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The Mnemonics in Psychiatric Mental Health Care article provides 32 aids to psychiatric diagnosis that can be used as mnemonics or memory tools for nurses and other health care professionals. These mnemonic tools include acronyms, rhymes, stories, songs, quote or phrases that are effective methods of recall when diagnosing a patient. For example, the acronym BEAMS (Biological-Environmental-Affective-Mental Status-Social) is an aid for assessing the mental status assessment of patients. I plan to utilize these menuemonic tools in my practice by committing them to memory and using them during assessments as reminders while I assess various components of a patient’s condition such as their mental state.

I have definitely utilized some helpful mnemonic tools in my nursing career such as “ABCs” (Airway Breathing Circulation), which stands for the priorities set forth when treating a patient with any type of medical emergency. Additionally, “Every Good Boy Does Fine” is another useful tool to remember how staff should position themselves during chest compressions—Elbow locked at 90 degrees over the lower third of sternum and hands on the same line.