When assessing a patient’s emotional stability it is important to screen for depression. There are a few vetted depression screening tools that can be used. The U.S. Preventive Health Task Force recommends screening adults using the _______ first.

The nurse practitioner is examining the cranial nerves of a patient. They test the patient’s gag reflex and observes them for swallowing difficulty. Which cranial nerves is the nurse practitioner evaluating? 

When examining the prostate of a 32-year-old patient the nurse practitioner notes that the prostate is approximately 4cm, firm, smooth and slightly movable. The nurse practitioner notes that this is 

During the physical examination of a patient, the nurse practitioner wishes to transilluminate the frontal sinuses. The nurse practitioner can best accomplish this by…

A 60-year-old, with no know mental status issues, presents to the clinic for a wellness examination. The nurse practitioner assesses the patient regarding their appearance and behavior, emotional stability, cognitive abilities and speech and language. When assessing the patient’s emotional stability the nurse practitioner should ask questions and observe the patient’s…

A nurse practitioner is performing a health history on a patient and  discovers the patient has a history of substance abuse, Stage 3 ovarian cancer and proceeds to tell the nurse practitioner they have just recently been divorced.  The nurse practitioner recognizes these as risk factors for __________ and administers the _______.  

When assessing the cognitive function in order to identify mild cognitive impairment the nurse practitioner can use a few different tools. The test that has the more cognitively demanding tasks related to memory recall and executive functioning  is the:

During the physical examination of a patient, the nurse practitioner wishes to transilluminate the frontal sinuses. The nurse practitioner can best accomplish this by…

A 65-year-old patient presents to the urgent care clinic complaining of vaginal discharge. The patient states that she lives in a retirement community and was widowed about 10 years ago. She also states that she has a “few” boyfriends.  The nurse practitioner notes green, watery vaginal discharge with a foul odor during the physical examination. Additionally, the patient’s cervix is erythematous with petechiae.  The nurse practitioner should order diagnostic tests based-on suspecting which Sexually Transmitted Infection.

The nurse practitioner is evaluating the speech and language skills of a stroke patient. The patient is able to hear words, but unable to comprehend the meaning of the words. The patient has fluent speech, but the words used are inappropriate to the conversation. The nurse practitioner notes that the patient has impaired writing and reading comprehension when tested. The most accurate diagnosis is: