Included In This Lesson
Outline
JAMCO
- J-Judgment
- A-Affect
- M-Memory
- C-Cognition
- O-Orientation
Description
These 5 things should be assessed in a patient with senile dementia. Judgment – can a patient determine the outcome of a choice or assess risk? Affect – ability to express feeling or emotion. Memory – assess short and long term memory. Cognition- ability to process and relate information. Orientation – assess if a patient is oriented to person, place, time.
