NU 673 ASSESSMENT MIDTERM TEST BANK
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ objective MSE scales in which examiner rates patient. Answer:
cooperative conversate without acute distress orientation dress for
agencies than cycle motor activity iContact euthymic affect fall even
congruent with reported mood of speech is spontaneous normal rate
appropriate volume and tone with no problems expressing self thought
content is normal elicited content denies suicide denies homicidal
process appears linear coherent goal directed cognition appears grossly
intact with appropriate attention span and concentration and average
fund of knowledge judgment appears fair insight appears fair the patient
is able to articulate needs is motivated for compliance adherence to
medication regime is willing and able to participate with treatment
disposition and discharge planning.
⩥ Psychiatric Interview. Answer: the most important element in the
evaluation and care of persons with mental illness
⩥ Psychiatric H&P. Answer:
⩥ psychiatric goals. Answer:
⩥ psychiatric treatment. Answer:
,⩥ PMHNP mental health Anxiety assessment tools. Answer: GAD-7:
5-9 mild,
10-14 mod,
15-21 severe
HAM- A:
14-17 mild,
18-24 mod,
25-30 severe
⩥ PMHNP depression rating tool. Answer: HAM-D:
0-7 norm,
8-13 mild,
14-18 mod,
19-22 sv,
23 severly severe
PQH-9:
1-4 min,
5-9 mild,
10-14 mod,
, 15-19 sev mod, >20 sv
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
0-13 min depression
14-19 mild depression
20-28 mod depression
29-63 severe depression
⩥ Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS). Answer: BSDS
0-6 high unlike
7-12 low risk
13-19 mod
20-25 high likely
⩥ social determinants of health. Answer: The conditions in which people
are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money,
power, and resources at global, national, and local levels
⩥ Serotonin Syndrome. Answer: With any drug that increases 5-HT
(e.g., MAO inhibitors, SNRIs, TCAs) hyperthermia, confusion,
myoclonus, cardiovascular instability, flushing, diarrhea, seizures. A
patient who presents with an excess of serotonin is likely experiencing
serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome is classified by restlessness,
agitation, myoclonus, and vital sign abnormalities. Patients with a deficit
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ objective MSE scales in which examiner rates patient. Answer:
cooperative conversate without acute distress orientation dress for
agencies than cycle motor activity iContact euthymic affect fall even
congruent with reported mood of speech is spontaneous normal rate
appropriate volume and tone with no problems expressing self thought
content is normal elicited content denies suicide denies homicidal
process appears linear coherent goal directed cognition appears grossly
intact with appropriate attention span and concentration and average
fund of knowledge judgment appears fair insight appears fair the patient
is able to articulate needs is motivated for compliance adherence to
medication regime is willing and able to participate with treatment
disposition and discharge planning.
⩥ Psychiatric Interview. Answer: the most important element in the
evaluation and care of persons with mental illness
⩥ Psychiatric H&P. Answer:
⩥ psychiatric goals. Answer:
⩥ psychiatric treatment. Answer:
,⩥ PMHNP mental health Anxiety assessment tools. Answer: GAD-7:
5-9 mild,
10-14 mod,
15-21 severe
HAM- A:
14-17 mild,
18-24 mod,
25-30 severe
⩥ PMHNP depression rating tool. Answer: HAM-D:
0-7 norm,
8-13 mild,
14-18 mod,
19-22 sv,
23 severly severe
PQH-9:
1-4 min,
5-9 mild,
10-14 mod,
, 15-19 sev mod, >20 sv
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
0-13 min depression
14-19 mild depression
20-28 mod depression
29-63 severe depression
⩥ Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS). Answer: BSDS
0-6 high unlike
7-12 low risk
13-19 mod
20-25 high likely
⩥ social determinants of health. Answer: The conditions in which people
are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money,
power, and resources at global, national, and local levels
⩥ Serotonin Syndrome. Answer: With any drug that increases 5-HT
(e.g., MAO inhibitors, SNRIs, TCAs) hyperthermia, confusion,
myoclonus, cardiovascular instability, flushing, diarrhea, seizures. A
patient who presents with an excess of serotonin is likely experiencing
serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome is classified by restlessness,
agitation, myoclonus, and vital sign abnormalities. Patients with a deficit
