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A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP.
Which of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for
bulimia nervosa? - Correct Answers ✅A) antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce
similar symptoms to a panic attack? - Correct Answers ✅A)
MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among
which of the following ethnic/racial groups? - Correct
Answers ✅D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: -
Correct Answers ✅A) Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: -
Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct
Answers ✅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
,PMHNP-BC Exam SCRIPT VERIFIED
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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: - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅B) breast bud stage
with elevation of breast and papilla
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with
elevation of breast and papilla - Correct Answers ✅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: - Correct Answers ✅D) ODD
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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? -
Correct Answers ✅C) mixed delirium
Which of the following would be an appropriate early
intervention strategy for a community mental health clinic to
target personality disorders? - Correct Answers ✅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? -
Correct Answers ✅C) fortune telling
fortune telling is also known as: - Correct Answers ✅C)
A&B
Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the
early detection of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP.
Which of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for
bulimia nervosa? - Correct Answers ✅A) antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce
similar symptoms to a panic attack? - Correct Answers ✅A)
MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among
which of the following ethnic/racial groups? - Correct
Answers ✅D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: -
Correct Answers ✅A) Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: -
Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct
Answers ✅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
,PMHNP-BC Exam SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
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: - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅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? - Correct Answers ✅B) breast bud stage
with elevation of breast and papilla
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with
elevation of breast and papilla - Correct Answers ✅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: - Correct Answers ✅D) ODD
, PMHNP-BC Exam SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
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? -
Correct Answers ✅C) mixed delirium
Which of the following would be an appropriate early
intervention strategy for a community mental health clinic to
target personality disorders? - Correct Answers ✅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? -
Correct Answers ✅C) fortune telling
fortune telling is also known as: - Correct Answers ✅C)
A&B
Which of the following is a valid screening tool used for the
early detection of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
