NR606 Midterm Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Steps for Obtaining Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -Assess pt ability to
understand medical info, tx options, to make a voluntary decision.
-Present relevant info with accuracy and sensitivity:
• diagnosis
• nature & purpose of tx options
• benefits, risks, burdens of all tx options, including forgoing tx
-Document informed consent conversation in the medical record, including all consent forms.
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy - CORRECT
ANSWER Developmental considerations
Family involvement
Systems involvement
Resiliency
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Developmental
considerations - CORRECT ANSWER -developmental level will impact how they:
• reason
• approach relationships
• regulate emotion and behavior
• communicate
-Developmental considerations
• inform the diagnostic process
• guide tx planning
,Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Family involvement -
CORRECT ANSWER -Family involvement in tx & decision-making
• a norm in child and adolescent psychotherapy
-invite parents to share the hx of the child or adolescent's chief complaint & prior tx, medical
& developmental hx, & behavioral info privately with the therapist ahead of the session
• avoid feelings of criticism or discouragement
-collaborate with parent or caregiver as a tx partner
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Systems involvement -
CORRECT ANSWER -Therapists must consider the systems that surround children &
adolescents & promote their development
• family
• school
• peers
• the community
-Therapy can help promote the child/adolescent's socioemotional competence
-help develop a community support system
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Resiliency - CORRECT
ANSWER -therapist work to promote resiliency in children & adolescents
• using strength-based orientation
-supports:
• functioning
• self-regulation
• deal with challenges they faces
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Sensorimotor
stage: Birth-2 yrs
• cognitive abilities based on reflexes
• object permanence & causality
,-Preoperational stage: 2-7yrs
• can use mental representations, symbolic thought, & language
• thinking is egocentric
-Concrete operational stage: 7-11yrs
• logical operations when thinking/solving problems
• thinking is concrete
-Formal operational stage: 12yrs+
• Adolescent can use abstract reasoning in addition to logical operations
• Child can understand theories, hypothesize, comprehend abstract ideas (love & justice)
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Screening
• Quickly assesses severity of substance use & ID the appropriate level of tx
-Brief intervention
• Focuses on increasing insight & awareness regarding substance use & motivation toward
behavioral change
-Referral
• Guidance to tx provides those identified as needing more extensive tx with access to
specialty care
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) - CORRECT ANSWER Treatment for opioid
use disorder combining the use of medications (methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone)
with counseling and behavioral therapies.
Mental health and youth - CORRECT ANSWER -13% of children ages 8-15
experience a mental health condition
-50% of children ages 8-15 experiencing a mental health condition do not receive tx
, -13-20% of children living in the U.S. (1 out of 5 children) experience a mental health
condition in a given year
-17% of high school students seriously consider suicide
-1/2 of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14
Barriers to Mental Health Treatment in Children and Adolescents - CORRECT
ANSWER -lack of sufficient information or access to services
-stigmas or negative perceptions towards mental health services
-many drop out before receiving effective treatment, often due to:
• poverty
• language barriers
• living in communities with scarce resources
• stressors such as
➣problems in the family
➣violence in the community
➣unstable housing
➣unemployment
➣food insecurity
-Cost
-scheduling conflicts
-long waitlists for services
-high staff turnover
Prescribing Considerations for Children and Adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER -
physiologic factors impact pediatric med selection & dosing
-Children, more rapid metabolism than adults, may require larger dose of med per unit of
body weight
-Around puberty, pharmacokinetic properties reach adult parameters
• dosing after puberty may need to be decreased
-Developmental considerations
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Steps for Obtaining Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -Assess pt ability to
understand medical info, tx options, to make a voluntary decision.
-Present relevant info with accuracy and sensitivity:
• diagnosis
• nature & purpose of tx options
• benefits, risks, burdens of all tx options, including forgoing tx
-Document informed consent conversation in the medical record, including all consent forms.
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy - CORRECT
ANSWER Developmental considerations
Family involvement
Systems involvement
Resiliency
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Developmental
considerations - CORRECT ANSWER -developmental level will impact how they:
• reason
• approach relationships
• regulate emotion and behavior
• communicate
-Developmental considerations
• inform the diagnostic process
• guide tx planning
,Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Family involvement -
CORRECT ANSWER -Family involvement in tx & decision-making
• a norm in child and adolescent psychotherapy
-invite parents to share the hx of the child or adolescent's chief complaint & prior tx, medical
& developmental hx, & behavioral info privately with the therapist ahead of the session
• avoid feelings of criticism or discouragement
-collaborate with parent or caregiver as a tx partner
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Systems involvement -
CORRECT ANSWER -Therapists must consider the systems that surround children &
adolescents & promote their development
• family
• school
• peers
• the community
-Therapy can help promote the child/adolescent's socioemotional competence
-help develop a community support system
Underlying assumptions for child and adolescent psychotherapy: Resiliency - CORRECT
ANSWER -therapist work to promote resiliency in children & adolescents
• using strength-based orientation
-supports:
• functioning
• self-regulation
• deal with challenges they faces
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Sensorimotor
stage: Birth-2 yrs
• cognitive abilities based on reflexes
• object permanence & causality
,-Preoperational stage: 2-7yrs
• can use mental representations, symbolic thought, & language
• thinking is egocentric
-Concrete operational stage: 7-11yrs
• logical operations when thinking/solving problems
• thinking is concrete
-Formal operational stage: 12yrs+
• Adolescent can use abstract reasoning in addition to logical operations
• Child can understand theories, hypothesize, comprehend abstract ideas (love & justice)
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Screening
• Quickly assesses severity of substance use & ID the appropriate level of tx
-Brief intervention
• Focuses on increasing insight & awareness regarding substance use & motivation toward
behavioral change
-Referral
• Guidance to tx provides those identified as needing more extensive tx with access to
specialty care
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) - CORRECT ANSWER Treatment for opioid
use disorder combining the use of medications (methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone)
with counseling and behavioral therapies.
Mental health and youth - CORRECT ANSWER -13% of children ages 8-15
experience a mental health condition
-50% of children ages 8-15 experiencing a mental health condition do not receive tx
, -13-20% of children living in the U.S. (1 out of 5 children) experience a mental health
condition in a given year
-17% of high school students seriously consider suicide
-1/2 of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14
Barriers to Mental Health Treatment in Children and Adolescents - CORRECT
ANSWER -lack of sufficient information or access to services
-stigmas or negative perceptions towards mental health services
-many drop out before receiving effective treatment, often due to:
• poverty
• language barriers
• living in communities with scarce resources
• stressors such as
➣problems in the family
➣violence in the community
➣unstable housing
➣unemployment
➣food insecurity
-Cost
-scheduling conflicts
-long waitlists for services
-high staff turnover
Prescribing Considerations for Children and Adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER -
physiologic factors impact pediatric med selection & dosing
-Children, more rapid metabolism than adults, may require larger dose of med per unit of
body weight
-Around puberty, pharmacokinetic properties reach adult parameters
• dosing after puberty may need to be decreased
-Developmental considerations
