REFERENCE Mini Mental Status Exam Orientation to time time of day, day, week, month, year 5 pts max – Orientation to place building, street, city, state, country 5 pts max – Say dog, ball” and have the patient repeat it 3 pts max “boy, Ask the patient to spell would backward, or do serial 3s backward from 20 5 pts max Without repeating the ask them to repeat the previous three words (boy, dog, 3 pts max ball) Ask the patient to do the following after you have completed the request out “stick 3 pts max your tongue and touch your right hand to your left ear” Ask the patient to identify your pen and watch 2 pts max Ask the patient to read the following sentence then do as it says your eyes” 1 pt “Shut Ask the patient to write a sentence 1 pt Ask the patient to draw two overlapping pentagons (show them an example) 1 pt A score of 21 or better is considered mentally competent by most psychiatrists for a patient to make reasonable decisions.
REFERENCE Mini Mental Status Exam Orientation to time – time of day, day, week, month, year 5 pts max Orientation to place – building, street, city, state, country 5 pts max Say “boy, dog, ball” and have the patient repeat it 3 pts max Ask the patient to spell would backward, or do serial 3s backward from 20 5 pts max Without repeating the ask them to repeat the previous three words (boy, dog, ball) 3 pts max Ask the patient to do the following after you have completed the request “stick out your tongue and touch your right hand to your left ear” 3 pts max Ask the patient to identify your pen and watch 2 pts max Ask the patient to read the following sentence then do as it says “Shut your eyes” 1 pt Ask the patient to write a sentence 1 pt Ask the patient to draw two overlapping pentagons (show them an example) 1 pt A score of 21 or better is considered mentally competent by most psychiatrists for a patient to make reasonable decisions.
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