Practice PMHNP-BC Exam Questions 2023-2024
1. A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which
of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa?:
A) antidepres- sants
2. Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
symp- toms to a panic attack?: A) MDD
3. Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of
the fol- lowing ethnic/racial groups?: D) African AMericans
4. Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:: A)
Dramatic and affective instability
5. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:: B) odd,
unusu- al, eccentric. and asocial
6. A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a
pa- tient's competency to make decisions about their own treatment.
Which of the following best describes the concept of competency in
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,mental health care?: D) the ability to make informed decision about tx
options
7. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate
partner vio- lence. 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:: D) having an extroverted personality
8. 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 forget- ful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of
Alzheimer's disease?: C) Mood changes
9. 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?: B) breast bud stage
with elevation of breast and papilla
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, 10.stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of
breast and papilla: A) stage 5
11.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:: D) ODD
12.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.
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1. A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which
of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa?:
A) antidepres- sants
2. Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
symp- toms to a panic attack?: A) MDD
3. Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of
the fol- lowing ethnic/racial groups?: D) African AMericans
4. Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:: A)
Dramatic and affective instability
5. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:: B) odd,
unusu- al, eccentric. and asocial
6. A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a
pa- tient's competency to make decisions about their own treatment.
Which of the following best describes the concept of competency in
1/
25
,mental health care?: D) the ability to make informed decision about tx
options
7. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate
partner vio- lence. 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:: D) having an extroverted personality
8. 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 forget- ful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of
Alzheimer's disease?: C) Mood changes
9. 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?: B) breast bud stage
with elevation of breast and papilla
2/
25
, 10.stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of
breast and papilla: A) stage 5
11.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:: D) ODD
12.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.
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