A 70-year-old man walks in the office unassisted and is swaying from one side to the other. Which of the following screening tests should be used to identify cerebellar function in this patient?

A 70-year-old man walks in the office unassisted and is swaying from one side to the other. Which of the following screening tests should be used to identify cerebellar function in this patient?

A 25-year-old married woman explains to the PMHNP that she spends an inordinate amount of time tweezing her eyebrows every evening. She says she has anxiety when she looks in the mirror and sees asymmetry in her eyebrows. She tries to pull every hair that is out of place. This can take more than an hour each evening, and it is becoming problematic because she is still unhappy after tweezing. She only stops when her husband demands it, after telling her how beautiful she is and that the asymmetry is "all in her head." She still feels an urge to tweeze her eyebrows every night in an attempt to "fix" them. What diagnosis is the most appropriate?

A 15-year-old boy is sent for diagnostic testing following symptoms of wheezing and coughing during outdoor football practice. The findings showed reversible airway obstruction secondary to bronchial hyperreactivity, airway inflammation, mucus plugging, and smooth muscle hypertrophy. Which of the following is most consistent with these findings?

A 21-month-old boy presents to the nurse practitioner with a suspected case of acute atopic dermatitis. Which of the following statements by the child’s mother demonstrates a need for further education about her son's diagnosis?

Two weeks ago, the PMHNP prescribed the antidepressant escitalopram (Lexapro) for a 28-year-old female client with generalized anxiety disorder. At her initial appointment, she scored 28 on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). At today’s follow-up visit, she scored 26. She reports no side effects from the Lexapro. Which of the following is the next step for the PMHNP?

A 66-year-old man presents to his nurse practitioner for a routine physical exam. While reviewing his chart, the NP notes that the patient has never been tested for hepatitis C (HCV). What are the current guidelines for HCV testing?

The PMHNP has just diagnosed a 28-year-old woman with generalized anxiety disorder and prescribed the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor escitalopram (Lexapro). Which of the following tools will he administer to measure the client’s response to the medication over time?

A 22-year-old man reports that he hears someone knocking on his door at night, but every time he answers the door, no one is there. He thinks he hears his neighbors outside talking, even when he knows they are not home. He says he knows it’s his “imagination," but he feels “compelled” to answer the door, “no matter what time of day,” even if he is sleeping. He says he has had similar episodes “in the past,” but this has been going on for at least 6 months, and it has become problematic. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?

The PMHNP starts a stress management class for anyone in the community who has had a loved one diagnosed with COVID-19. The goal is to help the community members avoid stressors and learn to cope with them more effectively. What type of prevention strategy is this?

Which of the following characteristics would be expected of a patient with life-threatening asthma?