A 53-year-old woman of Asian descent was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for fracture in patients with osteoporosis?

A 29-year-old female patient presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of an enlarged thyroid gland and protruding eyeballs. The NP learns the patient has hypertension, nervousness, and fine tremors of the hands. Which of the following diagnoses is most consistent with the NP's assessment?

The PMHNP has just diagnosed a patient with excoriation disorder. To fulfill diagnostic criteria for excoriation disorder, the skin-picking must be severe enough to result in which of the following?

A 59-year-old woman diagnosed with moderate osteoarthritis (OA) of the right knee asks the nurse practitioner about her treatment options. Which of the following is NOT considered an option for a patient with moderate OA of the knee?

A 47-year-old male patient undergoing chemotherapy has a platelet count of 20,000 per microliter. Which of the following statements by the NP demonstrates correct education in regard to the low platelet count?

A 39-year-old male ICU nurse presents to the PMHNP with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after working in New Orleans during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has nightmares and experiences depressive symptoms. In general, he says he feels detached from life and emotionally numb. He tries not to think about the patients who died, but he often cannot stop their faces from “popping” into his head at any time. What modality would be most appropriate for this patient presentation?

A 36-year-old woman presents with pain, aching, stiffness, and swelling in her hands for 6 months. She reports a family history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for RA?

During a psychiatric evaluation, the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner conducts a psychiatric review of systems (ROS) in which he reviews common psychiatric symptoms that may not have been elicited in the history of present illness (HPI). Which of the following questions is most likely designed to elicit a response for the system "anxiety"?

The PMHNP is working with a client who says he is anxious today. Which of the following is an example of a scaling question?

The PMHNP uses motivational interviewing (MI) to help a 45-year-old man who states that he would like to quit smoking. She asks her client questions such as, "What is the benefit to quitting smoking?" and "What is it costing you to continue smoking?" These questions are an example of what type of MI skill?

Which of the following is correct about the administration of the pneumococcal vaccine?