PMHNP Certification Exam Study Latest

PMHNP Certification Exam Study Latest
4rcomponentsrofrhealthrpolicyr-rcorrectranswers--
Process,rpolicyrreform,rpolicyrenvironment,rpolicyrmakers

4rdimensionsrofrrecoveryr-rcorrectranswers--
Health,rhome,rpurpose,rcommunityr(managerdzrandrberpx/emotionallyrhealthy;rstable/safer
placertorlive;rmeaningfulrdailyractivitiesr-job,rschool,rvolunteer,retc.-
;rrelationships/socialrnetworksrthatrprovidersupport,rfriendship,rlove)

5HTrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--Raphernuclei

Archildrcomesrintortherofficerandrisrpresentingrsexually.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Suspectrsexualrabuse;rsuspicionrisrenoughrtorreport,rcallrCPS

Armotherrtellsryourherr3ryearroldrchildrhasrbeenrtouchingrtheirrgenitals.rWhatrdoryouradviserh
errtordo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nothing,rthisrisrnormalrforrchildrenrthisrage;rmayrexplorergenitals,raskrquestions,rmasturbat
e

Arnativeramericanrpatientrcomesrtortherinpatientrunitrwithrarhealingrstick.rTherstaffrnursertrie
srtortakeritrawayrd/trunitrpolicy.rWhatrdoryourdo?r-rcorrectranswers--
Teachrthernurseraboutrculturalrcompetency,rletrpatientrkeeprit

Arpatientrisrexhibitingrsignsrofrhepatotoxicity.rWhatrisryourrpriorityraction?r-rcorrectranswers-
-d/croffendingragent,rorderrLFTs

Arpatientrprescribedrolanzapinerbeginsrsmokingrduringrtreatment.rHowrshouldryouradjustrth
eirrmedication?r-rcorrectranswers--
Nicotinerisranrinducerrsorneedrtorincreasermedrdosertorreturnrtortherapeuticrlevels

AbnormalitiesrinrthisrpartrofrtherbrainrcauserinattentiverADHD:r-rcorrectranswers--
Prefrontalrcortex

AChrlocationrofrproductionr-rcorrectranswers--NucleusrofrMeynert

ACTrtreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--
AssertivercommunityrtreatmentrforrpatientsrwithrSMI;rintensiverintegratedrapproachrtorcom
munityrmentalrhealthrservices;rpost-
hospitalization,rlessrrestrictiverthanrresidential;rholisticrapproachrtorimproverallraspectsrofrp
atientrlife

acupuncturer-rcorrectranswers--helprw/rpainrandrdep

,Acuterdystoniar-rcorrectranswers--Painful,rstiffrneck

Acuterstressrd/orsxr-rcorrectranswers--
Stressrresponserwithinr4rweeksrofrtraumaticrevent,rlastsrlessrthanr1rmonth.rIfrlastsrgreaterrth
anr1rmonthrlikelyrPTSD.rSx:ranxiety,rinsomnia,rpoorrconcentration,rhelplessness,rfear

Adjustmentrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Emotional,rbxrrxnrtorarstressfulreventrwithinr3rmonthsrofritrhappening;rdepressedrmood,ranxi
ety,rmixedranx/dep,rconduct,rmixedremotions/conduct

ADOS-Gr-rcorrectranswers--AutismrDiagnosticrObservationrScheduler-rGeneric;rASDrscale

AdultsrdiagnosedrwithrbothrADHDrandrdepressionrwouldrbenefitrfromrbeingrprescribed:r-
rcorrectranswers--Wellbutrin




Agertordxrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--18ryearsrold

AgesrtorrememberrforrErikson'srstagesr-rcorrectranswers--1,r3,r6,r12,r20,r35,r65

Akathisiar-rcorrectranswers--motorrrestlessness

AlpharagonistsrclonidinerandrguanfacinerarerFDArapprovedrtortreatrADHDrinrpatientsragesr
___r-rcorrectranswers--6-17

AmphetaminesrarerFDArapprovedrforrchildrenrbeginningratr_ryearsroldr-rcorrectranswers--3

Amygdalarfxr-rcorrectranswers--Survival;rAggression,rfear,ranxiety,remotions

Anteriorrcingulater-rcorrectranswers--
Cognitiverfx/decisionrmaking;rempathy,rimpulsercontrol,remotions

Anytimerarpatientrpresentsrwithrdelirium,rwhatrlabsrshouldryourorder?r-rcorrectranswers--
UArwithrculturerandrspecificityrd/trinfxrbeingrarpotentialrcauserforrdelirium,resprinrolderradults

Apoptosisr-rcorrectranswers--Neuronalrloss/cellrdeath

Appreciativerinquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
Organizationalrchangerapproach,rfocusronrstrengthsrinsteadrofrweaknesses

Arercancerousrnodesrmobile/fixedrandrpainless/painful?r-rcorrectranswers--
Cancerousrnodes:rfixedrandrpainless

aromatherapyr-rcorrectranswers--reducerstress/anxiety

AspectsrofrMSEr-rcorrectranswers--
Consciousness,rorientation,rappearance,rattitude,rattention/concentration,rpsychomotor,re

