COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 290 HIGH-YIELD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES,
COMPREHENSIVE CONTENT REVIEW, CLINICAL
APPLICATION SCENARIOS, CRITICAL THINKING
EXERCISES, TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND
COMPLETE EXAM SUCCESS PREPARATION TOOLKIT
– 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATED EDITION
What should you not do when advocating for a patient? -
ANSWERJudge or confront
What class of medication is contraindicated with tics? -
ANSWERStimulants
What should you provide for prior to assessing abuse victims? -
ANSWER-A safe environment
What are your actions if a child reports abuse? - ANSWER-First
interview separately from parents then report to CPS
What should you do if a child plays with toys in a way that you suspect
abuse? - ANSWER-Report to CPS
,In what setting as an inpatient provider should you interview a patient?
- ANSWER-Use a private room with the door partially open
How should you begin your interview with adolescents? - ANSWER-By
building rapport with them by ensuring confidentiality absent
exceptions
Should you interview adolescents with or without parents? -
ANSWERWithout
What if an adolescent tells you they are homosexual and they don't
want their parents to know? - ANSWER-This is confidential
The patient is being discharged and would like their labs faxed to the
rehab facility. What is your initial action? - ANSWER-Get informed
consent/ROI
What do you do if a medical evaluation is needed? - ANSWER-Refer out
- this is out of scope
What do you do if a patient is takes something and is feeling really
funny/unwell in your office? - ANSWER-Collect UDS and then refer out
,Is it considered a mental illness if it is an expected response culturally?
What do you offer as treatment? - ANSWER-No; brief supportive
therapy - not medication
A mother states her child is experiencing a cultural illness. What is your
initial action? - ANSWER-Respect the mother's cultural understanding
of illness prior to assessment
Native Americans view mental illness and SUDs as? - ANSWER-An
imbalance between the individual and the world
What ethnic group has the highest rate of suicidality in the US? -
ANSWER-Native Americans
If a patient believes they need a healing stick in their room, but the staff
nurses removed it from them - what should you do? - ANSWER-Teach
cultural sensitivity and make accommodations for patient to have
healing stick available such as 1:1
Psychoeducation should be based on? - ANSWER-Cultural context
How do you promote health in a location with multiple ethnicities and
education levels? - ANSWER-Multiple cultural education and
ethnospecific assessment parameters
, What if a patient wants a traditional healer? - ANSWER-Allow this -
remember ROI/informed consent
Normal TSH? - ANSWER-0.5-5.0
TSH < 0.5 = ? - ANSWER-Hyperthyroidism
TSH > 5.0 = ? - ANSWER-Hypothyroidism
Relationship between TSH & T3/T4? - ANSWER-Inverse
Hyperthyroidism can present as? - ANSWER-Mania
Hypothyroidism can present as? - ANSWER-Depression
Normal depakote level? - ANSWER-50-125
Toxic depakote level? - ANSWER-150+
Birth defect caused by depakote? - ANSWER-Spina Bifida