The PMHNP wants to motivate a 35-year-old father with children to enter treatment for alcohol use disorder, but so far the client has not indicated he is interested in doing so. What would be an appropriate line of questioning?

In quantitative research, inferential statistics are numerical values that enable a researcher to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone. Which inferential statistic assesses whether the means of two groups are statistically different from each other?

A 28-year-old man is seeking treatment for opioid use disorder with buprenorphine. He currently takes escitalopram for generalized anxiety disorder, prazosin for posttraumatic stress disorder-related nightmares, and alprazolam for panic attacks. Which of these medications should the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner consider discontinuing prior to induction of buprenorphine?

A 17-year-old boy presents to the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner at the request of his mother. He has a chief complaint of anxiety. During the evaluation, he states that he worries about his friends who engage in risky behavior when they drink. He says he “sometimes” drinks on weekends, but his father was an alcoholic so he would never let it get “that far.” Which of the following is an effective screening tool for substance use and high-risk behaviors in children and adolescents?

Which of the following are considered the four cultural and influential determinants of health?

A psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner recently began prescribing controlled substances that are part of a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program for opioid abuse. The PMHNP must check the prescription drug monitoring program (PMP) website at least every 90 days for patients who receive these prescriptions. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the PMP?

In an inpatient detox unit, which benzodiazepine is most appropriate for managing alcohol withdrawal symptoms in a patient with comorbid hepatic disease?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 47-year-old man admitted to the substance abuse facility where she is rounding. His pulse is 105 and he is sweating. He has bilateral hand tremors and is nauseated, restless, and agitated. He says he has not slept in 24 hours. What is his most likely diagnosis?

A psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is employed at an inpatient substance abuse facility. A new patient is a 33-year-old man who recently overdosed on fentanyl and had to be resuscitated with naloxone. Activation of which opioid receptor triggers respiratory depression?

When using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) tool, the PMHNP screens for alcohol use by asking which of the following questions?

A PMHNP is working at a community mental health clinic during the time of the COVID-19 shutdown. Many of her clients are of low socioeconomic status and do not have access to the necessary equipment for videoconferencing and are only available for appointments via telephone. How will the NP best ensure the clients receive high-quality care when she can only use the telephone?