Georgette's LMR |Georgette's PMHNP Certification

Georgette's LMR |Georgette's PMHNP Certification. What do you do if a patient is takes something and is feeling really funny/unwell in your office? {{Ans- Collect UDS and then refer out Is it considered a mental illness if it is an expected response culturally? What do you offer as treatment? {{Ans- No; brief supportive therapy - not medication A mother states her child is experiencing a cultural illness. What is your initial action? {{Ans- Respect the mother's cultural understanding of illness prior to assessment Native Americans view mental illness and SUDs as? {{Ans- An imbalance between the individual and the world What ethnic group has the highest rate of suicidality in the US? {{Ans- Native Americans If a patient believes they need a healing stick in their room, but the staff nurses removed it from them - what should you do? {{Ans- Teach cultural sensitivity and make accommodations for patient to have healing stick available such as 1:1 Psychoeducation should be based on? {{Ans- Cultural context How do you promote health in a location with multiple ethnicities and education levels? {{Ans- Multiple cultural education and ethnospecific assessment parameters What if a patient wants a traditional healer? {{Ans- Allow this - remember ROI/informed consent Normal TSH? {{Ans- 0.5-5.0 TSH < 0.5 = ? {{Ans- Hyperthyroidism TSH > 5.0 = ? {{Ans- Hypothyroidism