Mental Health Northern Kentucky University Proctored Exam 6

A 74-year-old client is diagnosed with COVID and is admitted to an inpatient hospital. Days later, he is more energetic than before his diagnosis. He exhibits flights of ideas, delusions of grandeur,

A 24-year-old woman presents to the PMHNP for a psychiatric evaluation with a chief complaint of depression. Upon questioning, the client states that during certain periods of time, she has needed lit

A 37-year-old man presents to the PMHNP based on a referral from his primary care physician, who suspects rapid cycling bipolar I disorder. Which of the following should be ordered to rule out an unde

A 51-year-old woman is diagnosed with primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The NP will educate the woman that which of the following could have contributed to or might worsen her OA?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner has just diagnosed a 23-year-old man with bipolar disorder. He has had one manic episode with suicidal ideation and no depressive episodes to date. Whi

Which of the following aspects of bipolar disorder predicts a favorable response to lithium treatment?

A 2-year-old boy presents to the nurse practitioner with new onset seizures and a history of a port-wine stain at birth. Which of the following is not a clinical feature of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS)

A 54-year-old Latino man receives a phone call that his mother has had a stroke and is in ICU at his local hospital. Soon after, he begins trembling, then shouting and screaming. The impression is tha

A 52-year-old woman is at her regular medication management appointment with her PMHNP. Her father was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and she wants to know what herbal products she can u

A 28-year-old woman is referred to the PMHNP with symptoms of hypomania following the birth of her first child. Which of the following statements about postpartum hypomania is correct?

A 37-year-old woman who is 8 weeks pregnant presents to the nurse practitioner with a chief complaint of severe morning sickness. Which one of the following will the NP recommend?

The PMHNP is working on an inpatient geropsychiatric unit. He is conducting the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) on an 89-year-old woman with suspected dementia. He asks her to draw a clock to tes

The primary sensory area for taste, reading, and writing functions is located in which area of the brain?

Which of the following is considered a manipulative body-based therapy?

An 83-year-old man presents to the community behavioral health clinic, where he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by the PMHNP. He currently smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and declines help

Based on her understanding of the etiologic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease, the PMHNP asks about family history and:

A 13-year-old girl begins to have episodes of temper outbursts that are out of proportion to the situation. Which of the following is a possible diagnosis?

A 22-year-old Asian man has been diagnosed with a seizure disorder. Prior to initiating treatment with an anticonvulsant, what should his nurse practitioner consider?

The nurse practitioner (NP) is working in an urgent care clinic which advertises treatment for "broken bones." Which is not a correct definition of each classification of fracture?

In bipolar disorder, it is theorized that initial episodes are likely triggered by major life events that cause the brain to become overly sensitive to electrical stimulation. Successive episodes grow

A 22-year-old woman presents for follow-up and evaluation 2 weeks after the initiation of fluoxetine (Prozac) for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. At this visit, the PMHNP observes that the c

A nurse practitioner is treating a 17-year-old boy who sustained an open tibial fracture in a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment choice for a grade 1 open fr

A 36-year-old man is evaluated by the PMHNP for a recent incident in which he stayed up for several nights in a row, had much more energy than usual, and believed he was talking to God. He was diagnos

A 62-year-old woman presents to the PMHNP for an evaluation. She is concerned she is developing dementia due to her significant family history. Which of the following would help the PMHNP make a diagn

A mother presents to the nurse practitioner with her 10-year-old son for a routine well check and a flu shot. She asks the NP if there are any vaccines he is not up-to-date on. The NP explains that th