ANCC PMHNP Cert Exam Review Questions
1. How do you assess cranial nerve V trigeminal?: Tell patient to close
eyes, take piece of cotton or other soft item and lightly touch either
one of both sides of each of the three divisions of the trigeminal.
2. How do you assess for cranial nerve VII facial?: Observe the patient
for nystagmus or twitching of the eye. This nerve controls facial
movements and expression, check for symmetry. Have the patient
wrinkle forehead, close eyes, smile, pucker lips, show teeth, and puff
out cheeks.
3. primitive reflexes: reflexes, controlled by "primitive" parts of the
brain, that disappear during the first year of life
4. Mororeflex: Extending of limbs when they hear a loud noise
(defend them- selves)
5. rooting reflex: a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to
turn toward the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple
6. palmer grasp: grasping with the whole hand
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,7. scope of practice: The range of clinical procedures and activities
that are allowed by law for a profession
8. Quality Improvement (QI): an approach to the continuous study and
improve- ment of the processes of providing health care services to
meet the needs of patients and others and inform health care policy
9. PDSA model: Plan-Do-Study-Act Model from the Institute for
Healthcare Im- provement (IHI)
10.Trendelenburg sign: Occurs with severe subluxation of one hip
When the child stands on the good leg, the pelvis looks level. When the
child stands on the affected leg the pelvis drops toward the good side
11.CYP450 inhibitors:
Fluvoxamine Fluoxetine
Paroxetin
e
Duloxeti
ne
Sertralin
e
12.CYP450 inducers:
Carbamazepine Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Rifampin
Griseofulvin
St John's
2/
, Wort
3/
1. How do you assess cranial nerve V trigeminal?: Tell patient to close
eyes, take piece of cotton or other soft item and lightly touch either
one of both sides of each of the three divisions of the trigeminal.
2. How do you assess for cranial nerve VII facial?: Observe the patient
for nystagmus or twitching of the eye. This nerve controls facial
movements and expression, check for symmetry. Have the patient
wrinkle forehead, close eyes, smile, pucker lips, show teeth, and puff
out cheeks.
3. primitive reflexes: reflexes, controlled by "primitive" parts of the
brain, that disappear during the first year of life
4. Mororeflex: Extending of limbs when they hear a loud noise
(defend them- selves)
5. rooting reflex: a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to
turn toward the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple
6. palmer grasp: grasping with the whole hand
1/
,7. scope of practice: The range of clinical procedures and activities
that are allowed by law for a profession
8. Quality Improvement (QI): an approach to the continuous study and
improve- ment of the processes of providing health care services to
meet the needs of patients and others and inform health care policy
9. PDSA model: Plan-Do-Study-Act Model from the Institute for
Healthcare Im- provement (IHI)
10.Trendelenburg sign: Occurs with severe subluxation of one hip
When the child stands on the good leg, the pelvis looks level. When the
child stands on the affected leg the pelvis drops toward the good side
11.CYP450 inhibitors:
Fluvoxamine Fluoxetine
Paroxetin
e
Duloxeti
ne
Sertralin
e
12.CYP450 inducers:
Carbamazepine Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Rifampin
Griseofulvin
St John's
2/
, Wort
3/
