Practice PMHNP-BC Exam Questions
2023-2024
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of the following is the first-line
pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa? ANS: A) antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar symptoms to a panic attack? ANS: A)
MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the following ethnic/racial groups?
ANS: D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: ANS: A) Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: ANS: B) odd, unusual, eccentric. and asocial
A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a patient's competency to make
decisions about their own treatment. Which of the following best describes the concept of competency
in mental health care? ANS: D) the ability to make informed decision about tx options
You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate partner violence. Your client states that
she had been in the abusive relationship for over 10 years prior to the perpetrator being arrested and
jailed. To better establish a diagnosis, you need more information and decide to perform a mental status
exam on the client.
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the following except: ANS: D) having an
extroverted personality
A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She believes her father has Alzheimer's disease
because he has been depressed and forgetful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's
disease? ANS: C) Mood changes
, Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development of primary and secondary sex
characteristics in both females and males. What is stage 2 of a female's breast development? ANS: B)
breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla ANS: A) stage 5
You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled convict. This patient has a history of violent
abuse of their partners. All of the following diagnoses are characteristic of this population except: ANS:
D) ODD
A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of cognition with inattentiveness and
disturbances in consciousness. On assessment, the patient presents with episodes of psychomotor
agitation and retardation.
Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC should assess them for which of the
following diagnoses? ANS: C) mixed delirium
Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention strategy for a community mental
health clinic to target personality disorders? ANS: A) provide education and guidance to new and
expectant parents through groups, community education and social outreach
When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP assesses for the presence of cognitive
distortions. Which of the following is an example of a cognitive distortion? ANS: C) fortune telling
fortune telling is also known as: ANS: C) A&B
Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the early detection of attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ANS: B) Conner's 3rd edition (Conners 3)
behavioral assessment system for children (BASC) is used for? ANS: A) comprehensive tool used to
access a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in children/adolescents
2023-2024
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of the following is the first-line
pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa? ANS: A) antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar symptoms to a panic attack? ANS: A)
MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the following ethnic/racial groups?
ANS: D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: ANS: A) Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: ANS: B) odd, unusual, eccentric. and asocial
A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a patient's competency to make
decisions about their own treatment. Which of the following best describes the concept of competency
in mental health care? ANS: D) the ability to make informed decision about tx options
You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate partner violence. Your client states that
she had been in the abusive relationship for over 10 years prior to the perpetrator being arrested and
jailed. To better establish a diagnosis, you need more information and decide to perform a mental status
exam on the client.
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the following except: ANS: D) having an
extroverted personality
A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She believes her father has Alzheimer's disease
because he has been depressed and forgetful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's
disease? ANS: C) Mood changes
, Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development of primary and secondary sex
characteristics in both females and males. What is stage 2 of a female's breast development? ANS: B)
breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla ANS: A) stage 5
You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled convict. This patient has a history of violent
abuse of their partners. All of the following diagnoses are characteristic of this population except: ANS:
D) ODD
A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of cognition with inattentiveness and
disturbances in consciousness. On assessment, the patient presents with episodes of psychomotor
agitation and retardation.
Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC should assess them for which of the
following diagnoses? ANS: C) mixed delirium
Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention strategy for a community mental
health clinic to target personality disorders? ANS: A) provide education and guidance to new and
expectant parents through groups, community education and social outreach
When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP assesses for the presence of cognitive
distortions. Which of the following is an example of a cognitive distortion? ANS: C) fortune telling
fortune telling is also known as: ANS: C) A&B
Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the early detection of attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? ANS: B) Conner's 3rd edition (Conners 3)
behavioral assessment system for children (BASC) is used for? ANS: A) comprehensive tool used to
access a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in children/adolescents
