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NR548 OR NR 548 EXAM 3 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE WITH UPDATED QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [ALREADY GRADED A+] $19.99   Add to cart

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NR548 OR NR 548 EXAM 3 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE WITH UPDATED QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [ALREADY GRADED A+]

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NR548 OR NR 548 EXAM 3 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE WITH UPDATED QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [ALREADY GRADED A+] Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - culture native language educational level...

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NR548 OR NR 548 EXAM 3 PSYCHIATRIC

ASSESSMENT FOR THE PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL

HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ACTUAL EXAM

GUIDE WITH UPDATED QUESTION AND

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) [ALREADY

GRADED A+]



Factors that affect the interpretation of the MSE - culture

native language

educational level

literacy

social factors



Family History - -includes history of psychiatric disorders,

substance abuse, and suicide in the client's family

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-provides an understanding of the client's home life, their

childhood experiences, education, and relationships

-genogram will suffice for family psychiatric hx



final step of the psychiatric interview - documentation

-Thorough, accurate documentation is necessary for clinical and

legal purposes



Follow-Up care - PMHNP should discuss the need for follow-up

care with the client during the closure of the interview

-include clients in determining the need for and frequency of

follow-up visits

• promote adherence

-Two-week intervals are common when starting new medications

• assess for tolerability, efficacy, and the need for dose

adjustment

-four-week intervals (or longer) are typical for stable clients

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-Scheduling future visits is important as noncompliance is

common in mental health



Follow-Up homework - PMHNP may assign homework to the

client

-especially when tx plan includes cognitive-behavioral or family

therapy

-explain the purpose and goal of the assignment

-explain whether the client will be expected to report on the

homework at the next appointment



General Cultural Knowledge - Inability to recall at least half of

these items is presumptive evidence of long-term memory

impairment.

-Last three presidents

-famous figures

• George Washington, first president

• Abraham Lincoln, freed the slaves

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• Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader

• Princess Diana, British princess killed in car accident

• William Shakespeare, writer

• Christopher Columbus, discovered America

-Famous dates

• When did World War II happen? (Any time in the 1930s or

1940s is adequate.)

• When was John F. Kennedy assassinated? (Sometime in the

1960s.)

-Lists of information

• screening for dementia is the set test: patient to name as many

items (up to ten) as he can recall in each of four categories:

colors, animals, fruits, and towns; max of 40, score of 25 or above

excludes dx of dementia



History of Present Illness - -recent psychiatric symptoms,

including pertinent positives and negatives

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