Nursing 1180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Eustress, Frontotemporal Dementia, Attention Span
9 Dec 2016
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Learn how to complete a mental status assessment. Explore assessment of clients with suicidal ideation. Understand common alterations to mental status across the lifespan. Review: components of the nursing health history: demographic data, reasons for seeking care, history of present illness (oldcarts) Iadls (what people like to do; hobbies: personal and family history, medication profile, review of systems, exploration of current symptoms (including potential psychological trauma, explorations of risk/contributing factors. Components include: abct + mmse, appearance. Overall appearance, posture, movement, hygiene, dress: behaviour. Loc, ye contact, speech, affect: cognitive function. Orientation, attention span, memory, judgment: thought process. Mmse (questions about time and place, counting back by. 7s form 100, naming objects, reading and responding, etc) Mini cog (pts remembering 1-2 words are classified on the clock test; unexpected= demented, expected; nondemented), set test. Teenagers and elderly groups are highest risks, particularly males. As well as first nations, and people experiencing traumatic events.
