PMHNP Boards EXAM /REAL VERSION/ UPDATED

PMHNP Boards EXAM /REAL VERSION/ UPDATED A 14-year-old patient has nonspecific complaints about pain in his or her legs. The physical examination is unremarkable. Laboratory results are within normal limits except for a markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase level. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER interprets the findings as normally occurring during a rapid adolescent growth spurt Laboratory findings for a patient with an alcohol use disorder indicate increased liver function values and: - CORRECT ANSWER increased MCV and elevated triglyceride levels. A new patient arrives at the office for treatment for depression. The patient reports taking simvastatin (Zocor) and lisinopril (Zestril). When selecting an antidepressant, the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner eliminates fluoxetine (Prozac), based on the knowledge that the combination can lead to increased plasma levels of the statin, resulting in an increased risk of muscle damage and rhabdomyolysis. The nurse practitioner's reason is that: - CORRECT ANSWER one medication is a CYP450 3A4 substrate and one is a CYP450 3A4 inhibitor. A 28-year-old patient who is psychotic arrives at the clinic with family members but refuses to meet if the family members are present. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER asks the family members to leave for the appointment. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is responsible for initiating quality improvement at a community mental health clinic. The effective strategy for evaluating the clinic's services is to: - CORRECT ANSWER use a survey to elicit patient satisfaction responses. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner evaluates a new adult patient via telemedicine. The patient has questions about a new medication that he or she recently started. The nurse practitioner decides to provide psychoeducation and to: - CORRECT ANSWER e-mail drug information and resources Any court of law that evaluates the standards of care provided by a psychiatricmental health nurse practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER considers what a reasonably prudent health care provider would do. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and a team of local mental health professionals are asked to provide crisis counseling service, after a gunman recently took a class hostage at a local elementary school, wounded several students, and then shot himself. In preparing for this assignment, the nurse practitioner recognizes that: - CORRECT ANSWER a child's developmental stage will influence his or her response to catastrophic stress Which community-based program is a tertiary level intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER Partial hospitalization program that provides intensive group therapy for rehabilitatio