PMHNP Exam Reported Questions and
Answers 2024
*SIGECAPS*rofrDepressionr-rcorrectranswers--Sleep
Interest
Guilt
Energy
Concentrationr
Appetite
psychomotorrretardationr
Suicide
^rprolactinr-rcorrectranswers--stoprprolactin
13ryearroldrwantrtorsmoker-rcorrectranswers--askrhimrofrhisrplanrtorstoprsmoking
14ryearroldrgirlrclenchingrherrteethr-rcorrectranswers--CranialrNerverV-Trigeminalrnerve
16ryearroldrfallsrwithrtherwrongrcrowdr-rcorrectranswers--Conductrdisorder
16ryearroldrrefusertreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--Sendrtorpsychrspecialistrforractingroutrkids
16ryearroldrshowsruprwithrmotherrforrfirstrtherapyrisr-rcorrectranswers--
confidentialrmomrsitsrinrlobby
3ryearroldrmasturbates,rplaysrwithrself,rsaysrnaughtrthingsr-rcorrectranswers--
normalrforrPiaget
5ryearroldrtellsrurhisrbrotherrsodomizedrhimr-rcorrectranswers--
Tellrmomrdon'trleaverhimralonerwithrpatientrandrcallrCPSrimplementrcrisis
Armanrstatesrhisrwiferwasrsorgoodrifrhercouldronlyrberlikerher.rwhatrisrthisr-rcorrectranswers--
Intellectualization
orrdeflecting
Arptrstatesrthatrsherhasrbeenrraped.rWhatrdoryourdor-rcorrectranswers--ensurersafety
ACErinhibitorsr-rcorrectranswers--HTN
ACErInhibitorsrarertherdrugrofrchoicerforrwhat?r-rcorrectranswers--HeartrFailure
HTN
AcuterStressrDisorderr(ASD)r-rcorrectranswers--canrber2-4rweeksr
,ardisorderrresultingrfromrexposurertorarmajorrstressor,rwithrsymptomsrofranxiety,rdissociatio
n,rrecurringrnightmares,rsleeprdisturbances,rproblemsrinrconcentration,randrmomentsrinrwh
ichrpeoplerseemrtor"relive"rthereventrinrdreamsrandrflashbacksrforrasrlongrasr1rmonthrfollowi
ngrtherevent
ADPIEr-rNursingrProcessr-rcorrectranswers--Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Adultrpanicrdisorderr-rcorrectranswers--Buspar
Aggressiverpatientrgiver-rcorrectranswers--IMrgeodon
agoraphobiar-rcorrectranswers--fearrofropenrspaces
Agoraphobiartreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--*BZDs*r-rshortrtermrsymptomrrelief
*SSRIs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
fluoxetiner(Prozac)
paroxetiner(Paxil)
sertraliner(Zoloft)
*SNRIs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
venlafaxiner(Effexor)
*TCAs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
imipramine
Alprostadilr(PGE1)r-rcorrectranswers--•rDuctal-
dependentrCongenitalrHeartrDiseaser(allrforms)
•r0.05-0.1rµg/kg/minrIV/IOrinfusionrinitially,rthenr0.01-0.05rµg/kg/minrIV/IO
Amgdylar-rcorrectranswers--Fear,rAnxiety,randrAggression
Amygdalar-rcorrectranswers--
Arlimbicrsystemrstructurerinvolvedrinrmemoryrandremotion,ranxiety,rparticularlyrfearrandragg
ression.
Anorexiar-rcorrectranswers--Setruprfamilyrtherapy
AnorexiaradmissionrCriteriarforrhospitalizationrincludes:r-rcorrectranswers--
weightrlossroverr30%roverr6rmonths,rsevererhypothermiar(temperaturerlowerrthanr36°Crorr9
6.8°F),rheartrraterlessrthanr40rbeatsrperrminute,rsystolicrbloodrpressurerlessrthanr70rmmrHg,
randrhypokalemiar(lessrthanr3rmEq/L).
