ANCC PMHNP CERTIFICATION
REVIEW 2025
ANCC PMHNP Certification Review 2025 –
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam
Guide with DSM-5 Diagnoses, Psych Meds, Clinical
Judgment, NGN Questions & 100% Board-Ready
Content
,ANCC PMHNP
Purpose of Dopamine
Inhibition of prolactin production
Sleep
Learning
Attention
Pleasure and reward
Movement
Memory
Mood
What term best describes the reelationship between an individual's health and a number of
other variables, including the amoutn of healthcare consumed?
Health production function- math expression that shows the relationship between an individual's
health and a number of other variables.
How much time should you allow for Celexa to provide its initial therapeutic effect and the
patient to see an improvement in symptoms?
4-6 weeks
Clients have what rights?
Right to privacy and confidentiality
Right to least restrictive treatment measures
Right to consent and withdraw consent at any given time
Which inferential statistic determines whether the means of 2 groups are statistically
different from each other?
t-test
enables one to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone
(ANOVA tests the difference among 3 or more groups, Pearson's r correlation- tests the
relationship between 2 variables, probability-likelihood, p value- probability of a particular result
occurring by chance)
What symptoms would a patient exhibit if they were experiencing an excess serotonin?
Restlessness, agitation, myoclonus, vital sign abnormalilties
What term descries a colletion of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts around a
common interest and seek to influence policymakers?
Special interest group.
,What are 3 phases of a therapeutic relationship between NP and pt?
1. Intro
2. Working-
3. Termination
The following describes what stage of a therapeutic relationship? Clarifying patient
expectations, ID goals, treatment plan, preventative healthcare, measuring outcomes of
care, reprioritizing plan
Working phase
Which type of family therapy uses genograms, structural mapping, emphasizes
understanding to produce change in the family structure.
Structural family therapy
Symptoms of exess GABA
excess sleepiness, increased blood pressure, shallow breathing
Symptoms of insufficient GABA
Sz, trouble concentrating, insomnia, depression, anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 14-17 indicates what?
Mild Anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 18-24 indicates what?
Moderate Anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 25-30 indicates what?
Severe Anxiety
When would you not use seclusion and restraint?
Extremely unstable medical or psychiatric conditions
Delirious or demented patients unable to tolerate decreased stimulation
Overtly suicidal patients
When should you use seclusions and restraint?
Prevent significant disruption to treatment program or physical surroundings
Decrease sensory overstimulation
What is the difference between pharmacokinetics, and pharmaodynamics?
, pharmacokinetics is whatthe body does to drugs, pharmacodynamics is what the drug does to the
body
Problems with the frontal lobe could lead to what
personality changes
problems with the temporal lobe can lead to
aphasia and amnesia
problems with the occipital lobe can lead to
visual field defects
problems with the parietal lobe can lead to
densory perceptual disturbances and agnosia
This type of advanced nurse evaluates, diagnoses, and treats a wide range of medical
conditions
nurse practitioner
This type of advanced practice nurse consults researches educates and coordinates care
Clinical nurse specialist
This type of advnaced practice nurse provides well-woman gyno care, management
pregnancy, child birth, antipartum post partum.
Nurse midwife
According to Piaget wat what cognitive stage do children develop object permanence?
sensorimotor
Occurs when a patient is unabe to see others as somethimes good sometimes bad
splitting
what is the therapeautic dose of riseridone for an adolescent?
3 mg
What core comopetency is the NP demonstrating when she evaluates the appropriate use of
seclusion and restraints?
NP core competency: Quality
What core competency is the NP demonstrating when participating in a special interest
group?
REVIEW 2025
ANCC PMHNP Certification Review 2025 –
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam
Guide with DSM-5 Diagnoses, Psych Meds, Clinical
Judgment, NGN Questions & 100% Board-Ready
Content
,ANCC PMHNP
Purpose of Dopamine
Inhibition of prolactin production
Sleep
Learning
Attention
Pleasure and reward
Movement
Memory
Mood
What term best describes the reelationship between an individual's health and a number of
other variables, including the amoutn of healthcare consumed?
Health production function- math expression that shows the relationship between an individual's
health and a number of other variables.
How much time should you allow for Celexa to provide its initial therapeutic effect and the
patient to see an improvement in symptoms?
4-6 weeks
Clients have what rights?
Right to privacy and confidentiality
Right to least restrictive treatment measures
Right to consent and withdraw consent at any given time
Which inferential statistic determines whether the means of 2 groups are statistically
different from each other?
t-test
enables one to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone
(ANOVA tests the difference among 3 or more groups, Pearson's r correlation- tests the
relationship between 2 variables, probability-likelihood, p value- probability of a particular result
occurring by chance)
What symptoms would a patient exhibit if they were experiencing an excess serotonin?
Restlessness, agitation, myoclonus, vital sign abnormalilties
What term descries a colletion of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts around a
common interest and seek to influence policymakers?
Special interest group.
,What are 3 phases of a therapeutic relationship between NP and pt?
1. Intro
2. Working-
3. Termination
The following describes what stage of a therapeutic relationship? Clarifying patient
expectations, ID goals, treatment plan, preventative healthcare, measuring outcomes of
care, reprioritizing plan
Working phase
Which type of family therapy uses genograms, structural mapping, emphasizes
understanding to produce change in the family structure.
Structural family therapy
Symptoms of exess GABA
excess sleepiness, increased blood pressure, shallow breathing
Symptoms of insufficient GABA
Sz, trouble concentrating, insomnia, depression, anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 14-17 indicates what?
Mild Anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 18-24 indicates what?
Moderate Anxiety
A Hamilton Anxiety score of 25-30 indicates what?
Severe Anxiety
When would you not use seclusion and restraint?
Extremely unstable medical or psychiatric conditions
Delirious or demented patients unable to tolerate decreased stimulation
Overtly suicidal patients
When should you use seclusions and restraint?
Prevent significant disruption to treatment program or physical surroundings
Decrease sensory overstimulation
What is the difference between pharmacokinetics, and pharmaodynamics?
, pharmacokinetics is whatthe body does to drugs, pharmacodynamics is what the drug does to the
body
Problems with the frontal lobe could lead to what
personality changes
problems with the temporal lobe can lead to
aphasia and amnesia
problems with the occipital lobe can lead to
visual field defects
problems with the parietal lobe can lead to
densory perceptual disturbances and agnosia
This type of advanced nurse evaluates, diagnoses, and treats a wide range of medical
conditions
nurse practitioner
This type of advanced practice nurse consults researches educates and coordinates care
Clinical nurse specialist
This type of advnaced practice nurse provides well-woman gyno care, management
pregnancy, child birth, antipartum post partum.
Nurse midwife
According to Piaget wat what cognitive stage do children develop object permanence?
sensorimotor
Occurs when a patient is unabe to see others as somethimes good sometimes bad
splitting
what is the therapeautic dose of riseridone for an adolescent?
3 mg
What core comopetency is the NP demonstrating when she evaluates the appropriate use of
seclusion and restraints?
NP core competency: Quality
What core competency is the NP demonstrating when participating in a special interest
group?
