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?

A 39-year-old Cambodian man presents to the PMHNP for an evaluation following an event that he refers to as "Khayal." Which culture-bound syndrome should the PMHNP include in the differential diagnosis?

A 31-year-old woman with a history of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects presents to the nurse practitioner with new onset neurologic deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging is contraindicated in patients with a history of which of the following?

A 22-year-old woman recently began treatment with fluoxetine (Prozac) for major depressive disorder. She now exhibits symptoms of mania. She completes the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and her score is 25. What does this indicate?

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 37-year-old woman who gave birth to twins 24 hours ago suddenly develops blurred vision, severe headaches, and upper abdominal pain under the ribs on her right side. Her last blood pressure reading was 146/92 mm Hg. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment?

The APRN asks the patient to elevate his eyebrows, close his eyes, smile, frown, and puff out his cheeks. Which cranial nerve is the NP assessing by issuing these instructions?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 27-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder due to a childhood history of sexual trauma. Today she has brought her husband with her. He reports that he sometimes feels he has "two wives who have different likes and dislikes, different tastes in food, clothing, and entertainment, and even talk in different voices." The patient says she has periods in which she has no memory of what took place. As an example, she says she may be dining out with her husband and have no recollection of how she got there. The PMHNP will evaluate for which of the following disorders?

A 51-year-old woman is diagnosed with primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The NP will educate the woman that which of the following could have contributed to or might worsen her OA?

A 19-year-old woman who prefers not to take medication uses a diffuser with lavender essential oil to help her calm down and fall asleep at night. Which biologically based therapy is she using?

A 22-year-old Asian man has been diagnosed with a seizure disorder. Prior to initiating treatment with an anticonvulsant, what should his nurse practitioner consider?