Mental Status Assessment—Mental Status Exam

Presented by Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board and Deborah Chartrand

Mental Status Assessment—Mental Status Exam

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Total Course Timing: 26 Minutes

This course will cover the proper procedure as well as patient assessment, follow-up interventions, and care considerations for administering an MSE.

Meet your instructors

Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board

The MedBridge Clinical Procedure Manual Review Board ensures the development and maintenance of up-to-date and evidence-based clinical procedures. The review board is composed of leading nurse experts in the field: Danielle Pierotti, RN, PhD, CENP, and Margherita Labson, RN, BSN, MSHSA. The review board is involved in…

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Deborah Chartrand

Deborah graduated from Worcester State University in 2018 with a master’s in nursing education. She is currently a lead clinical nurse educator in the home health sector. As a second-career nurse, Deborah has made significant strides in her professional development as a registered nurse in the last 12 years. She is…

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Chapters & learning objectives

Introduction

1. Introduction

This chapter includes an introduction to mental status assessment with a mental status exam, information on all of the equipment and previsit preparation needed for this assessment, and recommended infection control policies.

Procedure: Mental Status Assessment–Mental Status Exam

2. Procedure: Mental Status Assessment–Mental Status Exam

This chapter will provide a step-by-step procedure guide and video demonstration of mental status assessment with a mental status exam.

Tips, Precautions, and Care Considerations

3. Tips, Precautions, and Care Considerations

This chapter provides tips, precautions, and considerations for performing these skills in the home

Documentation Guidelines

4. Documentation Guidelines

This chapter provides recommendations on what to note when documenting for patients receiving mental status assessment with a mental status exam.

Conclusion

5. Conclusion

This chapter includes learning assessment questions to assess the learner’s knowledge of skills covered in this course. A bibliography of referenced material is also included.