Weekly Nursing Objectives

Running head: NURSING
Weekly nursing objectives
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Objective 1: Mental state examination in patients suffering from mental disorders
Under the supervision of my buddy registered nurse I will be able to learn about the
importance of conducting mental state examination and its importance in patients who have
been diagnosed with mental disorder such as, depression and anxiety. MSE will act as a vital
component of psychiatric assessment and will help in determination of the psychological
functioning of mentally ill patients, at a certain point of time (Arevalo‐Rodriguez et al.,
2015). Owing to the fact that mental disorders result in significant impairment or distress in
the personal functioning of affected people, MSE will enable gaining a comprehensive
understanding of the thought content, acuity, thought process, cognition, language, and vision
of the mentally ill patients (Trzepacz, Hochstetler, Wang, Walker & Saykin, 2015).
Coalescing outcomes of the MSE with the biographical and historical information of the
psychiatric history of the patients will ease precise diagnosis and formulation of a coherent
treatment plan.
Keywords: Mental state, depression, anxiety, mental illness, examination, diagnosis
NMBA standard (s) objective links to:
1.6 maintains accurate, comprehensive and timely documentation of assessments, planning,
decision-making, actions and evaluations (NMBA, 2016)
4.2 uses a range of assessment techniques to systematically collect relevant and accurate
information and data to inform practice (NMBA, 2016)
5.1 uses assessment data and best available evidence to develop a plan
Resources:
 Instructor
 Mental state examination guidelines

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 DSM-V diagnostic criteria
 NMBA standards of practice
References
Arevalo‐Rodriguez, I., Smailagic, N., i Figuls, M. R., Ciapponi, A., Sanchez‐Perez, E.,
Giannakou, A., ... & Cullum, S. (2015). Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) for
the detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in people with mild
cognitive impairment (MCI). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3).
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registered nurse standards for practice.
Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/codes-guidelines-
statements/professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-practice.aspx
Trzepacz, P. T., Hochstetler, H., Wang, S., Walker, B., & Saykin, A. J. (2015). Relationship
between the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-mental State Examination for
assessment of mild cognitive impairment in older adults. BMC geriatrics, 15(1), 107.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0103-3