What approach does the PMHNP need to employ with the child to continue making therapeutic progress? The PMHNP is working with a school-aged child who has been diagnosed with depression. The child has attended several sessions with the PMNHP, but recently presents with avoidant behavior by showing increased distress and being late to sessions. What […]
Which of the following statement is correct related to confidentiality rights? When the patient comes into the office, she says, “I just saw a friend of mine out in the waiting room. What’s wrong with him?” The PMHNP says, “He’ll be fine. He has mild depression.” Which of the following statement is correct related to
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The PMHNP understands that it is appropriate to employ which therapeutic principle? You are seeing a 29-year-old widow whose husband recently died overseas while serving his country in the military. She has been mourning the loss of her husband for several months, and continues to grieve. She refuses to go to group grieving sessions, but
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Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP? During a clinical assessment of a 15-year-old patient, the PMHNP asks, “How can I help you?” The patient answers by saying, “Honestly, I don’t really think I need any help.” Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP? A.
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what is an important step to assure that the patient and provider understand the limits of their discussion? When a PMHNP is seeing a patient for the first time, what is an important step to assure that the patient and provider understand the limits of their discussion? A. Assure the patient that she is safe
What education does the PMHNP provide to the patient regarding medication therapy? The PMHNP is working with a patient who has dissociative disorder and requests pharmacological interventions for dealing with her trauma. What education does the PMHNP provide to the patient regarding medication therapy? A. “The medication will help you forget the things that trigger
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When discussing this, you explain that the autonomic nervous system is activated and further helps distinguish anxiety symptoms by making the following points: The PMHNP understands that anxiety and depression are two disorders in which their symptoms may overlap. When discussing this, you explain that the autonomic nervous system is activated and further helps distinguish
What approach does the PMHNP use with the patient that is crucial to the psychodynamic therapy process? The PMHNP is caring for a patient with dissociated self-state that the PMHNP identifies as being associated with traumatic experiences in the patient’s past. What approach does the PMHNP use with the patient that is crucial to the
‘What therapeutic approach does the PMHNP use to decrease autonomic arousal in the patient? The PMHNP is caring for a patient who seems to seek affection and attention from the PMHNP and others in the clinic, as well as displays heightened emotional responses to feelings of being excluded. What therapeutic approach does the PMHNP use
Which statements made by the patient would verify the PMHNPs suspicion? The PMHNP is treating a 35-year-old male officer in the military. He discloses that both of his parents are deceased and that he loved them. However, he says that he had feelings of inadequacy because his parents held him to a standard that he
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