PMHNP Certification Q & A
PMHNP Certification Q & A
Fitzgerald Health Education Associates
Treatment Resistance Presentation
5 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
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A patient is mandated to care by court for evaluation and treatment of substance use disorder. He has a history of polysubstance abuse including ETOH, benzodiazepines, and marijuana. He is very resistant to the interview, sits with arms crossed, avoids eye contact, and only offers minimal verbal responses. The PMHNP asks the patient why he doesn’t want to talk about why he is there. The patient responds, “You are just going judge me and blame me, what’s the point?” The PMHNP recog...