HLT301 Assessment Task 2022

HLT301 Assessment 1
HLT301 ASSESSMENT TASK 1
Student’s name
Course
Professor’s name
University
State

HLT301 Assessment 2
HLT301 assessment task 1
Define the mental state assessment, describe when it is to be used and describe
why it is a useful tool for nursing or midwifery practice (max 100 words) 5 marks
Mental assessment is the process of getting information about someone with the aim of
making a diagnosis. It is used mostly for clinical and treatment purposes; gathering information
from a person, making a diagnosis and formulating his problem. A plan of their care and
treatment can now be done.
Mental assessment is a useful tool for nurses. They use it in the care of their clients to
identify a mental problem and formulate appropriate care for them. It incorporates their
scientific, theoretical and clinical knowledge. There is also a need for effective communication
between the parties involved.
Describe John’s appearance and behavior during the initial assessment (100 words) 3
marks
John is untidy and has unkempt hair. He also looks excited about everything in the
department.
John is rude. He does not give time to Dr Beddi to talk. He also does not respond to the
doctor's questions. He overplays his role and starts asking for food in the clinic. John talks of a
lot of unnecessary things which are irrelevant to the setting. He starts using vulgar language in
such an official setting.
John does not maintain eye contact. His attention keeps on been distracted to the pieces
of papers he is carrying.

HLT301 Assessment 3
Differentiate between mood and affect, and then describe affect as it relates to John.
The mood is defined as an individual's emotional state. They are more likely to be caused by a
specific occurrence or stimulus. On the other hand, affect is the experience of emotions as
immediately expressed externally by an individual. An emotion becomes an affect when it
becomes an observable behavior.
John expresses observable behaviors. He talks a lot, appears so excited and takes the better part
of their conversation. This makes him talk of many unnecessary things and also not answer some
of Dr Beddi's questions.
Discuss John’s speech (max 50 -100 words) Speech is important in mental illness assessment.
Knoth et al. (2019) wrote that speech feature is a key factor during the assessment. John’s speech
is unorganized. He does not give relevant information to be collected. It does not also give time
for the two parties to come to a common ground for a smoother conversation.
There is no latency. John does not pause between answers.
His speech is not goal-driven. It does not lead to the goal intended by the doctor.
John's speech is also fast. There is evidence of a push of speech. Some words can easily
be missed if one is not keen on him.
What signs or symptoms associated with an episode of mania can you identify in the interview
with John? John presents many signs and symptoms of episodic mania. These include;
 Overconfidence; John talks a lot about self. He also talks about being a good mechanic.
 Decreased need for sleep; Johns says that he has a lot to do and he got no time for sleep.
He admits that he needs no sleep.