MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONER (MSN)
QNS & ANS
VERSION 1
2023/2024
, 1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current regimen,
the PMHNP’s best response would be: “Many psychiatric illnesses involve several dys-
functioning neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Often, a single medication may only effect
one or two of the dysfunctioning systems. The addition of another medication can work with
the current medication in stabilizing multiple neurotransmitter systems and help to alleviate
your symptoms
2. Which neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and
adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders. Dopamine
3. Practicum sample questions:
- Reexamine the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Explain the
step to which you reached each during the practicum experience: I have achieved this
goal in that I was able to identify and develop the diagnoses of clients based on their
symptoms interrelated with my preceptor's diagnoses. I could also use the DSM-5 to
evaluate the diagnostic measures to confirm that the diagnosis was suitable for the
patient's symptoms. I had developed in a week, and I was to assess the patient's
effectiveness to their prescribed medications established on their initial presenting
symptoms. I changed their treatment plan to show their subjective and objective signs at
their follow-up appointments.
- Reflect on the three (3) most challenging patients you encountered during the practicum
experience. What was most challenging about each? The challenging patients that this
writer encountered during this practicum experience were non compliant medications at
PRACTITIONER (MSN)
QNS & ANS
VERSION 1
2023/2024
, 1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current regimen,
the PMHNP’s best response would be: “Many psychiatric illnesses involve several dys-
functioning neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Often, a single medication may only effect
one or two of the dysfunctioning systems. The addition of another medication can work with
the current medication in stabilizing multiple neurotransmitter systems and help to alleviate
your symptoms
2. Which neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and
adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders. Dopamine
3. Practicum sample questions:
- Reexamine the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Explain the
step to which you reached each during the practicum experience: I have achieved this
goal in that I was able to identify and develop the diagnoses of clients based on their
symptoms interrelated with my preceptor's diagnoses. I could also use the DSM-5 to
evaluate the diagnostic measures to confirm that the diagnosis was suitable for the
patient's symptoms. I had developed in a week, and I was to assess the patient's
effectiveness to their prescribed medications established on their initial presenting
symptoms. I changed their treatment plan to show their subjective and objective signs at
their follow-up appointments.
- Reflect on the three (3) most challenging patients you encountered during the practicum
experience. What was most challenging about each? The challenging patients that this
writer encountered during this practicum experience were non compliant medications at
