Administration and Procedures Flashcards
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How many total scored items are on the standard 30-point MMSE?
Answer: 30
The standard MMSE contains 30 individual scored items, each worth one point, totaling a maximum score of 30.
What should the examiner avoid doing during MMSE administration to maintain standardization?
Answer: Giving verbal clues or hints
Providing hints, prompts, or corrections invalidates the standardized scoring and inflates the patient's apparent performance.
How should the examiner handle a patient who refuses to attempt an MMSE item?
Answer: Mark it as refused and exclude from the denominator
Refused items should be marked as refused and may be excluded from the denominator to avoid penalizing unwillingness rather than inability.
What materials must the examiner prepare before beginning the MMSE?
Answer: A pen, paper, and a stimulus card with the pentagon and 'CLOSE YOUR EYES'
The examiner needs a pen, blank paper for writing and drawing tasks, and a stimulus card showing the pentagons and 'CLOSE YOUR EYES' instruction.
In what order should the MMSE sections be administered?
Answer: In the standardized sequence: orientation, registration, attention, recall, language, construction
The MMSE should always be administered in its standardized sequence to ensure the attention section provides the intended delay between registration and recall.
Which patient populations may require adapted MMSE administration?
Answer: Patients with vision or hearing impairments
Patients with sensory impairments such as visual or hearing deficits may need accommodation, with unadministered items marked as untestable.