The document outlines an assignment for a psychiatric nursing course. It asks students to discuss the similarities between assessing physical and mental health diagnoses, pointers for conducting a psychiatric interview, the role of open and closed ended questions in interviews, data collected during history taking and mental status examinations, and diagnostic evaluations performed. Students are expected to define assessment areas, provide sample questions, and demonstrate assessments with classmates for the graded recitation.
The document outlines an assignment for a psychiatric nursing course. It asks students to discuss the similarities between assessing physical and mental health diagnoses, pointers for conducting a psychiatric interview, the role of open and closed ended questions in interviews, data collected during history taking and mental status examinations, and diagnostic evaluations performed. Students are expected to define assessment areas, provide sample questions, and demonstrate assessments with classmates for the graded recitation.
The document outlines an assignment for a psychiatric nursing course. It asks students to discuss the similarities between assessing physical and mental health diagnoses, pointers for conducting a psychiatric interview, the role of open and closed ended questions in interviews, data collected during history taking and mental status examinations, and diagnostic evaluations performed. Students are expected to define assessment areas, provide sample questions, and demonstrate assessments with classmates for the graded recitation.
1. What is the similarity in assessing a client with physical & mental
diagnosis/problem? Which activities are similar?
2. What are the pointers in doing a Psychiatric Nursing Interview?
3. Which part of the interview are the following questions used?
A. open ended questions
B. closed ended questions C. Give the importance of both questions D. Give examples of both questions
4. What data are collected in history taking?
5. What data are assessed in the Mental Status Examination
A. Define/describe each data and the category B. Give specific assessment question for each data. C. Give examples and be ready to demonstrate how to assess the data with your classmate/partner
6. What other diagnostic evaluation will be performed
READINGS and GRADED RECITATION this Thursday (December 14, 2017)