The patient is alert and oriented and has normal mental status exam.

which are verbs?
alert = v
oriented = v
is = v

4 answers

"is" is a verb; the others aren't

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/verb.htm
In addition to "is," the sentence has another verb.
Sorry about that. I am getting confused. I am tired.
normal is the other verb?
I suggest you quit for now, and work on this again tomorrow.

"Normal" is an adjective in this sentence.