The PMHNP is evaluating a 6-year-old boy with suspected ADHD. Which of the following biological findings should she expect to find that might help confirm diagnosis?

A 40-year-old man tells his wife he thinks he is having a midlife crisis. In which Erikson stage does the midlife crisis occur?

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 26-year-old woman presents to the psychiatric-mental health nurse (PMHNP) for an evaluation. She has a history of trauma and reports weekly flashbacks, depression, startle responses, severe anxiety, and difficulty sleeping. Which medication is FDA-approved for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Regarding complementary and alternative treatments, which of the following is considered a mind-body intervention?

A 19-year-old man presents to the PMHNP for a psychiatric evaluation with a chief complaint of intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Of the following, which is considered the gold standard assessment tool for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) severity?

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?

A 46-year-old woman with a BMI of 35 reports episodes of feeling "out of control" with eating. She says that during these episodes, she eats an extremely large quantity of food in a short period of time. She eats quickly and past the point of being full, which leaves her feeling physically uncomfortable. After these episodes, she feels ashamed. She has been hiding this behavior from her friends and family for about 4 months. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?

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 5-year-old boy dreams that he is riding in a car that starts flying, then turns into a monster. At the end of the dream, he dies. The boy tells his mom, "I became a ghost like Grandpa." Which of the following would be an appropriate statement by the NP to the mother?

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?