NR 668 CEA Final Exam NR668

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The Office Inspector General or OIG has initiated an investigation regarding your assigned collaborating psychiatrist. Which of the following is the OIG most likely concerned with?

• Moral character of the physician
• Medicare fraud
• Fidelity Pharmaceutical sponsored dinners for CME
• Physical assault charges against a patient -ANSWER-b. Medicare

fraud The OIG is responsible for investigating situations which involve fraud, waste and abuse of federal and other HHS programs.

All of the following statements are true regarding scope of practice

except:

• The scope of practice varies broadly from state to state
• The scope of practice provides a way to judge the nature of the

care provided

• The scope of practice defines the nurse practitioner role and actions
• The scope of practice identifies competencies assumed to be held

by all nurse practitioners in a specific role -ANSWER-b. The scope of practice provides a way to judge the nature of the care provided

The Nurse Practice Act and scope of practice are regulated by whom?

• Board of Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• Commission on Nursing education
• Joint Commission -ANSWER-a. Board of Nursing

The state Board of Nursing protects the public's health by overseeing the practice of nursing in regard to the state regulations, scope of practice, prescriptive authority and the Nurse Practice Act.

Use the following scenario to answer question regarding the Health

Belief Model (HBM): A PMHNP is leading a recovery group for at-risk

teens who have been mandated to attend meetings as part of their addiction treatment. A member of the group states that his problem is not that bad and he can stop anytime he chooses. Using on occasion is just a way to have fun with friends. Which concepts of the Health Belief Model best describes the group member's readiness to change?

• Self-efficacy and perceived benefits
• Perceived severity and perceived barriers
• Self-efficacy and perceived susceptibility
• Cues to action and perceived susceptibility -ANSWER-b. Perceived

severity and perceived barriers

A 16-year-old boy is being evaluated for emotional lability, hypervigilance, difficulty sleeping, and irritability. During the interview he reports that his first sexual encounter was with his teacher 1 year ago and he continues to have sex with her on occasion. He states that his relationship is consensual. What should the PMHNP do with this information?

• Screen for neurosyphilis
• Instruct the boy in the proper use of condoms
• Prescribe a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Report the incident to child protective services -ANSWER-d. Report

the incident to child protective services

All of the following are true regarding living wills except:

• Prepared while the client is mentally competent to designate

preferences for care if the client becomes incompetent

• Legally binding in all 50 states
• Designates in writing an agent to act on behalf of the person should

they become unable to make decisions

• Should be considered as an aspect of relapse planning for

compliance with chronic psychiatric disorders -ANSWER-b. Legally binding in all 50 states

All of the following are necessary criteria for commitment for

involuntary evaluation and treatment except:

• The person has potential to harm self or others because of the

disorder and is unaware or unwilling to accept the nature and severity of the disorder

• The patient is unable to afford the cost of treatment
• Treatment is likely to improve function
• The person has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder -ANSWER-b. The

patient is unable to afford the cost of treatment

All of the following are characteristic of the independent practice

competency except:

• Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma

of mental health services

• Implementing plans to minimize complications and to promote

function

• Considering differential diagnosis
• Conducting individual and group psychotherapy -ANSWER-a.

Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of mental health services

Which of the following is not a core competency of APRNs?

• Ethics

• Delegated practice
• Health delivery system
• Technology and information literacy -ANSWER-b. Delegated

practice

All of the following are components of research utilization except:

• Synthesizing findings
• Randomizing the sample
• Applying the findings
• Critique of the literature -ANSWER-b. Randomizing the sample

Which statistical test identifies if the means of two groups are statistically different from each other?

• T-test
• Probability
• Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
• Pearson's r correlation -ANSWER-a. T-test

All of the following factors put households headed by a single female

at risk for homelessness except:

• Education
• Inaccessible housing options
• Inadequate benefits
• Underemployment -ANSWER-a. Education

A PMHNP is working with a nonprofit organization to implement a public health campaign aimed at reducing the stigma of mental illness.Which role of the PMHNP best describes this activity?

• Case management
• Advocacy
• Mentoring
• Policy making -ANSWER-b. Advocacy