Folstein Administration and Procedures 3

Question 1

What is the primary reason for standardizing MMSE administration procedures?

Accepted Answer

To ensure results are comparable across patients, examiners, and time points

Answer

To make the test faster

Answer

To reduce the cost of the test

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To make it easier for patients to pass

Question 2

How does the examiner document an item that could not be administered due to a physical limitation?

Accepted Answer

Mark it as untestable and note the reason

Answer

Score it as 0

Answer

Leave the field blank

Answer

Ask the patient to attempt it regardless

Question 3

What instruction does the examiner give before administering the three-stage command?

Accepted Answer

Listen carefully and do exactly what I say

Answer

Read this card aloud

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Write down what I tell you

Answer

Answer only yes or no

Question 4

Which MMSE sections require the examiner to provide physical materials to the patient?

Accepted Answer

Writing, reading comprehension, and construction

Answer

Orientation and recall only

Answer

Registration and attention only

Answer

Only the construction task

Question 5

How should the examiner respond if a patient asks for an MMSE item to be repeated?

Accepted Answer

Follow standardized guidelines for each item — registration words may be repeated up to 5 times; other items generally once

Answer

Repeat it as many times as needed

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Repeat only orientation items once; never repeat others

Answer

Never repeat any item

Question 6

What is the correct way to introduce the serial sevens task if a patient has difficulty with arithmetic?

Accepted Answer

Offer the WORLD backwards task as an alternative

Answer

Skip it entirely

Answer

Let the patient use a calculator

Answer

Allow the patient to count on their fingers