Title: (Optional) Record patient’s physical and behavioral status.
Course: Mental Health Assisting Careers (14002-II) > Section: Planning and Administering Assistive Care

Recording should include

- vital signs
- nutrition and hydration
- response to medications
- common terminology used in documentation
- reporting abnormalities.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the normal ranges of adult vital signs?
- Are intake and output records maintained at mental healthcare facilities? What illnesses might require that intake and output records be maintained?
- To whom should the MHT report observations regarding response to medications?
- How do facilities document physical and behavioral changes?