetes and the dangers of lack of treatment.