NRl 548/l NR548l Examl 2:l Psychiatricl
Assessmentl forl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl
Nursel Practitionerl Reviewl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l
Chamberlain
QUESTION
Medicall history
Answer:
-helpsl informl thel psychiatricl interviewl
-PMHl encompassesl infol aboutl alll currentl andl pastl medicall conditionsl froml childhoodl
andl adulthoodl
-majorl medicall illnessl orl surgeryl mayl precipitatel al psychiatricl disturbance,l whilel
underlingl medicall conditionsl willl informl diagnosisl andl treatmentl decisionsl
-mustl obtainl namel andl dosingl schedulel forl alll currentl medicationsl tol avoidl drugl
interactionsl withl newl prescriptionsl
-needl tol obtainl infol onl drugl usel ofl tobacco,l alcohol,l orl otherl substancesl
-brief,l focusedl ROS
QUESTION
Medicationl history
Answer:
listl ofl prescriptionl medications,l over-the-counterl medications,l herball supplements,l orl
illegall substancesl takenl byl thel patientl (bothl currentl andl past)
-lengthl ofl timel onl meds
,QUESTION
Medicall Versusl Psychiatricl Reviewl ofl Systems
Answer:
PMHNPl doesl notl performl al physical,l butl willl askl focusedl questionsl tol determinel thel
needl forl al medicall referrall orl diagnosticl testing;l therefore,l thel PMHNPl shouldl conductl
al briefl reviewl ofl systems
QUESTION
Screeningl forl generall medicall conditions
Answer:
MIDASl (meds,l illnessl hx,l primaryl carel doctor,l allergies,l surgicall hx)
1.l Dol youl takel medsl now?
2.l dol youl havel anyl medicall illnesses?
3.l dol youl havel al primaryl carel doctor?
4.l havel youl everl hadl allergies,l reactions,l orl sidel effectsl froml anyl medications?
5.l havel youl everl hadl anyl surgery?
QUESTION
twol majorl reasonsl forl askingl aboutl thel medicall historyl inl psychiatricl patients
Answer:
tol screenl forl medicall illnessesl -l manyl psychl patients,l especiallyl schizophrenicl pts,l havel
poorl medicall follow-up:l mayl havel al highl prevalencel ofl undiagnosedl conditionsl andl
subsequentl lackl ofl treatment
tol uncoverl generall medicall causesl ofl psychiatricl illnesses
-l lotsl ofl illnessesl andl medsl canl causel psychiatricl symptomsl andl aggravatel preexistingl
ones.
QUESTION
Medicall reviewl ofl systemsl (ROS)
, Answer:
-purposel isl tol notel medicall problemsl thatl mayl havel notl comel upl inl responsel tol
MIDASl questionsl
-canl bel briefl (1l minute)l orl extendedl (5l mins)
-whichl approachl isl betterl dependsl onl thel patientl andl thel clinicall settingl
-bothl briefl andl fulll (extended)l beginl withl systemicl questionsl andl progressl inl headl tol
toel order,l whichl isl anl easyl wayl tol rememberl theml andl tol ensurel thatl youl dol notl
forgetl tol askl importantl questions
QUESTION
briefl reviewl ofl symptomsl versusl fulll ROS
Answer:
patient:l young,l middlel orl upperl class;l rationalel =l statisticallyl fewerl medicall problemsl
andl goodl follow-upl withl doctors
Full:l elderly,l chronicallyl mentallyl ill;l rationalel =l statisticallyl morel medicall problemsl
andl poorl follow-upl withl doctors
QUESTION
briefl ROS
Answer:
Anyl problemsl with....:l
-headachesl orl seizures?l
-visionl orl hearing?l
-smelling,l taste,l orl throat?
-thyroid?
-lungsl likel pneumonial orl coughing?
-urination?
-joint?
-walking?
QUESTION
Assessmentl forl Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl
Nursel Practitionerl Reviewl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l
Chamberlain
QUESTION
Medicall history
Answer:
-helpsl informl thel psychiatricl interviewl
-PMHl encompassesl infol aboutl alll currentl andl pastl medicall conditionsl froml childhoodl
andl adulthoodl
-majorl medicall illnessl orl surgeryl mayl precipitatel al psychiatricl disturbance,l whilel
underlingl medicall conditionsl willl informl diagnosisl andl treatmentl decisionsl
-mustl obtainl namel andl dosingl schedulel forl alll currentl medicationsl tol avoidl drugl
interactionsl withl newl prescriptionsl
-needl tol obtainl infol onl drugl usel ofl tobacco,l alcohol,l orl otherl substancesl
-brief,l focusedl ROS
QUESTION
Medicationl history
Answer:
listl ofl prescriptionl medications,l over-the-counterl medications,l herball supplements,l orl
illegall substancesl takenl byl thel patientl (bothl currentl andl past)
-lengthl ofl timel onl meds
,QUESTION
Medicall Versusl Psychiatricl Reviewl ofl Systems
Answer:
PMHNPl doesl notl performl al physical,l butl willl askl focusedl questionsl tol determinel thel
needl forl al medicall referrall orl diagnosticl testing;l therefore,l thel PMHNPl shouldl conductl
al briefl reviewl ofl systems
QUESTION
Screeningl forl generall medicall conditions
Answer:
MIDASl (meds,l illnessl hx,l primaryl carel doctor,l allergies,l surgicall hx)
1.l Dol youl takel medsl now?
2.l dol youl havel anyl medicall illnesses?
3.l dol youl havel al primaryl carel doctor?
4.l havel youl everl hadl allergies,l reactions,l orl sidel effectsl froml anyl medications?
5.l havel youl everl hadl anyl surgery?
QUESTION
twol majorl reasonsl forl askingl aboutl thel medicall historyl inl psychiatricl patients
Answer:
tol screenl forl medicall illnessesl -l manyl psychl patients,l especiallyl schizophrenicl pts,l havel
poorl medicall follow-up:l mayl havel al highl prevalencel ofl undiagnosedl conditionsl andl
subsequentl lackl ofl treatment
tol uncoverl generall medicall causesl ofl psychiatricl illnesses
-l lotsl ofl illnessesl andl medsl canl causel psychiatricl symptomsl andl aggravatel preexistingl
ones.
QUESTION
Medicall reviewl ofl systemsl (ROS)
, Answer:
-purposel isl tol notel medicall problemsl thatl mayl havel notl comel upl inl responsel tol
MIDASl questionsl
-canl bel briefl (1l minute)l orl extendedl (5l mins)
-whichl approachl isl betterl dependsl onl thel patientl andl thel clinicall settingl
-bothl briefl andl fulll (extended)l beginl withl systemicl questionsl andl progressl inl headl tol
toel order,l whichl isl anl easyl wayl tol rememberl theml andl tol ensurel thatl youl dol notl
forgetl tol askl importantl questions
QUESTION
briefl reviewl ofl symptomsl versusl fulll ROS
Answer:
patient:l young,l middlel orl upperl class;l rationalel =l statisticallyl fewerl medicall problemsl
andl goodl follow-upl withl doctors
Full:l elderly,l chronicallyl mentallyl ill;l rationalel =l statisticallyl morel medicall problemsl
andl poorl follow-upl withl doctors
QUESTION
briefl ROS
Answer:
Anyl problemsl with....:l
-headachesl orl seizures?l
-visionl orl hearing?l
-smelling,l taste,l orl throat?
-thyroid?
-lungsl likel pneumonial orl coughing?
-urination?
-joint?
-walking?
QUESTION
