FITZGERALD PMHNP PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
FINAL TESTBANK ACTUAL EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⫸ The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead to
Answer: serotonin syndrome
⫸ Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) Answer: The percentage of risk
removed by the treatment
⫸ True randomization sample Answer: no bias in sample selection
⫸ Stratified sample Answer: a selective reproduction of the population
⫸ non-probability sampling Answer: a sampling technique in which
there is no way to calculate the likelihood that a specific element of the
population being studied will be chosen
⫸ Reliability Answer: the concept that results can be repeated and are
not just a fluke
,⫸ Validity Answer: The results indicate what the researcher thinks they
indicate
⫸ Internal validity Answer: includes research design and steps of the
scientific method
⫸ External validity Answer: includes assessment of the interference's or
causal relationship
⫸ Retrospective study Answer: existing data are analyzed, either
qualitatively or quantitatively
⫸ Veracity Answer: The healthcare provider must be truthful and avoid
deception
⫸ LACE Essentials Answer: Licensure
Accreditation
Certification
Education
⫸ Licensure Answer: granting of authority to practice
⫸ Primary prevention Answer: -preventing the health problem
-most cost-effective form of healthcare
,-immunizations
⫸ Secondary prevention Answer: -detecting the disease
-screening
⫸ Tertiary prevention Answer: -minimizing negative disease induced
outcomes
-disease already present
-adjust therapy to avoid further damage
⫸ Conditions that originate during brain development Answer: -
schizophrenia, depression, autism, ADHD
⫸ The Reptilian Brain Answer: Brainstem and Cerebellum
⫸ Brainstem Structure Answer: Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
⫸ Brainstem Function Answer: -Regulates blood pressure, respiration,
level of arousal, and digestion
-Information relay to cerebellum
⫸ Brainstem effects of damage Answer: impaired inhibition, anxiety,
depression, and personality changes
, ⫸ Brainstem specific psychiatric conditions Answer: PTSD, paralysis,
psychosis, coma, and death
⫸ Cerebellum function Answer: coordinates balance, posture,
movement, memory, impulse control, cognition, language
⫸ Cerebellum effects of damage Answer: damage can cause ataxia,
tremors, emotional blunting, and lack of inhibition
⫸ cerebellum specific psychiatric conditions Answer: autism and
ADHD, depression, bipolar do, schizophrenia
⫸ The emotional brain Answer: The Limbic System
⫸ The Limbic system major structures Answer: Amygdala,
Hippocampus
⫸ Amygdala key functions Answer: Regulates basic, powerful
emotions: fear, rage, sexual desire
⫸ Amygdala effects of damage Answer: Irritability, anger, aggression
⫸ Amygdala specific psychiatric conditions Answer: PTSD, panic do,
depression, autism, and schizophrenia
MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER
FINAL TESTBANK ACTUAL EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⫸ The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead to
Answer: serotonin syndrome
⫸ Relative Risk Reduction (RRR) Answer: The percentage of risk
removed by the treatment
⫸ True randomization sample Answer: no bias in sample selection
⫸ Stratified sample Answer: a selective reproduction of the population
⫸ non-probability sampling Answer: a sampling technique in which
there is no way to calculate the likelihood that a specific element of the
population being studied will be chosen
⫸ Reliability Answer: the concept that results can be repeated and are
not just a fluke
,⫸ Validity Answer: The results indicate what the researcher thinks they
indicate
⫸ Internal validity Answer: includes research design and steps of the
scientific method
⫸ External validity Answer: includes assessment of the interference's or
causal relationship
⫸ Retrospective study Answer: existing data are analyzed, either
qualitatively or quantitatively
⫸ Veracity Answer: The healthcare provider must be truthful and avoid
deception
⫸ LACE Essentials Answer: Licensure
Accreditation
Certification
Education
⫸ Licensure Answer: granting of authority to practice
⫸ Primary prevention Answer: -preventing the health problem
-most cost-effective form of healthcare
,-immunizations
⫸ Secondary prevention Answer: -detecting the disease
-screening
⫸ Tertiary prevention Answer: -minimizing negative disease induced
outcomes
-disease already present
-adjust therapy to avoid further damage
⫸ Conditions that originate during brain development Answer: -
schizophrenia, depression, autism, ADHD
⫸ The Reptilian Brain Answer: Brainstem and Cerebellum
⫸ Brainstem Structure Answer: Pons, medulla oblongata, midbrain
⫸ Brainstem Function Answer: -Regulates blood pressure, respiration,
level of arousal, and digestion
-Information relay to cerebellum
⫸ Brainstem effects of damage Answer: impaired inhibition, anxiety,
depression, and personality changes
, ⫸ Brainstem specific psychiatric conditions Answer: PTSD, paralysis,
psychosis, coma, and death
⫸ Cerebellum function Answer: coordinates balance, posture,
movement, memory, impulse control, cognition, language
⫸ Cerebellum effects of damage Answer: damage can cause ataxia,
tremors, emotional blunting, and lack of inhibition
⫸ cerebellum specific psychiatric conditions Answer: autism and
ADHD, depression, bipolar do, schizophrenia
⫸ The emotional brain Answer: The Limbic System
⫸ The Limbic system major structures Answer: Amygdala,
Hippocampus
⫸ Amygdala key functions Answer: Regulates basic, powerful
emotions: fear, rage, sexual desire
⫸ Amygdala effects of damage Answer: Irritability, anger, aggression
⫸ Amygdala specific psychiatric conditions Answer: PTSD, panic do,
depression, autism, and schizophrenia
