NURS 656Fitzgerald Prep PMHNP II. QUESTION AND ANSWER

Pre-Quiz On the national NP certification exam, you should expect to find specific questions on your state’s APRN practice act. False You plan to sit for the certification exam in a state where NPs have limited or no controlled substance prescribing authority. As a result, your certification exam will not contain questions about prescribing opioids. False Once an NP has achieved nationally recognized certification from a state and nationally recognized certification agency, this person can now practice as a nurse practitioner. False 1 Assessment of the optic disc is a component of the evaluation of cranial nerve: 2 (II) A 47-year-old woman with long-standing depression returns today for a medication recheck. On exam you find her affect is blunted and her hair is unwashed and unkempt. Usually she comes to her visits alone; however her husband is with her today. This patient’s symptom history is likely to include a report of: Suicidal Thoughts Of the following, which should be performed first in assessing a 48-year-old woman with suicidal ideation? What is the content of her thoughts? You are setting up a healthcare clinic for migrant farm workers. Which of the following sites is most desirable? Mobile van An 8-year-old boy presents for an evaluation for possible attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His parents report him to be a healthy 3rd-grader with “plenty of good friends.” They are concerned he could have ADHD because he is “hyperactive” and because his father had ADHD. The Vanderbilt screening tools completed by his parents strongly indicate inattention, with moderate hyperactivity symptoms. Your next best action is to: Arrange for parents to obtain Vanderbilt screening tool or other written feedback from his teacher and return in 2 weeks. The NP demonstrates fulfillment of the advanced practice nursing leadership role by participating in which of the following activities? Collaborating with the regional public health department on an initiative to prevent suicides by increasing awareness