NU673- Diagnosis and Management-
Questions Fully Solved.
What is the primary goal of psychiatric assessment? - Answer Assess safety, symptoms, and
functioning
What is the first priority in any psychiatric evaluation? - Answer Safety
What are the core roles of the PMHNP? - Answer Assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy,
medication management, consultation, education, advocacy
What defines the PMHNP scope of practice? - Answer Education, certification, and state
regulation
What is the difference between scope of practice and standards of practice? - Answer Scope =
what PMHNPs are authorized to do; Standards = how care is delivered
What ethical framework guides PMHNP practice? - Answer ANA Code of Ethics
What is the most important skill in the psychiatric interview? - Answer Listening
What are the two main goals of the psychiatric interview? - Answer Diagnostic accuracy and
therapeutic alliance
What are the components of a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation? - Answer HPI, past
psych history, medical history, substance use, family history, social history, MSE
What does the NOTEPAD mnemonic stand for? - Answer Nature, Onset, Triggers, Exacerbating
factors, Progression, Associated symptoms, Disability
What does 'Disability' assess in HPI? - Answer Impact on work, school, and relationships
What is the Mental Status Exam (MSE)? - Answer Cross-sectional psychiatric assessment
What is mood? - Answer Subjective emotional experience
What is affect? - Answer Objective emotional expression
, How do you test cognition in the MSE? - Answer Count backward from 100 by 7s OR spell a
word backward
What cognitive domain does Serial 7s assess? - Answer Attention and concentration
What does spelling a word backward assess? - Answer Attention and concentration
How is immediate memory tested? - Answer 3-word recall
How is recent memory tested? - Answer Asking about events earlier today
How is remote memory tested? - Answer Asking about past personal or historical facts
How is abstraction tested? - Answer Interpreting proverbs or identifying similarities
What are flight of ideas? - Answer Rapid, pressured, but connected thoughts
What are loose associations? - Answer No logical connection between thoughts
What is tangential speech? - Answer Never answers the question
What is circumstantial speech? - Answer Eventually answers the question
What are clang associations? - Answer Rhyming speech pattern
What is word salad? - Answer Completely incoherent speech
What is echolalia? - Answer Repeating another person's words
What is echopraxia? - Answer Mimicking another person's movements
What is a delusion? - Answer Fixed false belief
What is a hallucination? - Answer False sensory perception without stimulus
Questions Fully Solved.
What is the primary goal of psychiatric assessment? - Answer Assess safety, symptoms, and
functioning
What is the first priority in any psychiatric evaluation? - Answer Safety
What are the core roles of the PMHNP? - Answer Assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy,
medication management, consultation, education, advocacy
What defines the PMHNP scope of practice? - Answer Education, certification, and state
regulation
What is the difference between scope of practice and standards of practice? - Answer Scope =
what PMHNPs are authorized to do; Standards = how care is delivered
What ethical framework guides PMHNP practice? - Answer ANA Code of Ethics
What is the most important skill in the psychiatric interview? - Answer Listening
What are the two main goals of the psychiatric interview? - Answer Diagnostic accuracy and
therapeutic alliance
What are the components of a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation? - Answer HPI, past
psych history, medical history, substance use, family history, social history, MSE
What does the NOTEPAD mnemonic stand for? - Answer Nature, Onset, Triggers, Exacerbating
factors, Progression, Associated symptoms, Disability
What does 'Disability' assess in HPI? - Answer Impact on work, school, and relationships
What is the Mental Status Exam (MSE)? - Answer Cross-sectional psychiatric assessment
What is mood? - Answer Subjective emotional experience
What is affect? - Answer Objective emotional expression
, How do you test cognition in the MSE? - Answer Count backward from 100 by 7s OR spell a
word backward
What cognitive domain does Serial 7s assess? - Answer Attention and concentration
What does spelling a word backward assess? - Answer Attention and concentration
How is immediate memory tested? - Answer 3-word recall
How is recent memory tested? - Answer Asking about events earlier today
How is remote memory tested? - Answer Asking about past personal or historical facts
How is abstraction tested? - Answer Interpreting proverbs or identifying similarities
What are flight of ideas? - Answer Rapid, pressured, but connected thoughts
What are loose associations? - Answer No logical connection between thoughts
What is tangential speech? - Answer Never answers the question
What is circumstantial speech? - Answer Eventually answers the question
What are clang associations? - Answer Rhyming speech pattern
What is word salad? - Answer Completely incoherent speech
What is echolalia? - Answer Repeating another person's words
What is echopraxia? - Answer Mimicking another person's movements
What is a delusion? - Answer Fixed false belief
What is a hallucination? - Answer False sensory perception without stimulus
