Which of the following herbal products or supplements is considered nonpsychoactive?

The PMHNP is evaluating a 67-year-old client who recently started the medication risperidone (Risperdal). As part of the evaluation, she asks the patient to open her mouth and then stick her tongue out. What assessment is the PMHNP conducting?

Which theorist developed the concept of the id, the ego, and superego?

The PMHNP is conducting an Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) test on her 67-year-old client, who was recently initiated on ziprasidone (Geodon). What does the AIMS test assess?

Which of the following behaviors indicates transference that is affecting the therapeutic relationship between the patient and the nurse practitioner?

Which form of psychotherapy is time-limited and focuses on a person's depressive symptoms as they relate to social and personal interactions?

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?

A 44-year-old woman presents to the psychiatric nurse practitioner at the urging of, and accompanied by, her older sister. The patient identifies her sister as her “best friend.” Her chief complaint, according to the sister, is “lifelong social anxiety.” The client has a constricted affect and speaks in mostly one- or two-word answers. Her clothes are mismatched and are too large for her. The sister says, “All she wants to do is sit at home and watch Ancient Aliens.” The PMHNP asks the woman if she has ever seen a UFO, and she suspiciously says “Yes, but my sister doesn't believe me. I have had ESP ever since I saw the UFO when I was 6 years old.” Of the following, which most closely represents this clinical scenario?

In Piaget's formal operational developmental stage, what is the main characteristic?

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

A 28-year-old woman with a history of unstable interpersonal relationships, self-harm, suicide attempts, mood lability, substance abuse, and extreme irritability presents to the psychiatric nurse practitioner for an evaluation. She states, “I just want to know what’s wrong with me. I feel like I spend 95% of my time either angry or on the floor crying in the fetal position.” The PMHNP suspects this client has borderline personality disorder. In this scenario, how would the discomfort the client experiences as a result of her behaviors best be described?