University:
Liberty University
Course:
NURS 325 | Nursing Concepts
Academic year:

2024
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98

Pages:

3
Author:

Sheha A.

Assessing Cerebral fanction 1 Mental status : • By observing the patient's appearance & beha -Viour. Noting the patient's dress, grooming and personal hygeine Lie Geature, movements, facial expression 3) Molor activity Intellectual function: It is capacity to interpret well known-test or observation. Ex- Count the backward from 100. Cognitive assessment Intellectual assessment • Orientation- Assess orientation to time, place, and person. Recall Assess attention -- tell the patient to repeat sto 7 number. Ex-7,2,9,8,5,14 •Recall 3 diferent Hem like car, book piano after 5 min. Tell patiend to recall adress, DOB. •Memory: Cong-term memory - Ask about age place of birth, Namde of school age marriage, Marriage anniversary age of parents. date n ny: Ask about cuhom you memory have come to hospitall & what you have in breakfast & • Calculation Tell patient to do backward Counting by substrating 307 7. Ask about simple calculation like what is 4×3 079x3 General Information :- Ask abod general information like who India? is the first president in • Abstract reasoning: Tell the patient to explain simple proverbs like honesty is the best policy. •Similarities. Ask-the patient to explain the similarities between 2 objects like rose and marigold or cat Ee-liger. Judgemen prondle sater Your Cor Evaluate the patient to Day Logical Judgements like ot what you will do ? • Special cero Special cerebral function. •Recognition - Ask the patient to recognize familido object. If patient is unable to recognize familiar object, it is called agnosia. a Visual agnosia: t patient is unable to recognize object - by seeing ex- pen, pencil. Auditory : Inability to sounds like singing off phone nize common - "Tactile agnosha object by Inability to touching without recognize sing. x-Identi Geeing. fication of keyswhen Check the patient eyes closed. for performance of Skilled motor activity. I Ex- Combing Inability perform skilled motor activity apraxia Speech to check communication in spoken and writing language. It patient is unable to communicate then it is called aphasia. - If patient has Inability to understand - written and spoken word is called receptive aphasia. -H- patient is unable communicate Cexpress thoughts) verbally & by writing is called expressive aphasia. When pattent by writing ar is unable to and speaking express-thought understand written and spoken Word Lled global aphasia.. is called globa Impact on style! Patient's role in society, including family & community Documention of finding. Interpretation E documentarction should be specific and