A mother brings her 9-year-old son to the PMHNP to evaluate him for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder based on a chief complaint of lack of concentration in class and at home. The PMHNP finds the child also exhibits fatigue, insomnia, anhedonia, and agitation. The nurse practitioner plans to involve both the parent and the teacher in the assessment of these symptoms. Which of the following assessment tools will the PMHNP most likely utilize?

A PMHNP would like to monitor a client's progress in anxiety symptom reduction over time using a clinician-administered anxiety rating scale. Which of the following is the most commonly used clinician-administered anxiety rating scale?

Which of the following is considered a manipulative body-based therapy?

The mother of an 8-year-old boy brings him to the PMHNP for an assessment of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Which of the following is the PMHNP most likely to utilize?

In addition to the physical exam and functional assessment, which of the following is used to assess response to treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?

For a 39-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis who is treatment-naive with mild disease, which of the following would be considered an appropriate first-line therapy?

The mother of a 12-year-old boy is concerned about the increasing number of times he shrugs his shoulders, rapidly blinks, and clears his throat. He is not taking any medications that would cause these behaviors. Which psychiatric condition is characterized by these features?

A 14-year-old boy is being treated for behavioral difficulties at home and at school and has been diagnosed with ADHD. He has been skipping class and often comes home smelling of cigarette smoke. His parents report he has developed sudden facial twitches and makes more frequent repetitive guttural sounds, especially since starting a new medication. His drug screen is negative for unprescribed substances of abuse. Which of the following is the most likely cause of his facial twitches and guttural sounds?

The PMHNP administers the Hoarding Rating Scale to a 58-year-old woman, and her score is 15. What does this score indicate?

The mother of a 9-year-old boy explains to the PMHNP that he has a 6-month history of excessive eye blinking and grunting, and he recently began persistently clearing his throat. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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?