NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Plantar Reflex, Receptive Aphasia, Temporal Lobe
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-strong mh history/problems or major depressive disorder where they are not sleeping, eating. Self-esteem (how are they coping with depression, turning into alcohol as a self-treatment): screen for suicidal/homicidal ideations (thought of harming/killing self/another *must ask. -sometimes people may feel very depressed or down that they would rather die. Aks this if you are remotely suspicious about it. May be tricky with schizophrenia: (cid:498)do you hear voices, does inanimated object sometime speaks to you like the toaster/microwave. (cid:499) Mainly with a general screening survey: appearance and behaviour. Behavior: level of consciousness, speech pattern (fast/slow), facial expression, comment on their mood (happy/pleasant or flat affect: cognitive function: orientation, attention span, memory (immediate, recent and remote, thought process and content. 10min normal to get 3-4 words right: insight and judgment can they recall past events like a past surgery, word testing (checks new memory formation) got it right.
