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- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Anatomy_and_Physiology_1e_(OpenStax)/Unit_3%3A_Regulation_Integration_and_Control/16%3A_The_Neurological_Exam/16.02%3A_The_Mental_Status_ExamIn the clinical setting, the set of subtests known as the mental status exam helps us understand the relationship of the brain to the body. Ultimately, this is accomplished by assessing behavior. Som...In the clinical setting, the set of subtests known as the mental status exam helps us understand the relationship of the brain to the body. Ultimately, this is accomplished by assessing behavior. Sometimes eliciting a behavior is as simple as asking a question. Asking a patient to state his or her name is not only to verify that the file folder in a health care provider’s hands is the correct one, but also to be sure that the patient is aware, oriented, and capable of interacting with others.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Nursing/Nursing_Skills_(OpenRN)/06%3A_Neurological_Assessment/6.06%3A_Assessing_Sensory_FunctionAssessing sensory function includes two components, the sensory response that occurs when stimuli are perceived by afferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system and the cortical processing that occ...Assessing sensory function includes two components, the sensory response that occurs when stimuli are perceived by afferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system and the cortical processing that occurs in the cerebral cortex of the brain. To test the sensory fields, ask the patient to close their eyes, and then gently touch the soft end of a cotton-tipped applicator on random locations of the skin according to the dermatome region.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Anatomy_and_Physiology_2e_(OpenStax)/03%3A_Regulation_Integration_and_Control/16%3A_The_Neurological_Exam/16.03%3A_The_Mental_Status_ExamIn the clinical setting, the set of subtests known as the mental status exam helps us understand the relationship of the brain to the body. Ultimately, this is accomplished by assessing behavior. Som...In the clinical setting, the set of subtests known as the mental status exam helps us understand the relationship of the brain to the body. Ultimately, this is accomplished by assessing behavior. Sometimes eliciting a behavior is as simple as asking a question. Asking a patient to state his or her name is not only to verify that the file folder in a health care provider’s hands is the correct one, but also to be sure that the patient is aware, oriented, and capable of interacting with others.