,yercontact,rspeech,rmood,raffect,rmemory,rintelligence,rthought,rperception,rinsight/judgme
nt,rSI/HI

ASQr-rcorrectranswers--
AgesrandrStagesrQuestionnaire;rdevelopmentrandrsocial/emotionalrscreening

Atrwhatrlevelrisrdepakotertoxic?r-rcorrectranswers-->150

Atrwhatrlevelrisrlithiumrtoxic?r-rcorrectranswers--1.5

Ataquerdernerviosr-rcorrectranswers--
Hispanicrculturalrsyndrome;routrofrconsciousnessrstaterresultingrfromrevilrspirits

AUDITrscreensrforrwhat?r-rcorrectranswers--Alcoholrconsumption

Autonomyr-rcorrectranswers--rightrtorself-determination

Averageragerofronsetrforrschizophreniarinrmenrandrwomenr-rcorrectranswers--Men:r18-25
Women:r25-35

Avoidantrpersonalityrd/or-rcorrectranswers--
Wantrtorsocializerbutrfeelrtheyrcan'trd/trinadequacy;rfearrofrcriticism,rrejection,rdisapproval;rr
eluctantrtorengagerinrnewractivities

Babinskirreflexr-rcorrectranswers--Birth-2ryrs;rsolerofrfootrstroked,rtoesrfanrout

BeckrDepressionrScalermoderaterranger-rcorrectranswers--19-29

Behavioralrtherapyr-rcorrectranswers--
Changermaladaptiverbx;rparticipaterinractiverbxrtechniques:rexposure,rrelaxation,rskillsrtrai
ning,rproblem-solving,rrole-playing,rmodeling

Beneficencer-rcorrectranswers--doingrgood

Benefitsrofrbodyrmassager-rcorrectranswers--
Decreaserstressrbyrloweringrcortisolrlevels,rreducerpainrbyrimprovingrcirculation

Benefitsrofrcasermanagementrapproachr-rcorrectranswers--Optimizerclientrself-
care;rreducerfragmentationrofrcare;rproviderqualityrcareracrossrcontinuum;rimproverQOL;ri
mprovercare/outcomes;rreducerLOS,rincreaserpatient/providerrsatisfaction;rpromotercost-
effectiveruserofrscarcerresources

Benefitsrofrreferringrthoserwithrschizophreniartoranrexerciserprogramr-rcorrectranswers--
Metabolicrbenefits;rimprovesrcognition,rbrainrfx,rqualityrofrlife

, Bestrmedicationsrforrthoserwithr5HT2Crdysfunctionr-rcorrectranswers--
SSRIs,rmirtazapine,rbupropion

Bestrpharmacologicalrtreatmentrforrcomorbidrdepressionrandrfibromyalgiar-
rcorrectranswers--

SNRIr(duloxetine),rTCAs,ralphar2rdeltarligandr(gabapentin,rpregabalin);ralwaysrchooserSN
RIroverrTCArifrpossiblerd/trsafety

Bestrtreatmentrforrdepressionrwithrlowrenergyrandrfatigue?r-rcorrectranswers--
Bupropion;rcontraindicatedrinrthoserwithrseizuresrorrEDrhx

biofeedbackr-rcorrectranswers--learnrhowrtorcontrolrphysiologicalrfx,rreduceranx/stress

BipolarrIrvs.rbipolarrIIr-rcorrectranswers--
BP1:rfullrmaniaratrleastr1rweek,rsevererenoughrtorinterfererw/rfx,rcanrrequirerhospitalization

BP2:rhypomanicrsxratrleastr4rdays,rlessrsevere

Boysragesr9-
16rmayrexperiencerswelling/tendernessrunderrthernipples,rwhichrisrnormalrdevelopment.rW
henrwillrthisrresolve?r-rcorrectranswers--W/inr6rmonths

Brainrareasrimplicatedrinraddictionr-rcorrectranswers--
Hippocampus,rbasalrganglia,ramygdala,rPFC,rorbitofrontalrcortex,rcingulatergyrus,rnucleus
racumbens




Brokenrmirrorrtheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
DysfunctionrofrthermirrorrneuronrsystemrresultsrinrpoorrsocialrinteractionrandrcognitionrinrAS
Drpatients

Carercoordinationr-rcorrectranswers--
Deliberatelyrorganizingrpatientrcareractivities,rsharingrinforamongrallrparticipantsrinrpatient'
srcare;rsaferrandrmorereffective

CaringrTheoryr-rcorrectranswers--
JeanrWatson;rcaringrisressencerofrnursingrandressentialrforrhealthrpromotion/healing;rholist
icrandrgoesrbeyondrpxraspectsrofrcare;rrecognizesrimportancerofrnurturingrmind,rbody,rspirit

Casermanagementrmodelr-rcorrectranswers--
Considersrpatientrandrproviderrsatisfaction,rcostrconsiderationrtorhelprmanageroverallrhealt
h

CBTr-rcorrectranswers--
Replacerirrationalrbeliefsrandrchangerbx;rjournaling,rcognitiverrestructuring,rcognitiverrehea
rsal