ANCC Practice PMHNP Exam Sample
Questions and Answers 2025
Prostate,Amammogram,Alung,Acolorectal,AandAcervicalAcancerAscreeningsAareAallAlistedA
underAwhichAmedicalAcoverage:
MedicareAPartAB
MedicareAPartAC
MedicareAPartAA
MedicareAPartADA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-MedicareAPartAB
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApopulationsAhasAtheAhighestAratesAofAseriousAmentalAillnessesAtoAin
cludeAPTSD,AMDD,ABipolarADisorder,AandAschizophrenia?
CollegeAcampuses
Low-incomeAurbanAareas
MigrantAworkers
PrisonersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Prisoners
TheAgoverningAbodyAresponsibleAforAtheAapprovalAofAnewAdrugsAandAdeterminingAwhenAaA
medicationAcanAbeAsoldAandAbeAavailableAtoAtheApublicAasAeitherAaAprescriptionAorAover-
the-counterAoptionAisAtheA:
CentersAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAServices
FoodAandADrugAAdministration
CentersAforADiseasesAControlAandAPrevention
WorldAHealthAOrganizationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FoodAandADrugAAdministration
WhatAcircumstanceAplacesAhomelessAindividualsAatAaAgreaterAriskAforAexperiencingAviolen
ce,AmedicationAnoncompliance,AandAtreatmentAresistanceAasAcomparedAtoAotherApopulati
ons?
Unemployment
Poverty
NoAobviousArisk
Co-occurringAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Co-occurringAdisorders
AA22-year-
oldAmaleApatientAisAevaluatedAbyAtheApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner.ASheAnot
esAmuscleArigidity,AflatAaffect,AslowedAmotorAresponses,AandAtremors.AUponAfurtherAreview
AofAmedications,AtheAproviderAnotesAthatAtheApatientAisAcurrentlyAtakingA30AmilligramsAofAA
bilifyA(aripiprazole)Adaily.ATheApractitionerAannotatesAtheAphysicalAsignsAasAwhichAclassAofA
extrapyramidalA(EPS)AsideAeffects?
AcuteAdystonia
Akathisia
ParkinsonianAsymptoms
, TardiveAdyskinesiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ParkinsonianAsymptoms
TheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAatAaAlocalAhealthAclinicAisAimplementingAaAqualityAimprove
mentAprojectAtoAassessAcurrentAclinicAservicesAavailableAtoApatients.AWhatAisAanAeffectiveA
planAforAevaluatingAtheAclinic'sAservices:
ConductAanAinitialAsearchAforAepidemiologicalAstudies
ConductAaApatientAsatisfactionAsurvey
ConductAaArootAcauseAanalysis
InterviewApatientAfamilyAmembersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConductAaApatientAsatisfactionAsurvey
WhichAratingAscaleAisAcommonlyAusedAforAtheAmeasurementAofAakathisia?
HAM-A
CTS-R
BARS
MAPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BARS
TheApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAunderstandsAthatAMaslow'sAHierarchyAof
ANeedsAwasAdevelopedAtoAassistAinAcareAplanningAtoAhelpApatientsAobtainAtheirAhighestApot
entialAandAself-fulfillment.AToAachieveAtheAhighestAlevelAofApotential,Alower-
levelAneedsAmustAbeAmet.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAchoicesAareAplacedAinAtheAappropriateAor
derA-AfromAlowestAlevelAtoAhighestAlevelAofAneeds?
Physiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualization
Love/belonging,Aphysiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-
esteem,AandAself-actualization
Physiological,Alove/belonging,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualization
SafetyAandAsecurity,Aphysiological,Alove/belonging,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualizationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Physiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-
esteem,AandAself-actualization
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlaboratoryAfindingsAindicateAanAalcoholAuseAdisorder:
IncreasedAurine,AalkalineAphosphatase,AandAserumAcreatinineAlevels
IncreasedAliverAfunctionAvaluesAandAdecreasedAMCVAwithAnormalAtriglycerideAlevels
ElevatedApotassiumAandAchlorideAlevels
IncreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevelsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IncreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels
TheAmotherAofAaAseven-year-
oldApatientAcallsAtoAinformAyouAthatAsheAhasAconsideredAtheAmedicationAoptionsAforAherAchi
ldAdiagnosedAwithAADHDAandAwouldAlikeAtoAstartAmethylphenidate.AAsAtheAPMHNPAyouAun
derstandAwhatAtoAbeAanAimportantAaspectAofAthisAcareAplan:
HeAmayAneedAadditionalAdosingAdependingAonAhowAheApresentsAlaterAinAtheAday
ThisAchildAisAtooAyoungAforAthisAmedication
ItAisAimportantAtoAfirstAassessAanyAfamilyAhistoryAofAcardiacAeventsAorAillness
Questions and Answers 2025
Prostate,Amammogram,Alung,Acolorectal,AandAcervicalAcancerAscreeningsAareAallAlistedA
underAwhichAmedicalAcoverage:
MedicareAPartAB
MedicareAPartAC
MedicareAPartAA
MedicareAPartADA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-MedicareAPartAB
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApopulationsAhasAtheAhighestAratesAofAseriousAmentalAillnessesAtoAin
cludeAPTSD,AMDD,ABipolarADisorder,AandAschizophrenia?
