Georgette's LMR; Georgette's PMHNP Certification Exam Review 2022 V2

What should you not do when advocating for a patient? {{Ans- Judge or confront What class of medication is contraindicated with tics? {{Ans- Stimulants What should you provide for prior to assessing abuse victims? {{Ans- A safe environment What are your actions if a child reports abuse? {{Ans- First interview separately from parents then report to CPS What should you do if a child plays with toys in a way that you suspect abuse? {{Ans- Report to CPS In what setting as an inpatient provider should you interview a patient? {{Ans- Use a private room with the door partially open How should you begin your interview with adolescents? {{Ans- By building rapport with them by ensuring confidentiality absent exceptions Should you interview adolescents with or without parents? {{Ans- Without What if an adolescent tells you they are homosexual and they don't want their parents to know? {{Ans- This is confidential The patient is being discharged and would like their labs faxed to the rehab facility. What is your initial action? {{Ans- Get informed consent/ROI What do you do if a medical evaluation is needed? {{Ans- Refer out - this is out of scope 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