Bdi 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How many total questions are there on the PMH-BC exam? - 150 (125 scored, 25 unscored) What are the PMH-BC exam requirements? - RN license (min 2 years experience) 2,000 hours clinical practice in past 3 years 30 hours CE in past 3 years 10 Test Taking Techniques - 1. One min per question 2. Answer every question 3. Have a "guess" answer 4. Identify key words (e.g. age, diagnosis) 5. Identify priority words (e.g. first, best) 6. Identify word clues (e.g. physiologic needs) 7. Identif...

What are the specific tasks that should be devoted to an initial interview? In order of time that should be spent on them? - History of Violence - 30% Personal, Social and Character Pathology - 25% Chief Complaints - 15% Medical History - 15% Mental Status - 10% Diagnosis and Treatment Discussion - 5% Predispositions have been found in family histories of the following disorders: - Substance Use, Mood Disorders, Tics and Eating Disorders Some Diagnostic Assessment instruments for mood...

SOWK 562 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Nominal (Discrete) Variables - Answer-(Categorical) Has two or more categories, but no intrinsic ordering to the categories. Examples: gender, race, hair color, ice cream flavors, citizenship, marital status A purely categorical variable is one that simply allows you to assign categories, but you cannot clearly order the variables. If the variable has a clear ordering, then that variable would be an ordinal variable. Ordinal Variables - A...

What are the specific tasks that should be devoted to an initial interview? In order of time that should be spent on them? - History of Violence - 30% Personal, Social and Character Pathology - 25% Chief Complaints - 15% Medical History - 15% Mental Status - 10% Diagnosis and Treatment Discussion - 5% Predispositions have been found in family histories of the following disorders: - Substance Use, Mood Disorders, Tics and Eating Disorders Some Diagnostic Assessment instruments for mood d...

PMHNP Exam Review Questions A man states his wife was so good if he could only be like her. what is this - Intellectualization or deflecting A pt states that she has been raped. What do you do - ensure safety ACE inhibitors - HTN ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - Heart Failure HTN Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) - can be 2-4 weeks a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, dissociation, recurring night...

Which of the following patients is at a higher risk of suicide? A. A 30-year old married African American female with previous suicide attempt B. A 35-year old single Asian male with previous suicide attempt C. A 38-year-old single African-male who is a manager of a bank D. A 68-year-old single Caucasian male with depression - D. A 68-year-old single Caucasian male with depression In treating a 47-year-old male patient with a history of asthma who presents with sudden onset symptoms of ta...

PMH-BC Review Exam Questions Complete Solutions Current Update Trauma-informed care involves - Answers -1. Being especially sensitive to the probability that a patient has already suffered a psychological trauma before they came into our care 2. Minimizing institutional processes and individual practices that are likely to trigger vulnerable patients Trauma-informed care is especially important when caring for those with mental health issues because these patients are often victims of: - ...

What are the specific tasks that should be devoted to an initial interview? In order of time that should be spent on them? - History of Violence - 30% Personal, Social and Character Pathology - 25% Chief Complaints - 15% Medical History - 15% Mental Status - 10% Diagnosis and Treatment Discussion - 5% Predispositions have been found in family histories of the following disorders: - Substance Use, Mood Disorders, Tics and Eating Disorders Some Diagnostic Assessment instruments for mood d...

NR 547 Final Study Guide – PMHNP Updated 2024 When do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression - ANSWER-Unipolar major depression (major depressive disorder) is characterized by a history of one or more major depressive episodes (table 3) and no history of mania (table 1) or hypomania Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) - ANSWER-Scoring Instructions. Score 1 point for each bolded answer. A score of 5 or more suggests depression. Self-reporting tool that may be used to diagnose and t...