, anorexiarnervosar-rcorrectranswers--BMIrlessrthanr18.5
anreatingrdisorderrinrwhichranrirrationalrfearrofrweightrgainrleadsrpeoplertorstarverthemselve
s
ANOVAr(analysisrofrvariance)r-rcorrectranswers--3rORrMORE
anrinferentialrstatisticalrtestrforrcomparingrthermeansrofrthreerorrmorergroups
antidepressantrtakesr-rcorrectranswers--5rweeks
Apoptosisr-rcorrectranswers--cellrdeathrinraging/elderly
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
anrorganizationalrchangerphilosophyrandrprocessrbuildingrorganizationsraroundrwhatrwork
s,rratherrthanrfocusingronrandrtryingrtorfixrwhatrdoesn'trwork
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
anrorganizationalrchangerstrategyrthatrdirectsrthergroup'srattentionrawayrfromritsrownrprobl
emsrandrfocusesrparticipantsronrthergroup'srpotentialrandrpositiverelements
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--Discoveryr(Bestrofrwhatrisr)
Dreamr(WishesrorrdreamsrofrOrg)
Designr(Deciderwhatryourwantrtorchange)
Destinyr(Makeritrhappen,rImplentingrChange)
AppreciativerInquiryr(AI)r-rcorrectranswers--Identifyrtherproblemr
Analyzertherproblemr
GeneraterSolutionsr
ImplementrBestrSolutionsr
Discoveryr(Bestrofrwhatrisr)
Dreamr(WishesrorrdreamsrofrOrg)
Designr(Deciderwhatryourwantrtorchange)
Destinyr(Makeritrhappen,rImplentingrChange)
AssertiverCommunityrTreatmentr(ACT)r-rcorrectranswers--community-
basedrprogramsrthatrprovidermanyrofrtherservicesrthatrarernecessaryrforrsuccessfulrcommu
nityrliving;rincludesrcasermanagement,rproblem-
solving,rsocialrskillsrtraining,rsupport,rteachingronrar24/7rbasis
AssertiverQuestionr(2)r-rcorrectranswers--
User"Irwant",r"Irneed"rorr"Irfeel"rtorconveyrbasicrassertionsrandrgetryourrpointracrossrfirmly.rF
orrexample,r"Irfeelrstronglyrthatrwerneedrtorbringrinrarthirdrpartyrtormediaterthisrdisagreement
."
Answers 2024
*SIGECAPS*rofrDepressionr-rcorrectranswers--Sleep
Interest
Guilt
Energy
Concentrationr
Appetite
psychomotorrretardationr
Suicide
^rprolactinr-rcorrectranswers--stoprprolactin
13ryearroldrwantrtorsmoker-rcorrectranswers--askrhimrofrhisrplanrtorstoprsmoking
14ryearroldrgirlrclenchingrherrteethr-rcorrectranswers--CranialrNerverV-Trigeminalrnerve
16ryearroldrfallsrwithrtherwrongrcrowdr-rcorrectranswers--Conductrdisorder
16ryearroldrrefusertreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--Sendrtorpsychrspecialistrforractingroutrkids
16ryearroldrshowsruprwithrmotherrforrfirstrtherapyrisr-rcorrectranswers--
confidentialrmomrsitsrinrlobby
3ryearroldrmasturbates,rplaysrwithrself,rsaysrnaughtrthingsr-rcorrectranswers--
normalrforrPiaget
5ryearroldrtellsrurhisrbrotherrsodomizedrhimr-rcorrectranswers--
Tellrmomrdon'trleaverhimralonerwithrpatientrandrcallrCPSrimplementrcrisis
Armanrstatesrhisrwiferwasrsorgoodrifrhercouldronlyrberlikerher.rwhatrisrthisr-rcorrectranswers--
Intellectualization
orrdeflecting
Arptrstatesrthatrsherhasrbeenrraped.rWhatrdoryourdor-rcorrectranswers--ensurersafety
ACErinhibitorsr-rcorrectranswers--HTN
ACErInhibitorsrarertherdrugrofrchoicerforrwhat?r-rcorrectranswers--HeartrFailure
HTN
AcuterStressrDisorderr(ASD)r-rcorrectranswers--canrber2-4rweeksr
,ardisorderrresultingrfromrexposurertorarmajorrstressor,rwithrsymptomsrofranxiety,rdissociatio