CollegeAcampuses
Low-incomeAurbanAareas
MigrantAworkers
PrisonersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Prisoners
TheAgoverningAbodyAresponsibleAforAtheAapprovalAofAnewAdrugsAandAdeterminingAwhenAaA
medicationAcanAbeAsoldAandAbeAavailableAtoAtheApublicAasAeitherAaAprescriptionAorAover-
the-counterAoptionAisAtheA:
CentersAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAServices
FoodAandADrugAAdministration
CentersAforADiseasesAControlAandAPrevention
WorldAHealthAOrganizationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FoodAandADrugAAdministration
WhatAcircumstanceAplacesAhomelessAindividualsAatAaAgreaterAriskAforAexperiencingAviolen
ce,AmedicationAnoncompliance,AandAtreatmentAresistanceAasAcomparedAtoAotherApopulati
ons?
Unemployment
Poverty
NoAobviousArisk
Co-occurringAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Co-occurringAdisorders
AA22-year-
oldAmaleApatientAisAevaluatedAbyAtheApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner.ASheAnot
esAmuscleArigidity,AflatAaffect,AslowedAmotorAresponses,AandAtremors.AUponAfurtherAreview
AofAmedications,AtheAproviderAnotesAthatAtheApatientAisAcurrentlyAtakingA30AmilligramsAofAA
bilifyA(aripiprazole)Adaily.ATheApractitionerAannotatesAtheAphysicalAsignsAasAwhichAclassAofA
extrapyramidalA(EPS)AsideAeffects?
AcuteAdystonia
Akathisia
ParkinsonianAsymptoms
, TardiveAdyskinesiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ParkinsonianAsymptoms
TheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAatAaAlocalAhealthAclinicAisAimplementingAaAqualityAimprove
mentAprojectAtoAassessAcurrentAclinicAservicesAavailableAtoApatients.AWhatAisAanAeffectiveA
planAforAevaluatingAtheAclinic'sAservices:
ConductAanAinitialAsearchAforAepidemiologicalAstudies
ConductAaApatientAsatisfactionAsurvey
ConductAaArootAcauseAanalysis
InterviewApatientAfamilyAmembersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConductAaApatientAsatisfactionAsurvey
WhichAratingAscaleAisAcommonlyAusedAforAtheAmeasurementAofAakathisia?
HAM-A
CTS-R
BARS
MAPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BARS
TheApsychiatricAmentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAunderstandsAthatAMaslow'sAHierarchyAof
ANeedsAwasAdevelopedAtoAassistAinAcareAplanningAtoAhelpApatientsAobtainAtheirAhighestApot
entialAandAself-fulfillment.AToAachieveAtheAhighestAlevelAofApotential,Alower-
levelAneedsAmustAbeAmet.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAchoicesAareAplacedAinAtheAappropriateAor
derA-AfromAlowestAlevelAtoAhighestAlevelAofAneeds?
Physiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualization
Love/belonging,Aphysiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-
esteem,AandAself-actualization
Physiological,Alove/belonging,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualization
SafetyAandAsecurity,Aphysiological,Alove/belonging,Aself-esteem,AandAself-actualizationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Physiological,AsafetyAandAsecurity,Alove/belonging,Aself-
esteem,AandAself-actualization
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlaboratoryAfindingsAindicateAanAalcoholAuseAdisorder:
IncreasedAurine,AalkalineAphosphatase,AandAserumAcreatinineAlevels
IncreasedAliverAfunctionAvaluesAandAdecreasedAMCVAwithAnormalAtriglycerideAlevels
ElevatedApotassiumAandAchlorideAlevels
IncreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevelsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IncreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels
TheAmotherAofAaAseven-year-
oldApatientAcallsAtoAinformAyouAthatAsheAhasAconsideredAtheAmedicationAoptionsAforAherAchi
ldAdiagnosedAwithAADHDAandAwouldAlikeAtoAstartAmethylphenidate.AAsAtheAPMHNPAyouAun
derstandAwhatAtoAbeAanAimportantAaspectAofAthisAcareAplan:
HeAmayAneedAadditionalAdosingAdependingAonAhowAheApresentsAlaterAinAtheAday
ThisAchildAisAtooAyoungAforAthisAmedication
ItAisAimportantAtoAfirstAassessAanyAfamilyAhistoryAofAcardiacAeventsAorAillness