The PMHNP is treating a 76-year-old woman with an atypical antipsychotic who is exhibiting extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). The PMHNP understands that for EPS symptoms to decrease, which neurotransmitter must be decreased?

A 43-year-old man presents to the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner complaining of depressed mood and inability to sleep for the past 3 weeks. The PMHNP diagnoses major depressive disorder. The patient states that in the past, when he had similar episodes, he was placed on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) that proved effective. The PMHNP agrees to use an MAOI because it is the patient's request and it has been successful in the past. Which of the following foods must be completely avoided by this patient while on this medication?

In which phase of group therapy does open and spontaneous communication occur?

In solution-focused therapy, which of the following would be considered an example of an exception-finding question?

To best facilitate a therapeutic alliance, which of the following is the most appropriate statement or question for a psychiatric mental health practitioner (PMHNP) to use when meeting a new client for the first time?

The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) meets with a new client for an evaluation. The client recently lost her older sister, and she remarks how much the PMHNP reminds her of her sister. At one point, she even calls the PMHNP by the sister's name. The PMHNP is concerned the new client could have the potential to experience which of the following?

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed by Aaron Beck, who believed that external events do not cause anxiety. Which of the following statements is correct?

A 40-year-old man has been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) for seasonal depression for the past 3 months, as prescribed by his psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. He believes his symptoms are well controlled. The patient's primary care provider recently prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor) for hypercholesterolemia. Today, he complains of muscle and joint pain. The PMHNP suspects possible rhabdomyolysis.
Which answer choice describes the reason for this?

Jane is a 21-year-old woman who says she cannot remember large parts of her childhood. She suspects she might have been sexually abused. According to Freudian theory, this would be an example of which defense mechanism?

In which stage of group formation is it possible that members will experience conflict?

A 49-year-old man presents to the PMHNP for his regular medication management appointment. He has schizophrenia and has been treated with thioridazine (Mellaril) for the past 15 years. The PMHNP decides to switch this patient to a different antipsychotic due to which serious long-term consequence of high-dose thioridazine?