NR607 Week 2 2025/2026 Exam
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Over _______ of Americans live in a mental health professional shortage area - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔one-third
-those that live outside of a shortage area often report access & utilization barriers
to mental health care
All clients experiencing psychiatric symptoms must be - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
evaluated and screened with a validated suicide assessment tool
-Stabilization must be attempted
• using the least restrictive interventions.
Psychiatric Emergencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔situations that involve acute
disturbances in thought, mood, behavior, or social interactions that negatively
impact a client's ability to function in their environment and require immediate
intervention to keep the client and others from harm
Types of Psychiatric Emergencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Risk of harm to others
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,-Risk of harm to self
-unable to meet their own basic needs for food, clothing, or shelter due to a
psychological impairment
-Serotonin syndrome
-Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
-Agranulocytosis
-Lithium toxicity
-Suicidality
-Acute psychosis
-Agitation and aggression
-Mania
-Substance-related concerns
-Decompensation r/t personality disorders
-Severe anxiety
-Medication-related emergencies
Risk factors for suicide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Hx of substance abuse
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, -Physical disability or illness
-Losing a friend or family member to suicide
-Ongoing exposure to bullying behavior
-Mental health condition
-Recent death of a family member or a close friend
-Access to harmful means
-Relationship problems
-Previous suicide attempts
Ask suicide-screening questions (ASQ) suicide risk screening tool - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔https://www.nimh.nih.gov/sites/default/files/documents/research/research-
conducted-at-nimh/asq-toolkit-materials/asq-
tool/screening_tool_asq_nimh_toolkit.pdf
Assessment During a Psychiatric Emergency - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-gather info about
pt before the exam to facilitate a rapid assessment; from family, medical records,
emergency medical technicians or law enforcement, nursing staff.
-PMHNP may need to collaborate with emergency medicine team to determine if
theres a physical cause for acute psychiatric symptoms
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Questions and Detailed Answers | Get it
100% Correct Answers
Over _______ of Americans live in a mental health professional shortage area - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔one-third
-those that live outside of a shortage area often report access & utilization barriers
to mental health care
All clients experiencing psychiatric symptoms must be - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-
evaluated and screened with a validated suicide assessment tool
-Stabilization must be attempted
• using the least restrictive interventions.
Psychiatric Emergencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔situations that involve acute
disturbances in thought, mood, behavior, or social interactions that negatively
impact a client's ability to function in their environment and require immediate
intervention to keep the client and others from harm
Types of Psychiatric Emergencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Risk of harm to others
1
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,-Risk of harm to self
-unable to meet their own basic needs for food, clothing, or shelter due to a
psychological impairment
-Serotonin syndrome
-Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
-Agranulocytosis
-Lithium toxicity
-Suicidality
-Acute psychosis
-Agitation and aggression
-Mania
-Substance-related concerns
-Decompensation r/t personality disorders
-Severe anxiety
-Medication-related emergencies
Risk factors for suicide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Hx of substance abuse
2
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, -Physical disability or illness
-Losing a friend or family member to suicide
-Ongoing exposure to bullying behavior
-Mental health condition
-Recent death of a family member or a close friend
-Access to harmful means
-Relationship problems
-Previous suicide attempts
Ask suicide-screening questions (ASQ) suicide risk screening tool - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔https://www.nimh.nih.gov/sites/default/files/documents/research/research-
conducted-at-nimh/asq-toolkit-materials/asq-
tool/screening_tool_asq_nimh_toolkit.pdf
Assessment During a Psychiatric Emergency - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-gather info about
pt before the exam to facilitate a rapid assessment; from family, medical records,
emergency medical technicians or law enforcement, nursing staff.
-PMHNP may need to collaborate with emergency medicine team to determine if
theres a physical cause for acute psychiatric symptoms
3
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