Exam Preview for 1048: Psychosocial Screening in a Pediatric Hospit

Psychosocial Screening in a Pediatric Hospital Setting

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1. Which of the following are benefits of using standardized screening? It generates a streamlined way to assess all patients It helps to identify those who would benefit most from support It gets physicians and medical colleagues thinking about psychosocial factors and mental health All of the above
2. A tiered model of service refers to… Assessing every person in the same way Having various levels of psychosocial care available based on patient/family need Collecting screening data for research Seeing the patients before/after the medical team sees them
3. What are two factors within your patient population that are important to consider when developing a screening protocol? Patient’s height and age Patient weight and developmental level Patient’s age and developmental level Patient’s height and weight
4. Which one is NOT a potential type of standardized screening tool? A questionnaire about your favorite hobbies and activities Developmental assessments Generic psychopathology screeners Health-related quality of life measures
5. What is a benefit of having a screener entered directly into the medical record? Chances for mistakes are greater because of typos The data can be easily seen by other providers and pulled later for research You can shred the data if needed Things may accidentally be deleted
6. When considering scoring and providing feedback for a screening, which of the following are important to consider? How quickly and easily a measure can be scored If you are going to provide immediate, direct feedback to the patient/family What a triage plan is for elevated scores on the screener All of the above
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the “tiers” on the tiered model of service diagram? General Screening Inpatient services Joint visits with medical providers Higher level of care
8. Dissemination and implementation refer to: Bridging the research-clinical work by adopting research-backed interventions for clinical work Dissemination information to other people Implementing screening measures with a clear plan Using multiple screening measures to cover a wider range of functioning, regardless of time it takes to complete
9. Which of the following two measures are commonly used, free generic screening measures for anxiety and depression? PHQ-8 and the Ages and Stages Developmental Screener Ages and Stages and the Cleft Hearing Appearance and Speech Questionnaire PHQ-8 and GAD-7 GAD-7 and Cleft Hearing Appearance and Speech Questionnaire
10. If you choose to screen for depression and include a suicidality item… You must have a plan in place to handle positive suicidal ideation You should be prepared to score immediately in case of active suicidal ideation You should also have a protocol in place for transport to the nearest ED/inpatient facility if needed All of the above