A PMHNP was assigned to a COVID-19 unit during the pandemic. Her assignment was to assist dying patients in saying goodbye to their loved ones via telephone. She facilitated their phone conversations and watched the patients have their last conversations with their family, often crying in agony. More than 2 months after this assignment, during which she assisted hundreds of patients who died, the PMHNP began having nightmares about these experiences. She had flashbacks of some of the memories, often triggered when she received a phone call or looked at her phone. She began avoiding using her phone. She began having difficulty with concentration and often couldn't remember details of her time on the COVID-19 unit. She often felt detached from reality and the world. What diagnosis is most appropriate?

A 66-year-old woman with suspected atrial fibrillation wants to know why she is being asked to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hours. Which of the following is the appropriate response?

A 15-year-old boy is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The nurse practitioner is educating both he and his mother about the disease. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A PMHNP was assigned to a COVID-19 unit during the pandemic. Her assignment was to assist dying patients in saying goodbye to their loved ones via telephone. She facilitated their phone conversations and watched the patients have their last conversations with their family, often crying in agony. More than 2 months after this assignment, during which she assisted hundreds of patients who died, the PMHNP began having nightmares about these experiences. She had flashbacks of some of the memories, often triggered when she received a phone call or looked at her phone. She began avoiding using her phone. She began having difficulty with concentration and often couldn't remember details of her time on the COVID-19 unit. She often felt detached from reality and the world. What diagnosis is most appropriate?

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 27-year-old woman presents to the nurse practitioner with unilateral facial paralysis that had a rapid onset. Which of the following is NOT true about Bell's palsy?

A 61-year-old man presents with thickened toenails. Keratin and debris have accumulated distally and underneath, and the nail has separated from the nail bed. Which of the following is most consistent with this clinical scenario?

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 56-year-old Black man presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of pain during urination, painful ejaculation, blood in his semen, and pelvic pain. The symptoms have been present for 2 weeks. How does this patient's race impact his possible diagnosis?

A 23-year-old graduate student is appointed to be the team leader for a group project. He is so rigid and inflexible about the rubric that other members of the team get frustrated, and the project almost collapses. He insists that each section must be completed and perfected before the next section can be started. The project is eventually finished, but no one on the team will work with him again. Which disorder best reflects this man's behaviors?

A 34-year-old Hispanic woman who is 8 weeks pregnant presents to the nurse practitioner for a prenatal visit. Which of the following is primary prevention for reducing this patient's risk of developing coronary heart disease?