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ANCC PMHNP LAB VALUES with complete solution 1. T4, FREE THYROXINE: 0.8-2.8 Increased In Graves Decreased In Hypothyroidism 2. TSH: 2- 10 mu/l Normal values can range from 0.4 - 4.0 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), 3. Calcium, Ca++: 8.8-10.5 <7.0, tetany >11.0, hyperparathyroidism >13.5, hypercalcemic coma, metastatic cancer 4. Sodium, Na+: 135-148 mEq/L 5. hypernatremia: dehydration hypovolemia diabetes insipidus eating too much salt gastroenteritis drugs such...

PMHNP Board Prep 1 – 12 with complete solution 1. symptom presentation: affective, cognitive, physical 2. autosomal dominant: genetic inheritance. will present in more than one gen- eration. 50/50 chance of passing on trait (Huningtons) 3. autosomal recessive: two copies must be present (cystic fibrosis 4. prior to MSE: assessment includes ROS, VS, heart tone, lung sounds, neuro exam, muscle tone, rigidity 5. SLUMS: 11 items. Max 30, 27-30 normal for high school education, 21-60 mild ne...

Sample Test Questions ANCC – PMHNP with complete solution 1. A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: A. has failed to develop clear ego boundaries. B. has failed to master object constancy. C. is employing primitive idealization. D. is employing projective identification.: B. has failed to master object constan-...

PMHNP complete solution 1. Tarasoff v. University of California: To warn potential victim of imminent risk of danger 2. 3. Apraxia: unable to plan or do motor movement 4. Interpersonal Nursing: Hildegard Peplau 5. Deontological Theory: An action is judged as good or bad based on the act itself regardless of the outcomes 6. Teleological Theory: Action is judged as good or bad based on the outcome or consequences 7. Virtue Ethics: Actions are chosen based on the moral virtues or charact...

PMHNP ANCC Exam with complete solution 1. Descriptive Vividness: The researcher describes the data gathering process in sufficient detail that the reader can personally experience it. The data collected, often in the form of personal statements, should be quoted directly and extensively, because this is the raw data from the study. 2. Methodological Congruence: The researcher presents the philosophical and methodological approach used and cites references to support their approach. The...

PMHNP Exam Reported complete solution 1. What is dissemination?: Getting the research information out to those who need to know it! Publication - highest level Presenting at National Conference Presenting at Local Conference Journal Club where one person reviews an article 2. What does a 17 on MMSE mean?: Moderate cognitive impairment 3. What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system?: Inducer -->will lower dose of Lam- ictal and BCP's 4. What do BCP's do to Lamictal?: Inducer - will low...

PMHNP ANCC Exam complete solution 1. Descriptive Vividness: The researcher describes the data gathering process in sufficient detail that the reader can personally experience it. The data collected, often in the form of personal statements, should be quoted directly and extensively, because this is the raw data from the study. 2. Methodological Congruence: The researcher presents the philosophical and methodological approach used and cites references to support their approach. The subjects...

Question Bank for PMHNP Boards What is true of interprofessionality? All health professionals have individual professional competencies What is the significance of an experimental p-value of 0.05 There is a 5% chance of a similar result occurring by chance alone What percentage of children with oppositional defiance disorder will develop conduct disorder? 30% In the DSM-5, selective mutism is now considered what type of disorder? anxiety disorder Symptoms of selective mutism must pers...

PMHNP EXAM BOARDS complete solution 1. What labs are seen with chronic alcoholism: high GGT, low PLT, high MCV 2. What can exogenous steroids do: cause mania 3. what can endogenous steroids do: cause depression 4. what does the HPA axis do: drives the stress response 5. a single pack of cigarettes has how much nicotine in the body: 20mg 6. smoking cigarettes is a what: p450 inducer 7. mother observed child in MVA (frontal lobe) what might she say: I was in shock 8. if patient has strok...

ANCC Certification PMHNP Chapter 7 1. Mood Disorders: Most common psych illnesses 2. Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood: Major Depressive Disorder 3. Often occurs without precipitating event: MDD 4. Object loss theory: Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip 5. Aggression turned inward theory of MDD: Freud 6. Cognitive Theory: Beck 7. Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory: Seligman 8. Genetic predisposition: Strong genetic load for depression for child of de- pressed ...