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What should you not do when advocating for a patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Judge or confront
What class of medication is contraindicated with tics? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Stimulants
What should you provide for prior to assessing abuse victims? - CORRECT
ANSWER- A safe environment
What are your actions if a child reports abuse? - CORRECT ANSWER- 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Report to CPS
In what setting as an inpatient provider should you interview a patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Use a private room with the door partially open
How should you begin your interview with adolescents? - CORRECT
ANSWER- By building rapport with them by ensuring confidentiality absent
exceptions
Should you interview adolescents with or without parents? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Without
,What if an adolescent tells you they are homosexual and they don't want their
parents to know? - CORRECT ANSWER- This is confidential
The patient is being discharged and would like their labs faxed to the rehab
facility. What is your initial action? - CORRECT ANSWER- Get informed
consent/ROI
What do you do if a medical evaluation is needed? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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? - CORRECT ANSWER- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- No; brief supportive therapy -
not medication
A mother states her child is experiencing a cultural illness. What is your initial
action? - CORRECT ANSWER- Respect the mother's cultural understanding
of illness prior to assessment
Native Americans view mental illness and SUDs as? - CORRECT ANSWER-
An imbalance between the individual and the world
What ethnic group has the highest rate of suicidality in the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- Teach
cultural sensitivity and make accommodations for patient to have healing stick
available such as 1:1
, Psychoeducation should be based on? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cultural
context
How do you promote health in a location with multiple ethnicities and education
levels? - CORRECT ANSWER- Multiple cultural education and ethnospecific
assessment parameters
What if a patient wants a traditional healer? - CORRECT ANSWER- Allow
this - remember ROI/informed consent
Normal TSH? - CORRECT ANSWER- 0.5-5.0
TSH < 0.5 = ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Hyperthyroidism
TSH > 5.0 = ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Hypothyroidism
Relationship between TSH & T3/T4? - CORRECT ANSWER- Inverse
Hyperthyroidism can present as? - CORRECT ANSWER- Mania
Hypothyroidism can present as? - CORRECT ANSWER- Depression
Normal depakote level? - CORRECT ANSWER- 50-125
Toxic depakote level? - CORRECT ANSWER- 150+
Birth defect caused by depakote? - CORRECT ANSWER- Spina Bifida