A 36-year-old female client presents to the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. She has been stable for 1 year but says her buprenorphine regimen has not been working since she started a new medication prescribed by her primary care provider. Which medication most likely contributed to the decrease in buprenorphine efficacy?

At a virtual conference, the PMHNP is offered a $10 gift card for attending a presentation by a pharmaceutical company. Is this a conflict of interest?

In quantitative research, inferential statistics are numerical values that enable a researcher to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone. Which inferential statistic tests the differences among three or more groups?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 28-year-old female client who regularly uses cocaine on the weekends and has been reluctant to discuss quitting. Which of the following statements by the PMHNP would follow the motivational interviewing principle of focusing?

When interpreting research findings, which of the following most closely describes the concept of internal validity?

The PMHNP is giving a presentation on suicide prevention at a local high school. One of the teachers wants to know which suicide risk assessment tool is the most user-friendly for nonclinicians. What is the most appropriate response?

In quantitative research, inferential statistics are numerical values that enable a researcher to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone. Which inferential statistic describes the probability of a particular result occurring by chance alone?

An 18-year-old college freshman is transported to the emergency department following a call to EMS by his girlfriend, who found him unresponsive in his room. She reports no history of mental illness, no changes in mood, no suicidal ideation, and no hallucinations or other bizarre behavior. He doesn't use drugs, doesn't smoke, and rarely drinks. She says "I don't know what happened; he was out with his new fraternity brothers." What is the most likely diagnosis?

The PMHNP wants to motivate a 35-year-old father with children to enter treatment for alcohol use disorder, but so far the client has not indicated he is interested in doing so. What would be an appropriate line of questioning?

The PMHNP is seeing clients at an inpatient substance abuse facility. She is called to assist a 42-year-old patient suspected of benzodiazepine overdose who has not responded to 3 mg of flumazenil (Romazicon) administered intravenously (IV). The most appropriate intervention at this time would be to:

A psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is employed at an inpatient substance abuse facility. A new patient is a 33-year-old man who recently overdosed on fentanyl and had to be resuscitated with naloxone. Activation of which opioid receptor triggers respiratory depression?