ANCC REVIEW QUESTIONS (PMHNP IQ)
BANK ANSWERED ALL CORRECTLY
ANSWERED; LATEST UPDATED 2025.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administer what two major public
insurance programs? Correct Answer: Medicaid and Medicare
How is Medicaid funded? Correct Answer: by both federal and state tax dollars Who is eligible
for Medicaid? Correct Answer: Low-income children
Low-income pregnant women
Elderly and disabled individuals who qualify for the Supplemental Security Income Program
How is Medicare funded? Correct Answer: by federal tax dollars
Who is eligible for Medicare? Correct Answer: The elderly age 65 and older having worked 40
quarters and paid Medicare taxes
Certain younger individuals with disabilities
Individuals with end-stage renal disease Individuals in
need of a kidney transplant
Individuals receiving Social Security Disability and who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
What is covered under Medicare Part A? Correct Answer: hospitalization (up to 90 days),
skilled nursing facility (up to 100 days), hospice (up to 6 months for terminally ill), and some
home health care
What is covered under Medicare Part B? Correct Answer: ambulatory practitioner service;
physical, occupational, and speech therapy; medical equipment; diagnostic tests; and some
preventative care
What is Medicare Part C? Correct Answer: Medicare Advantage; optional coverage for
beneficiaries who can choose to receive all of their health care services through one of
the provider organizations covered under the Medicare Advantage Plan
What is Medicare Part D? Correct Answer: optional coverage for outpatient pharmaceuticals;
prescription drug coverage program available to all Medicare beneficiaries. Private
companies approved by Medicare provide the coverage.
,What service is guaranteed to be covered by Medicaid? Correct Answer: family planning
services
Other services covered under Medicaid include:
inpatient medical hospitalizations outpatient
services home health services home health
aides
skilled nursing facilities services for those age 21 and older services
rendered by NPs and nurse midwives medical
supplies for use in-home
pregnancy-related services up to 60 days
postpartum Correct Answer: vision care
eyeglasses
dental care What services may not be covered under Medicaid?
dentures hearing
exams hearing
aides
routine physical
exams
health alliance Correct Answer: public agency that uses its
inpatient psychiatric
bargaining power to negotiate competitive prices for health
hospitalizations
insurance from the private insurance market
special interest agency Correct Answer: group of people seeking or receiving special advantages
through political lobbying
public interest groups Correct Answer: promote issues of general public concern
political action committee Correct Answer: an organization that raises money privately to
influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level
preventative factors Correct Answer: factors that prevent or protect the person from developing
a psychiatric condition or disorder
What are the 3 categories of preventative factors? Correct Answer: biological, psychological,
social
, Correct Answer: Without a history of mental illness in the
family
Healthy nutritionalBiological preventative factors
status
Good general
health
Correct Answer: Good self-esteem Good self-
Psychological preventative factors concept
Internal locus of control
Healthy ego defenses
Correct Answer: Low-stress occupation Higher
socioeconomic Social preventative factors
status
Higher level of
education
What is a risk closely associated with lamotrigine? Correct Answer:
Stevens- Johnson syndrome
- a serious, life-threatening side effect in which a painful burning rash appears
Treatment: discontinue medication immediately; patient should report to ER for stabilization
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve which psychosocial stage is associated with later
development of conversion disorder? Correct Answer: Initiative vs. Guilt
Failure to successfully resolve the psychosocial stage Initiative vs Guilt is associated
with later development of this psychopathology
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the Trust vs Mistrust psychosocial stage is
associated with later development of what? Correct Answer: psychosis, addictions,
depression
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt psychosocial stage Correct Answer: paranoia, obsession, is
associated with later development of what?
compulsions, and impulsivity
, According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the Industry vs
Inferiority psychosocial stage is associated Correct Answer: creativewith later
development of what? inhibition
What are Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development? Correct Answer: Trust vs
Mistrust: birth to 12-18 months
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt: 12-18 months to 3 years Initiative
vs Guilt: 3 to 5-6 years
Industry vs Inferiority: 5-6 years to adolescence Identity vs
Role Confusion: adolescence to adulthood Intimacy vs
Isolation: adulthood
Generativity vs Stagnation: middle adulthood Ego
Integrity vs Despair: late adulthood
Trust vs Mistrust Correct Answer: Erikson's first stage during the first year of life, infants learn
to trust when they are cared for in a consistent warm manner birth to 12-18 months
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt Correct Answer: 12-18 months to 3 years Erikson's stage in
which a toddler learns to exercise will and to do things independently; failure to do so causes
shame and doubt
Failure to resolve the Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt phase can lead to what? Correct Answer:
the development of paranoia, obsessions, compulsions
Initiative vs Guilt Correct Answer: 3 to 5-6 years
Erikson's third stage in which the child finds independence in planning, playing and other
activities
Failure to resolve the Initiative vs. Guilt stage can lead to the development of what? Correct
Answer: conversion disorder, phobias, and psychosomatic disorders
Industry vs Inferiority Correct Answer: 5-6 years to adolescence
Erikson's fourth stage of identity typically occurs between the ages of 7-13; when a child
successfully navigates this stage, they develop competency and learn to be productive
Failure to resolve the Industry vs. Inferiority stage can contribute to what? Correct Answer:
creative inhibition
BANK ANSWERED ALL CORRECTLY
ANSWERED; LATEST UPDATED 2025.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administer what two major public
insurance programs? Correct Answer: Medicaid and Medicare
How is Medicaid funded? Correct Answer: by both federal and state tax dollars Who is eligible
for Medicaid? Correct Answer: Low-income children
Low-income pregnant women
Elderly and disabled individuals who qualify for the Supplemental Security Income Program
How is Medicare funded? Correct Answer: by federal tax dollars
Who is eligible for Medicare? Correct Answer: The elderly age 65 and older having worked 40
quarters and paid Medicare taxes
Certain younger individuals with disabilities
Individuals with end-stage renal disease Individuals in
need of a kidney transplant
Individuals receiving Social Security Disability and who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
What is covered under Medicare Part A? Correct Answer: hospitalization (up to 90 days),
skilled nursing facility (up to 100 days), hospice (up to 6 months for terminally ill), and some
home health care
What is covered under Medicare Part B? Correct Answer: ambulatory practitioner service;
physical, occupational, and speech therapy; medical equipment; diagnostic tests; and some
preventative care
What is Medicare Part C? Correct Answer: Medicare Advantage; optional coverage for
beneficiaries who can choose to receive all of their health care services through one of
the provider organizations covered under the Medicare Advantage Plan
What is Medicare Part D? Correct Answer: optional coverage for outpatient pharmaceuticals;
prescription drug coverage program available to all Medicare beneficiaries. Private
companies approved by Medicare provide the coverage.
