(CEA advanced Nursing Practice Quiz: 2026 Questions and Answers)
When evaluating a 78-year-old man, the PMHNP Examine the patient's ear canals
notices the patient frequently leans in with the right
side of his head and frequently asks for things to be
repeated. His daughter is very worried that he has
dementia or depression because he has also
become increasingly isolated, as well as
increasingly irritable as he believes people are
yelling at him out of frustration of not being heard.
The daughter is tearful, anxious, and frustrated.
What should the PMHNP do first?
Order a CT scan of the head
Separate the patient from the daughter and
interview him alone
Examine the patient's ear canals
Provide anticipatory guidance regarding aging
parents to the daughter
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, (CEA advanced Nursing Practice Quiz: 2026 Questions and Answers)
A 35-year-old man diagnosed with bipolar disorder Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
mentions to his PMHNP that he had felt a lump on
his left testicle. He is concerned he has not had a
physical exam in 10 years. What is the best action
by the PMHNP?
Explore the reason for not having had a physical in
so long
Refer him to his primary care provider
Perform a urogenital exam and order an ultrasound
Refer him to urology
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
, (CEA advanced Nursing Practice Quiz: 2026 Questions and Answers)
In observing the appearance of the patient with Watch and wait
depression and a history of systemic lupus
erythematosus, the PMHNP notices a lesion on the
neck of the patient about the size of a pencil eraser,
flush with the skin, uniformly colored, with discrete
borders, and consistent texture. The PMHNP
should:
Refer the patient to oncology
Watch and wait
Refer the patient to rheumatology
Refer the patient to dermatology
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
When evaluating a 78-year-old man, the PMHNP Examine the patient's ear canals
notices the patient frequently leans in with the right
side of his head and frequently asks for things to be
repeated. His daughter is very worried that he has
dementia or depression because he has also
become increasingly isolated, as well as
increasingly irritable as he believes people are
yelling at him out of frustration of not being heard.
The daughter is tearful, anxious, and frustrated.
What should the PMHNP do first?
Order a CT scan of the head
Separate the patient from the daughter and
interview him alone
Examine the patient's ear canals
Provide anticipatory guidance regarding aging
parents to the daughter
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
, (CEA advanced Nursing Practice Quiz: 2026 Questions and Answers)
A 35-year-old man diagnosed with bipolar disorder Explore the reason for not having had a physical in so long
mentions to his PMHNP that he had felt a lump on
his left testicle. He is concerned he has not had a
physical exam in 10 years. What is the best action
by the PMHNP?
Explore the reason for not having had a physical in
so long
Refer him to his primary care provider
Perform a urogenital exam and order an ultrasound
Refer him to urology
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
, (CEA advanced Nursing Practice Quiz: 2026 Questions and Answers)
In observing the appearance of the patient with Watch and wait
depression and a history of systemic lupus
erythematosus, the PMHNP notices a lesion on the
neck of the patient about the size of a pencil eraser,
flush with the skin, uniformly colored, with discrete
borders, and consistent texture. The PMHNP
should:
Refer the patient to oncology
Watch and wait
Refer the patient to rheumatology
Refer the patient to dermatology
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
