Fitzgerald PMHNP Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Final Exam 2024 Prep Questions and Answers
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) - Answer>>The risk in a control
group minus the risk in a treatment group
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
, Hippocampus key functions - Answer>>Involved in memory and
converting short-term memory into long-term memory, learning
Hippocampus effects of damage - Answer>>Impaired memory
and attention
Hippocampus specific psychiatric conditions - Answer>>PTSD,
Alzheimer's, dementia, and major depression
Thalamus key functions - Answer>>-relay station that connects
the cortex to the limbic system for sensory information
-Influences affect, mood, and body movements associated with
strong emotion
Thalamus effects of damage - Answer>>impairment when
people are overwhelmed with information
Thalamus specific psychiatric conditions -
Answer>>Schizophrenia, PTSD, memory problems
Hypothalamus key functions - Answer>>maintains homeostasis,
controls basic needs (eating, drinking, temperature regulation,
sleep-wake cycle)
Hypothalamus specific psychiatric conditions -
Answer>>Depression, anorexia, violence
Hypothalamus effects of damage - Answer>>disturbed sleep,
eating, changes in body temperature, emotional instability
Cerebral Cortex - Answer>>frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital
lobe, temporal lobe
The thinking brain - Answer>>Cerebral cortex
Nurse Practitioner
Final Exam 2024 Prep Questions and Answers
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR) - Answer>>The risk in a control
group minus the risk in a treatment group
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
, Hippocampus key functions - Answer>>Involved in memory and
converting short-term memory into long-term memory, learning
Hippocampus effects of damage - Answer>>Impaired memory
and attention
Hippocampus specific psychiatric conditions - Answer>>PTSD,
Alzheimer's, dementia, and major depression
Thalamus key functions - Answer>>-relay station that connects
the cortex to the limbic system for sensory information
-Influences affect, mood, and body movements associated with
strong emotion
Thalamus effects of damage - Answer>>impairment when
people are overwhelmed with information
Thalamus specific psychiatric conditions -
Answer>>Schizophrenia, PTSD, memory problems
Hypothalamus key functions - Answer>>maintains homeostasis,
controls basic needs (eating, drinking, temperature regulation,
sleep-wake cycle)
Hypothalamus specific psychiatric conditions -
Answer>>Depression, anorexia, violence
Hypothalamus effects of damage - Answer>>disturbed sleep,
eating, changes in body temperature, emotional instability
Cerebral Cortex - Answer>>frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital
lobe, temporal lobe
The thinking brain - Answer>>Cerebral cortex
