PMHNP Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)

PMHNP Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A) AIMS - Answer ️️ -Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older 12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive dyskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose BARS - Answer ️️ -Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older 4 item tool to assess objective and subjective symptoms of akathisia with antipsychotics and/or SSRIs CRS-R - Answer ️️ -Connors Rating Scales - Revised for 3-17 ADHD Parent (80 items) and Teacher Scales (59 items) Low T-score of 61= mildly atypical; >70 = markedly atypical Subscales for Oppositional Behaviors, Cognitive Problems, Hyperactivity, ADHD Index, Anxious-Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, DSM-IV Subscales and Connors' Global Index Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher - Answer ️️ -55 parent, 43 teacher items for 6-12 Initial assessment rates symptoms and impairment in academic and behavioral performance ASRS-1 - Answer ️️ -Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 16 and older Two-part Screening Part A: 6 questions, 4 symptoms suggest ADHD Part B: 12 questions to clarify and quantify AUDIT-C - Answer ️️ -Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption, > 13 Documents use and frequency in prior year 0-4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking CAGE-AID - Answer ️️ -IDs problem drinking or druging, 13 and older (C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-opener, AID=altered to include drugs CRAFFT - Answer ️️ -6-item screen for alcohol or drugs in adolescents, 14-18 (C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T= trouble) BAI - Answer ️️ -Beck Anxiety Inventory, 17 and older Assesses 21 symptoms of anxiety, 0-36 scores