Nurses should become familiar with standardized psychological tests to enhance nursing assessments and care. These tests can provide baseline measures of a patient's symptoms, like depression scales, and confirm diagnoses. Nurses must understand psychological tests to clarify any doubts patients have about procedures and reassure them that tests are safe and confidential. Test results give nurses additional data to plan effective care for patients.

1. By
S. LAKSHMANAN, M.Phil(Psy),
M.A.(Psy), PGDBA., DCL.,
Psychologist (Govt. Registered)
ROLE OF NURSE IN
PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT

2. Role of Nurse in Psychological assessment
Nurse should become familiar with the
many standardized psychological tests
that are available to enhance each stage
of the nursing process.

3. These tests will help in providing care and
provide measurable indicators of treatment
outcome. For example, if the nurse is caring
for a patient with depression, it would be
helpful to use one of the depression rating
scales with the patient, at the beginning of
care/treatment to establish a baseline
profile of the patient’s symptoms and help
confirm the diagnosis.
Role of Nurse in Psychological assessment

4. A nurse should have knowledge about all the
psychological tests, which will enable her to
clarify the patients' and relative’s doubts
regarding the psychological tests they have
to undergo.
Role of Nurse in Psychological assessment

5. The nurse should reassure the patient
about the safety of the tests and
confidentially of the observations of
the psychologist. Psychological tests
are another source of data for the
nurse to use in planning care for the
patient.
Role of Nurse in Psychological assessment

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