FAU Advanced Health Assessment Practice Test

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Which of the following is NOT included when assessing a patient's mental status?

Judgment
Long-term memory
Speech clarity
Thought process

The correct answer is: Speech clarity

Assessing a patient's mental status involves evaluating various cognitive functions such as judgment, memory, and thought processes to gauge their overall mental functioning. Judgment assesses a patient's ability to make reasoned decisions and understand consequences, while long-term memory evaluates their ability to recall past events and learned information. Thought process involves examining how a person organizes and expresses their thoughts, indicating their cognitive coherence. Speech clarity, while important for communication, does not specifically assess mental status in the same way that the other options do. Its focus is more on the physical ability to articulate words clearly rather than cognitive functioning. Therefore, speech clarity does not contribute to an overall assessment of the patient's mental status when compared to the other options that delve deeper into cognitive abilities.