n,rrecurringrnightmares,rsleeprdisturbances,rproblemsrinrconcentration,randrmomentsrinrwh
ichrpeoplerseemrtor"relive"rthereventrinrdreamsrandrflashbacksrforrasrlongrasr1rmonthrfollowi
ngrtherevent
ADPIEr-rNursingrProcessr-rcorrectranswers--Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Adultrpanicrdisorderr-rcorrectranswers--Buspar
Aggressiverpatientrgiver-rcorrectranswers--IMrgeodon
agoraphobiar-rcorrectranswers--fearrofropenrspaces
Agoraphobiartreatmentr-rcorrectranswers--*BZDs*r-rshortrtermrsymptomrrelief
*SSRIs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
fluoxetiner(Prozac)
paroxetiner(Paxil)
sertraliner(Zoloft)
*SNRIs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
venlafaxiner(Effexor)
*TCAs*r-rlong-termrmaintenance
imipramine
Alprostadilr(PGE1)r-rcorrectranswers--•rDuctal-
dependentrCongenitalrHeartrDiseaser(allrforms)
•r0.05-0.1rµg/kg/minrIV/IOrinfusionrinitially,rthenr0.01-0.05rµg/kg/minrIV/IO
Amgdylar-rcorrectranswers--Fear,rAnxiety,randrAggression
Amygdalar-rcorrectranswers--
Arlimbicrsystemrstructurerinvolvedrinrmemoryrandremotion,ranxiety,rparticularlyrfearrandragg
ression.
Anorexiar-rcorrectranswers--Setruprfamilyrtherapy
AnorexiaradmissionrCriteriarforrhospitalizationrincludes:r-rcorrectranswers--
weightrlossroverr30%roverr6rmonths,rsevererhypothermiar(temperaturerlowerrthanr36°Crorr9
6.8°F),rheartrraterlessrthanr40rbeatsrperrminute,rsystolicrbloodrpressurerlessrthanr70rmmrHg,
randrhypokalemiar(lessrthanr3rmEq/L).
, anorexiarnervosar-rcorrectranswers--BMIrlessrthanr18.5
anreatingrdisorderrinrwhichranrirrationalrfearrofrweightrgainrleadsrpeoplertorstarverthemselve
s
ANOVAr(analysisrofrvariance)r-rcorrectranswers--3rORrMORE
anrinferentialrstatisticalrtestrforrcomparingrthermeansrofrthreerorrmorergroups
antidepressantrtakesr-rcorrectranswers--5rweeks
Apoptosisr-rcorrectranswers--cellrdeathrinraging/elderly
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
anrorganizationalrchangerphilosophyrandrprocessrbuildingrorganizationsraroundrwhatrwork
s,rratherrthanrfocusingronrandrtryingrtorfixrwhatrdoesn'trwork
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--
anrorganizationalrchangerstrategyrthatrdirectsrthergroup'srattentionrawayrfromritsrownrprobl
emsrandrfocusesrparticipantsronrthergroup'srpotentialrandrpositiverelements
AppreciativerInquiryr-rcorrectranswers--Discoveryr(Bestrofrwhatrisr)
Dreamr(WishesrorrdreamsrofrOrg)
Designr(Deciderwhatryourwantrtorchange)
Destinyr(Makeritrhappen,rImplentingrChange)
AppreciativerInquiryr(AI)r-rcorrectranswers--Identifyrtherproblemr
Analyzertherproblemr
GeneraterSolutionsr
ImplementrBestrSolutionsr
Discoveryr(Bestrofrwhatrisr)
Dreamr(WishesrorrdreamsrofrOrg)
Designr(Deciderwhatryourwantrtorchange)
Destinyr(Makeritrhappen,rImplentingrChange)
AssertiverCommunityrTreatmentr(ACT)r-rcorrectranswers--community-
basedrprogramsrthatrprovidermanyrofrtherservicesrthatrarernecessaryrforrsuccessfulrcommu
nityrliving;rincludesrcasermanagement,rproblem-
solving,rsocialrskillsrtraining,rsupport,rteachingronrar24/7rbasis
AssertiverQuestionr(2)r-rcorrectranswers--
User"Irwant",r"Irneed"rorr"Irfeel"rtorconveyrbasicrassertionsrandrgetryourrpointracrossrfirmly.rF
orrexample,r"Irfeelrstronglyrthatrwerneedrtorbringrinrarthirdrpartyrtormediaterthisrdisagreement
."
