An 85-year-old female patient with dementia who is an inpatient in a facility with geriatric psychiatric services asks the PMHNP if she can have her lavender essential oil to smell when she is agitated. She states that it calms her down. The PMHNP instructs the staff to provide the patient with this oil, which is a type of complementary and alternative therapy known as:

A 56-year-old man with Type 2 diabetes reports pain in his feet that has a burning quality. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment?

The NP is providing teaching to a 53-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. Which statement by the woman would indicate a need for further teaching?

A 22-year-old woman presents for follow-up and evaluation 2 weeks after the initiation of fluoxetine (Prozac) for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. At this visit, the PMHNP observes that the client has an elevated mood, her affect is expansive, and she is more talkative. The client says she has plans to write a novel that she believes will "change the face of American politics as we know it." When questioned about her potentially manic symptoms, the client becomes defensive. "I know you think I'm bipolar just because my mom was." She refuses to complete a self-rated mania symptom assessment tool. To further evaluate this client for mania, which of the following assessment tools will the PMHNP use?

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?

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?

A 42-year-old woman recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse practitioner about disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Which of the following statements about DMARDs is INCORRECT?

A 63-year-old White man presents with bowing deformity of his legs, gait abnormality, and tingling and weakness in his left leg. He is diagnosed with Paget’s disease of bone and asks the NP about his treatment options. Which of the following therapies is considered first line?

A 63-year-old man was recently placed on warfarin (Coumadin) by his nurse practitioner. Which of the following supplements will he need to discontinue?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 7-year-old boy who is brought in by his grandmother. The child has epicanthal skin folds, a short nose, a small head circumference, and a smooth, indistinct philtrum. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A mom brings her 13-year-old daughter to the PMHNP for an evaluation of suspected attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For an adolescent who presents with distractibility, which of the following additional features would suggest an association with bipolar II disorder rather than ADHD?