A 68-year-old male patient on an inpatient geropsychiatric unit scored 3 on the Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS). What does this score indicate?

A 29-year-old pregnant woman presents to her nurse practitioner (NP) for a prenatal visit. The NP advises her to receive vaccination against whooping cough and influenza. Which of the following, besides the flu shot, will she receive?

The father of an 18-year-old girl who is being treated for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks calls the PMHNP with questions about the medications she was prescribed. He demands the information because the patient lives in his home and is on his health insurance plan. What should the nurse practitioner do?

The nurse practitioner (NP) is working in an urgent care clinic which advertises treatment for "broken bones." Which is not a correct definition of each classification of fracture?

Which of the following represents one of the key changes from the DSM-4 to the DSM-5?

The PMHNP is working on an inpatient geropsychiatric unit. He is conducting the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) on an 89-year-old woman with suspected dementia. He asks her to draw a clock to test her praxis abilities. Which area of the brain is responsible for this function?

A pregnant 30-year-old woman complains of persistent numbness on the palmar surface of her right hand and of pain in her right arm. Her symptoms are more severe in the morning. Neurologic examination reveals a sensory deficit in the right thumb and the index and middle fingers, as well as on the lateral half of the ring finger. The patient has weakness when abducting the thumb. Which of the following is considered first-line treatment?

A mother presents to the nurse practitioner with her 14-year-old son for a wellness check and a flu shot. The mother inquires about a sign she saw in the waiting room regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. She is surprised that adolescents need to be tested for HIV. The NP’s most appropriate response is:

A 22-year-old woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder missed her last two appointments with the PMHNP after she was started on lithium (Eskalith). Her mother brought her to a third appointment. The patient was excited to see the PMHNP, as evidenced by her rapid rate of speech and discussion about the book she was writing. The patient went on to say that God had spoken directly to her and given her a message that only she could give to the world. She said she hadn’t been able to sleep for at least 1 week because she had been so busy working on this book, but she felt “absolutely incredible” despite her lack of sleep. Both the patient and the mother insist she has not stopped taking her medication. The PMHNP orders laboratory studies, including a lithium level. Which level of lithium will be subtherapeutic and indicate a need for an increased dose?

A 68-year-old male patient on an inpatient geropsychiatric unit scored 3 on the Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS). What does this score indicate?

The area of the brain that is responsible for speech, cognition, judgment, perception, and motor function is: