A 51-year-old woman presents to the PMHNP with complaints of depressed mood, fatigue, and anhedonia. She is in menopause and reports vasomotor symptoms. Which of the following medications effectively treats both depressive and vasomotor symptoms?

A client expresses his desire to execute a living will while he is in a period of remission from schizoaffective disorder. What is one difference between the living will and the durable power of attorney?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 72-year-old patient with a history of ischemic stroke. The patient has difficulty finding words and trouble with activities such as brushing her teeth. Which part of her brain was most likely affected by the stroke?

Which of the following most closely describes forensic risk assessment?

Which of the following designs has the greatest strength in determining whether an intervention is effective?

A local OB/GYN calls the PMHNP to refer a 27-year-old pregnant patient in her third trimester who just screened positive for perinatal depression. Which of the following screening tools was used by the OB-GYN?

A lumbar puncture would be contraindicated in a 68-year-old woman suspected of having Alzheimer’s disease if she has a history of which of the following?

A PMHNP in clinical practice takes time to make sense of her experiences as a way of gaining insight into her practice. She believes this is essential for continued learning and growth as a practitioner. Which of the following most closely resembles what this practitioner engages in?

A 24-year-old female client completed the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) and scored 7. What does this score indicate to a PMHNP?

The inpatient hospital where the PMHNP is employed has undergone major changes in its approach to safety. The organizational leadership team released a statement that read, in part, "We seek to transform the culture from one of a silent, hierarchical structure of blame to an open team-oriented culture to improve patient safety through the implementation of a flexible culture and a learning culture that together will form a blameless culture that encourages and rewards reporting." Which of the following most accurately describes the hospital's safety approach?

Mr. Jones is a 52-year-old man who presents as a new patient to the PMHNP because his psychiatrist recently retired. He is stable on his medications for depression and anxiety, and he says he hasn't had labs drawn in "at least 2 years." His current medication regimen is: acetaminophen (Tylenol) 500 mg PO prn for knee pain, omeprazole (Prilosec) 20 mg PO BID, escitalopram (Lexapro) 20 mg PO daily, and brexpiprazole (Rexulti) 1 mg PO daily. What screening labs are appropriate for this patient?