NR547 Midterm Exam WITH CORRECT AND VERRIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025

A 52-year-old client presents to the emergency department following a car accident. The emergency department (ED) physician is concerned that the client may have intentionally crashed her car and requests a stat PMHNP consult. In speaking with the PMHNP, the client describes persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. She states that she often wonders if her husband would be happier if she wasn't around anymore since she's never happy and sometimes thinks about what it would be like to just take a handful of sleeping pills and go to sleep forever. The client reports a previous suicide attempt when she was 16 but denies that she is considering killing herself right now.
Based on the client's ASQ score, what is the most appropriate response?

No action is necessary as the client is not currently considering suicide.
Provide a brief suicide safety assessment.
Alert the client's primary care physician.
Provide a ST - CORRECT ANSWERS-Provide a brief suicide safety assessment.

Rationale: While the client's responses do not indicate a need for a stat full safety and mental health evaluation, the client requires a brief suicide safety assessment to determine whether a full mental health evaluation in necessary. It is also important to notify the client's physician or the clinician responsible for the client's care.

Diagnostic Testing when diagnosing mental health disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS--Diagnostic tests and labs are most used to rule out physical conditions that may cause psychiatric symptoms and to evaluate the effects of treatment

Basic Laboratory Interpretation - CORRECT A