The nurse is providing instructions to newly hired graduates about the Mini-Mental State Examination.Which statement best describes this examination?
A) Scores below 30 indicate cognitive impairment.
B) It is a good tool to evaluate mood and thought processes.
C) It is a good tool to detect delirium and dementia and to differentiate these from psychiatric mental illness.
D) It is useful for an initial evaluation of mental status. Additional tools are needed to evaluate cognition changes over time.
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