Nr509 Group Final Exam 2 Advanced Physical Assessment Answers

NR 509 Final Exam Study Guide. Sign up for an individual topic or chapter, whichever you prefer. Please have section completed by October 5th :)Chapter 5 Ashley (1-6)/ Catlin (7-9)Behavior/Mental Health Assessment and Modification for Age-Unexplained conditions lasting >6weeks should prompt screening for depression, anxiety, or both-PRIME-MD (Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders). 26 questions and take 10 minutes to complete. Used for the 5 most common=anxiety, depression, alcohol, somatoform, and eating disorders .-Patient indications for Mental Health Screening:1.Medically unexplained physical symptoms-more than half have depression and anxiety disorders2. Multiple physical or somatic symptoms or high symptom count3.High severity of the presenting somatic symptoms, chronic pain4.Symptoms for more than 6 weeks5. Physician rating as a difficult encounter6. Recent stress7.Low-self rating of overall health8.Frequent use of health care services9.Substance abuse.-CAGE=substance-related and addictive disorders Modification for AgeElderly:-Complain of memory problems but usually is due to benign forgetfulness-Retrieve and process data more slowly and take longer to learn new information-Slower motor responses and their ability to perform complex task may diminish-Important to distinguish age-related changes from manifestations of mental disorders-More susceptible to delirium which can be the first sign of infection, problems with medications, or impending dementiaInfant: Assess mental status of a newborn=observing