MSN 572 Psychiatry Questions With Complete Solutions

It is imperative to assess for suicidality and bipolar disorder in patients suspected of experiencing correct answer: Depression Depression is more common in individuals with significant medical conditions, including several neurologic disorders - Demential, epilepsy, MS, and parkinson disease. Patients who present with depression may actually have bipolar disorder and so screening should always take place. Patients who are depressed may be suicidal. Consequently, in order for appropriate treatment to occur, appropriate diagnosis must occur. What is the leading cause of serious injury among U.S. women of reproductive age. correct answer: Intimate partner and domestic violence Intimate partner and domestic violence is the leading cause of serious injury and the second leading cause of death among U.S. women of reproductive age. The U.S. preventive services task force recommends routine screening of all women of childbearing age for intimate partner violence and referring those who screen positive to intervention services. Which one of the following findings is not typical in a patient who has delirium? correct answer: Intact attention and concentration Delirium is an acute, abrupt-onset co