OCD Symptom Recurrence Assessment

PMHNP Certification Q & A · Oct 7, 2026 · 5m

The PMHNP is seeing a 11-year-old patient who is being managed for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The patient has been in exposure response therapy for almost one year and has been taking fluoxetine 40 mg daily. For the last six months the patient was in an acceptable remission, but today he reports that his obsessive thought processes and compulsive hygiene behaviors have started to become intrusive and are making it difficult for him to manage his day appropriately. Additional assessment today must include which of the following?

Select all that apply

A. Subjective information from the…