Board Vitals practice questions with correct
answers
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding psychiatric medication
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use in pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-first-generation antipsychotics can be
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used in pregnancy | |
what is the correc sequence of Bowlby's stages of behavior when a young child is
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separated from his or her mother for an extended period of time? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-protest, despair, detachment | |
a young nursing student is interviewing a nurse practitioners about her
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profession. which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-NP practice is
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not regulated by the DHHS.
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an NP is studying the effect of a new asthma medication on pediatric patients.
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Which of the following is true concerning consent for participation in research? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the NP must have parental permission to speak with the
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minor in order to obtain the assent of the minor
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TCas are a class of drugs used to treat depression, anxiety, and certain kinds of
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pain. which of the following statements about the effects associated with TCA use
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is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-withdrawal syndrome following abrupt
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discontinuation of TCA results from cholinergic rebound | | | | | |
, after a bill passes on the floor with amendments during the legislative process, it
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continues through the legislative process. what happens next? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the bill is returned to the original house | | | | | | |
how long must symptoms be present in children and adolescents to be diagnosed
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with cyclothymic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 year
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3 weeks after initiating clozapine for treatment refractory schizophrenia, a patient
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develops SOB, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. on exam, he is tachycardic and has
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a new systolic murmur. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-do not rechallenge with
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clozapine in future | |
a typical schizophrenia pt is being treated with, and responding to, antipsychotic
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drugs. what will be their typical course of positive symptoms, negative symptoms,
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and cognitive symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-positive symptoms decrease
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an may remit, negative symptoms decrease, and cognitive symptoms stay
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constant.
as the APN, you are aware that potential lawsuits may occur if the standards of
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care are not met. if a case were to go to trial in regards to malpractice, the most
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common way for the courts to establish a standard of care is? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-an expert witnesses and peers in the field | | | | | | |
a 45 year old man presents for his first appt. he introduces himself as john the
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spaceman and is wearing a neon orange tie, a puffy silver coat, and multicolored
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pants. his mother is deceased, and the only people he feels comfortable speaking
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with are his father and brother. the patient does not trust other people because
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he never knows what they may be plotting. he works as a mail-sorter in the back
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answers
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding psychiatric medication
| | | | | | | | | |
use in pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-first-generation antipsychotics can be
| | | | | | | | |
used in pregnancy | |
what is the correc sequence of Bowlby's stages of behavior when a young child is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
separated from his or her mother for an extended period of time? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-protest, despair, detachment | |
a young nursing student is interviewing a nurse practitioners about her
| | | | | | | | | | |
profession. which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-NP practice is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
not regulated by the DHHS.
| | | |
an NP is studying the effect of a new asthma medication on pediatric patients.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following is true concerning consent for participation in research? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the NP must have parental permission to speak with the
| | | | | | | | | | |
minor in order to obtain the assent of the minor
| | | | | | | | |
TCas are a class of drugs used to treat depression, anxiety, and certain kinds of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pain. which of the following statements about the effects associated with TCA use
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-withdrawal syndrome following abrupt
| | | | | | | | |
discontinuation of TCA results from cholinergic rebound | | | | | |
, after a bill passes on the floor with amendments during the legislative process, it
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
continues through the legislative process. what happens next? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-the bill is returned to the original house | | | | | | |
how long must symptoms be present in children and adolescents to be diagnosed
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with cyclothymic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 year
| | | | | | |
3 weeks after initiating clozapine for treatment refractory schizophrenia, a patient
| | | | | | | | | |
develops SOB, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. on exam, he is tachycardic and has
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a new systolic murmur. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-do not rechallenge with
| | | | | | | | | |
clozapine in future | |
a typical schizophrenia pt is being treated with, and responding to, antipsychotic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
drugs. what will be their typical course of positive symptoms, negative symptoms,
| | | | | | | | | | |
and cognitive symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-positive symptoms decrease
| | | | | | | | |
an may remit, negative symptoms decrease, and cognitive symptoms stay
| | | | | | | | | |
constant.
as the APN, you are aware that potential lawsuits may occur if the standards of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
care are not met. if a case were to go to trial in regards to malpractice, the most
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
common way for the courts to establish a standard of care is? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-an expert witnesses and peers in the field | | | | | | |
a 45 year old man presents for his first appt. he introduces himself as john the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
spaceman and is wearing a neon orange tie, a puffy silver coat, and multicolored
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pants. his mother is deceased, and the only people he feels comfortable speaking
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with are his father and brother. the patient does not trust other people because
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
he never knows what they may be plotting. he works as a mail-sorter in the back
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
