NIGNHTINGALE INSTITUTE OF NURSING

MINIMENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION

(SUBJECT: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING)

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

MS. NISHTHA THAKUT MS DIVYA THOMAS
LECTURER MSc NURSING IIND YEAR
NIN, NOIDA NIN, NOIDA
 HISTORY COLLECTION

IDENTIFICATION DATA

Name:Jaya

Age :30

Sex:female

Address:Mayoor Vihar ,Delhi

Diagnosis: BPAD

Ward:female open ward

Occupation :unemployed

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:She was apparently normal 3 months ago .She started
sympomes like self talk,violent behaviour

SLNO COMPONANT PATIENT POINT

SCORE
1 ORIENTATION
What is the year 1 1
Season 1 1
Date 1 1
Day 1 1
Month 1 1
State 1 1
Country 1 1
Town or city 1 1
Hospital 1 1
floor 1 1
2 ATTENTION AND CALCULATION
Asked the patient to subtract100-7, five 1 5
times./spell word”world”backwards
3 REGISTRATION
Name 3 objects(apple ,table and pen. 3 3
Asked the patient to repeat the names of 3
objects
4 RECALL
Asked the 3 objects repeated above 3 3
5 LANGUAGE
Name a pencil and watch 2 2
 Repeat “No ifs,and or buts” 1 1
Give a 3 stage command ‘take this piece of 3 3
paper in your right hand, fold it in half and
place it on the table
Asked the patient to read and obey a 1 1
written command on a piece of paper
stating ‘close your eyes’
Asked patient to write a sentence which 1 1
has subject and verb
Asked patient to copy intersecting 1 1
pentagons

6 26 30
TOTAL SCORE

INFERENCE: Patient score is 26 and it is considered as normal. Patients cognitive ability is

intact

CONCLUTION: My patient was very co-operative and he doesn’t have any cognitive
impairment

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

R Sreevani,Mental health and psychiatric nursing,4 th edition,jaypee publication.page

no94,415-416

K.P Neeraja.Essentials of mental health and psychiatric nursing,volume -1 page no89-90

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