,What service is guaranteed to be covered by Medicaid? Correct Answer: family planning
services
Other services covered under Medicaid include:
inpatient medical hospitalizations outpatient
services home health services home health
aides
skilled nursing facilities services for those age 21 and older services
rendered by NPs and nurse midwives medical
supplies for use in-home
pregnancy-related services up to 60 days
postpartum Correct Answer: vision care
eyeglasses
dental care What services may not be covered under Medicaid?
dentures hearing
exams hearing
aides
routine physical
exams
health alliance Correct Answer: public agency that uses its
inpatient psychiatric
bargaining power to negotiate competitive prices for health
hospitalizations
insurance from the private insurance market
special interest agency Correct Answer: group of people seeking or receiving special advantages
through political lobbying
public interest groups Correct Answer: promote issues of general public concern
political action committee Correct Answer: an organization that raises money privately to
influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level
preventative factors Correct Answer: factors that prevent or protect the person from developing
a psychiatric condition or disorder
What are the 3 categories of preventative factors? Correct Answer: biological, psychological,
social
, Correct Answer: Without a history of mental illness in the
family
Healthy nutritionalBiological preventative factors
status
Good general
health
Correct Answer: Good self-esteem Good self-
Psychological preventative factors concept
Internal locus of control
Healthy ego defenses
Correct Answer: Low-stress occupation Higher
socioeconomic Social preventative factors
status
Higher level of
education
What is a risk closely associated with lamotrigine? Correct Answer:
Stevens- Johnson syndrome
- a serious, life-threatening side effect in which a painful burning rash appears
Treatment: discontinue medication immediately; patient should report to ER for stabilization
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve which psychosocial stage is associated with later
development of conversion disorder? Correct Answer: Initiative vs. Guilt
Failure to successfully resolve the psychosocial stage Initiative vs Guilt is associated
with later development of this psychopathology
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the Trust vs Mistrust psychosocial stage is
associated with later development of what? Correct Answer: psychosis, addictions,
depression
According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt psychosocial stage Correct Answer: paranoia, obsession, is
associated with later development of what?
compulsions, and impulsivity
, According to Erik Erikson, failure to resolve the Industry vs
Inferiority psychosocial stage is associated Correct Answer: creativewith later
development of what? inhibition
What are Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development? Correct Answer: Trust vs
Mistrust: birth to 12-18 months
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt: 12-18 months to 3 years Initiative
vs Guilt: 3 to 5-6 years
Industry vs Inferiority: 5-6 years to adolescence Identity vs
Role Confusion: adolescence to adulthood Intimacy vs
Isolation: adulthood
Generativity vs Stagnation: middle adulthood Ego
Integrity vs Despair: late adulthood
Trust vs Mistrust Correct Answer: Erikson's first stage during the first year of life, infants learn
to trust when they are cared for in a consistent warm manner birth to 12-18 months
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt Correct Answer: 12-18 months to 3 years Erikson's stage in
which a toddler learns to exercise will and to do things independently; failure to do so causes
shame and doubt
Failure to resolve the Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt phase can lead to what? Correct Answer:
the development of paranoia, obsessions, compulsions
Initiative vs Guilt Correct Answer: 3 to 5-6 years
Erikson's third stage in which the child finds independence in planning, playing and other
activities
Failure to resolve the Initiative vs. Guilt stage can lead to the development of what? Correct
Answer: conversion disorder, phobias, and psychosomatic disorders
Industry vs Inferiority Correct Answer: 5-6 years to adolescence
Erikson's fourth stage of identity typically occurs between the ages of 7-13; when a child
successfully navigates this stage, they develop competency and learn to be productive
Failure to resolve the Industry vs. Inferiority stage can contribute to what? Correct Answer:
creative inhibition
