The MoCA is a paper-and-pencil test that covers several cognitive domains. Nurses administering the test should ensure a quiet environment and establish rapport with the patient to reduce anxiety. The test includes tasks such as:
- Visuospatial/Executive: Clock drawing and trail-making tasks. - Naming: Identifying pictures of animals. - Memory: Immediate recall of a list of words. - Attention: Digit span forward and backward, and target detection tasks. - Language: Repetition of sentences and verbal fluency tasks. - Abstraction: Identifying similarities between words. - Delayed Recall: Recalling the list of words after a delay. - Orientation: Questions about the date, location, and time.
