PMHNP Certification UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

PMHNP Certification
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Question 1.
autosomal dominant

Correct Answer: genetic inheritance. will present in more than one generation.
50/50 chance of passing on trait (Huningtons)


Question 2.
autosomal recessive

Correct Answer: two copies must be present (cystic fibrosis


Question 3.
SLUMS

Correct Answer: 11 items. Max 30, 27-30 normal for high school education,
21-60 mild neurocognitive disorder, 0-20 dementia


Question 4.
MMSE

Correct Answer: 11 components. Max 30, no impairment 24-30
Delirium/dementia 18-23 mild, 0-7 severe


Question 5.
SLAP

Correct Answer: suicide assessment. Social support, Lethality, Access to
means, Plan/Previous attempt


Question 6.
Hamilton Anxiety Rating scale

Correct Answer: most popular anxiety scale


Question 7.
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale

Correct Answer: free ADHD assessment tool


Question 8.
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)

,Correct Answer: total score is less important than monitoring areas of the
body. 2 or more is positive. Question 7 examines trunk movements


Question 9.
PET scan

Correct Answer: localizes mental activities, primarily as experimental basis
and is very expensive


Question 10.
tender lymph node

Correct Answer: classic sign of infection


Question 11.
rubbery lymph node

Correct Answer: classic sign of lymphoma


Question 12.
soft lymph node

Correct Answer: insignificant


Question 13.
nontender lymph node

Correct Answer: classic sign of potential malignancy
• lymph node size -✓✓insignificant if less than 2cm, 3cm in axilla and inguinal.
but if supraclavicular fossa, >1cm is significant


Question 14.
lasts longest in the urine

Correct Answer: cannabis. 3 days to 4 weeks


Question 15.
Medicare B screening coverage

Correct Answer: for cervical, breast, prostate, colorectal cancer


Question 16.
top 4 killers of adults in US

Correct Answer: heart disease, cancer, lower resp disease, CVA

,Question 17.
lung cancer

Correct Answer: highest cancer mortality in women and men,


Question 18.
primary prevention

Correct Answer: PROMOTES health PRIOR. healthy diet, exercise, avoiding
things


Question 19.
secondary prevention

Correct Answer: focuses on early identification and treatment of existing
problems. includes REGULAR exams and screening like pap


Question 20.
tertiary prevention

Correct Answer: rehab and restoration of health


Question 21.
hepatitis A vaccine

Correct Answer: for military, travelers to endemic areas, men who have sex
with men


Question 22.
low T4

Correct Answer: indicates disease state is due to thyroid gland


Question 23.
hyperthyroid

Correct Answer: low TSH, high or normal T4 mimics mania


Question 24.
hypothyroid

Correct Answer: high TSH, low T4 mimics depression

, Question 25.
Chlamydia treatment

Correct Answer: zithromax OR doxy. report to health department


Question 26.
Gonorrhea

Correct Answer: rocephin 250mg IM one dose + ziethromax 1gm one dose


Question 27.
Syphilis

Correct Answer: benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM. how often
depends on the stage. doxy if allergic
• Structure of the mind -✓✓Id: unconscious instinctual drives, pleasure
principle Ego: rational, maintains harmony between id and superego
Superego: perfection principles, forms the conscious


Question 28.
relief behaviors

Correct Answer: actions, healthy and not healthy, to reduce stress


Question 29.
Goals of therapy

Correct Answer: make the unconscious conscious and strengthen the ego so
that behavior is based more on reality and less on instinctual drives


Question 30.
Interpersonal Therapy

Correct Answer: Harry Stack Sullivan good me, bad me, not me


Question 31.
Transactional Analysis

Correct Answer: Eric Berne Ego states include the Parent (shoulds), the Adult
(gather information) and the Child (feelings, impulses Goal is to assist client
to make new decisions about present behavior and life


Question 32.
Gestalt Therapy