PMHNP Exam Reported Questions -
*SIGECAPS* of Depression - ANS-Sleep
Interest
Guilt
Energy
Concentration
Appetite
psychomotor retardation
Suicide
^ prolactin - ANS-stop prolactin
13 year old want to smoke - ANS-ask him of his plan to stop smoking
14 year old girl clenching her teeth - ANS-Cranial Nerve V-Trigeminal nerve
16 year old falls with the wrong crowd - ANS-Conduct disorder
16 year old refuse treatment - ANS-Send to psych specialist for acting out kids
16 year old shows up with mother for first therapy is - ANS-confidential mom sits in lobby
3 year old masturbates, plays with self, says naught things - ANS-normal for Piaget
5 year old tells u his brother sodomized him - ANS-Tell mom don't leave him alone with patient and call
CPS implement crisis
,A man states his wife was so good if he could only be like her. what is this - ANS-Intellectualization
or deflecting
A pt states that she has been raped. What do you do - ANS-ensure safety
ACE inhibitors - ANS-HTN
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - ANS-Heart Failure
HTN
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) - ANS-can be 2-4 weeks
a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, dissociation, recurring
nightmares, sleep disturbances, problems in concentration, and moments in which people seem to
"relive" the event in dreams and flashbacks for as long as 1 month following the event
ADPIE - Nursing Process - ANS-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Adult panic disorder - ANS-Buspar
Aggressive patient give - ANS-IM geodon
agoraphobia - ANS-fear of open spaces
Agoraphobia treatment - ANS-*BZDs* - short term symptom relief
,*SSRIs* - long-term maintenance
fluoxetine (Prozac)
paroxetine (Paxil)
sertraline (Zoloft)
*SNRIs* - long-term maintenance
venlafaxine (Effexor)
*TCAs* - long-term maintenance
imipramine
Alprostadil (PGE1) - ANS-• Ductal-dependent Congenital Heart Disease (all forms)
• 0.05-0.1 µg/kg/min IV/IO infusion initially, then 0.01-0.05 µg/kg/min IV/IO
Amgdyla - ANS-Fear, Anxiety, and Aggression
Amygdala - ANS-A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, anxiety, particularly fear
and aggression.
Anorexia - ANS-Set up family therapy
Anorexia admission Criteria for hospitalization includes: - ANS-weight loss over 30% over 6 months,
severe hypothermia (temperature lower than 36°C or 96.8°F), heart rate less than 40 beats per minute,
systolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg, and hypokalemia (less than 3 mEq/L).
anorexia nervosa - ANS-BMI less than 18.5
an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves
ANOVA (analysis of variance) - ANS-3 OR MORE
an inferential statistical test for comparing the means of three or more groups
, antidepressant takes - ANS-5 weeks
Apoptosis - ANS-cell death in aging/elderly
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-an organizational change philosophy and process building organizations
around what works, rather than focusing on and trying to fix what doesn't work
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-an organizational change strategy that directs the group's attention away
from its own problems and focuses participants on the group's potential and positive elements
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-Discovery (Best of what is )
Dream (Wishes or dreams of Org)
Design (Decide what you want to change)
Destiny (Make it happen, Implenting Change)
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) - ANS-Identify the problem
Analyze the problem
Generate Solutions
Implement Best Solutions
Discovery (Best of what is )
Dream (Wishes or dreams of Org)
Design (Decide what you want to change)
Destiny (Make it happen, Implenting Change)
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ANS-community-based programs that provide many of the
services that are necessary for successful community living; includes case management, problem-
solving, social skills training, support, teaching on a 24/7 basis
*SIGECAPS* of Depression - ANS-Sleep
Interest
Guilt
Energy
Concentration
Appetite
psychomotor retardation
Suicide
^ prolactin - ANS-stop prolactin
13 year old want to smoke - ANS-ask him of his plan to stop smoking
14 year old girl clenching her teeth - ANS-Cranial Nerve V-Trigeminal nerve
16 year old falls with the wrong crowd - ANS-Conduct disorder
16 year old refuse treatment - ANS-Send to psych specialist for acting out kids
16 year old shows up with mother for first therapy is - ANS-confidential mom sits in lobby
3 year old masturbates, plays with self, says naught things - ANS-normal for Piaget
5 year old tells u his brother sodomized him - ANS-Tell mom don't leave him alone with patient and call
CPS implement crisis
,A man states his wife was so good if he could only be like her. what is this - ANS-Intellectualization
or deflecting
A pt states that she has been raped. What do you do - ANS-ensure safety
ACE inhibitors - ANS-HTN
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - ANS-Heart Failure
HTN
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) - ANS-can be 2-4 weeks
a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, dissociation, recurring
nightmares, sleep disturbances, problems in concentration, and moments in which people seem to
"relive" the event in dreams and flashbacks for as long as 1 month following the event
ADPIE - Nursing Process - ANS-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Adult panic disorder - ANS-Buspar
Aggressive patient give - ANS-IM geodon
agoraphobia - ANS-fear of open spaces
Agoraphobia treatment - ANS-*BZDs* - short term symptom relief
,*SSRIs* - long-term maintenance
fluoxetine (Prozac)
paroxetine (Paxil)
sertraline (Zoloft)
*SNRIs* - long-term maintenance
venlafaxine (Effexor)
*TCAs* - long-term maintenance
imipramine
Alprostadil (PGE1) - ANS-• Ductal-dependent Congenital Heart Disease (all forms)
• 0.05-0.1 µg/kg/min IV/IO infusion initially, then 0.01-0.05 µg/kg/min IV/IO
Amgdyla - ANS-Fear, Anxiety, and Aggression
Amygdala - ANS-A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, anxiety, particularly fear
and aggression.
Anorexia - ANS-Set up family therapy
Anorexia admission Criteria for hospitalization includes: - ANS-weight loss over 30% over 6 months,
severe hypothermia (temperature lower than 36°C or 96.8°F), heart rate less than 40 beats per minute,
systolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg, and hypokalemia (less than 3 mEq/L).
anorexia nervosa - ANS-BMI less than 18.5
an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves
ANOVA (analysis of variance) - ANS-3 OR MORE
an inferential statistical test for comparing the means of three or more groups
, antidepressant takes - ANS-5 weeks
Apoptosis - ANS-cell death in aging/elderly
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-an organizational change philosophy and process building organizations
around what works, rather than focusing on and trying to fix what doesn't work
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-an organizational change strategy that directs the group's attention away
from its own problems and focuses participants on the group's potential and positive elements
Appreciative Inquiry - ANS-Discovery (Best of what is )
Dream (Wishes or dreams of Org)
Design (Decide what you want to change)
Destiny (Make it happen, Implenting Change)
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) - ANS-Identify the problem
Analyze the problem
Generate Solutions
Implement Best Solutions
Discovery (Best of what is )
Dream (Wishes or dreams of Org)
Design (Decide what you want to change)
Destiny (Make it happen, Implenting Change)
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ANS-community-based programs that provide many of the
services that are necessary for successful community living; includes case management, problem-
solving, social skills training, support, teaching on a 24/7 basis
