ANCC PMHNP chapter 5 Exam Questions and Answers

ANCC PMHNP chapter 5 Exam Questions and Answers Epidemiology - Answer ️️ -Study of distribution, incidence, prevalence, duration Incidence rate - Answer ️️ -Number of new cases over specified time (usually 1 year) Prevalence - Answer ️️ -Number of existing cases at a specific time. in 4 adults will be diagnosed with with a psychiatric disorder within their lifetime Interviewing - Answer ️️ -The primary form of assessment and data collection Fundamentals of interviewing during the psych interview - Answer ️️ -Openness, therapeutic communication Establish rapport Critical thinking to identify needs of the client The psychiatric assessment process - Answer ️️ -is a structured,focused, goal-directed, interactional process between the PMHNP and the client and family with multiple components: patient history,physical examination, mental status, diagnostic and laboratory test. Initial assessment of the client - Answer ️️ -focus on the process of differential diagnostic assessment Subsequent assessment - Answer ️️ -focus on monitoring client outcomes, general health status, and on modifying care practices based on clinical outcomes Therapeutic communication - Answer ️️ -takes place betweenthe nurse and client and focuses on the client's thoughts, feelings, behavior, and roles with the expectation that the active listening of the nurse will help the client explore, understand, and change. Communication techniques - Answer ️️ -Broad openings: What brings you here today? Accepting:"I can imagine that it has been very difficult for you." Summarizing: "So let me see if I understand..." Reflection: " You worry about the future" Focusing: "Tell me more about your suicidal thoughts