Practice PMHNP-BC Exam Questions |\ |\ |\ |\
2025 with answers |\ |\
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP.
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Which of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for
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bulimia nervosa? |\
A) antidepressants
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Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
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symptoms to a panic attack?
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A) MDD |\
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which
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of the following ethnic/racial groups?
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D) African AMericans
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Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:
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A) Dramatic and affective instability
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Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:
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B) odd, unusual, eccentric. and asocial
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A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and
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evaluates a patient's competency to make decisions about their
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,own treatment. Which of the following best describes the concept
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of competency in mental health care?
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D) the ability to make informed decision about tx options
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You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate
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partner violence. Your client states that she had been in the
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abusive relationship for over 10 years prior to the perpetrator
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being arrested and jailed. To better establish a diagnosis, you
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need more information and decide to perform a mental status
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exam on the client. |\ |\ |\
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the
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following except: |\
D) having an extroverted personality
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A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She
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believes her father has Alzheimer's disease because he has been
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depressed and forgetful lately. What are the earliest symptoms
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of Alzheimer's disease?
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C) Mood changes
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Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development
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of primary and secondary sex characteristics in both females and
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males. What is stage 2 of a female's breast development?
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B) breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla
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stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation
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of breast and papilla
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A) stage 5|\ |\
, You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled
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convict. This patient has a history of violent abuse of their
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partners. All of the following diagnoses are characteristic of this
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population except: |\
D) ODD |\
A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of
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cognition with inattentiveness and disturbances in consciousness.
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On assessment, the patient presents with episodes of
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psychomotor agitation and retardation. |\ |\ |\
Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC
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should assess them for which of the following diagnoses?
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C) mixed delirium
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Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention
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strategy for a community mental health clinic to target
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personality disorders? |\
A) provide education and guidance to new and expectant parents
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through groups, community education and social outreach
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When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP
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assesses for the presence of cognitive distortions. Which of the
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following is an example of a cognitive distortion?
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C) fortune telling
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fortune telling is also known as:
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C) A&B |\
2025 with answers |\ |\
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bulimia nervosa? |\
A) antidepressants
|\
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
symptoms to a panic attack?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A) MDD |\
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the following ethnic/racial groups?
|\ |\ |\ |\
D) African AMericans
|\ |\
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A) Dramatic and affective instability
|\ |\ |\ |\
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B) odd, unusual, eccentric. and asocial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
evaluates a patient's competency to make decisions about their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,own treatment. Which of the following best describes the concept
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of competency in mental health care?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D) the ability to make informed decision about tx options
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
partner violence. Your client states that she had been in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
abusive relationship for over 10 years prior to the perpetrator
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
being arrested and jailed. To better establish a diagnosis, you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
need more information and decide to perform a mental status
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
exam on the client. |\ |\ |\
Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following except: |\
D) having an extroverted personality
|\ |\ |\ |\
A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
believes her father has Alzheimer's disease because he has been
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depressed and forgetful lately. What are the earliest symptoms
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of Alzheimer's disease?
|\ |\
C) Mood changes
|\ |\
Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of primary and secondary sex characteristics in both females and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
males. What is stage 2 of a female's breast development?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B) breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of breast and papilla
|\ |\ |\
A) stage 5|\ |\
, You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
convict. This patient has a history of violent abuse of their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
partners. All of the following diagnoses are characteristic of this
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
population except: |\
D) ODD |\
A PMH-BC evaluates a 77-year-old man with the rapid onset of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cognition with inattentiveness and disturbances in consciousness.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
On assessment, the patient presents with episodes of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychomotor agitation and retardation. |\ |\ |\
Based on the patient's presentation and symptoms, the PMH-BC
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
should assess them for which of the following diagnoses?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C) mixed delirium
|\ |\
Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
strategy for a community mental health clinic to target
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
personality disorders? |\
A) provide education and guidance to new and expectant parents
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
through groups, community education and social outreach
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When evaluating a patient for anxiety symptoms, a PMHNP
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assesses for the presence of cognitive distortions. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following is an example of a cognitive distortion?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C) fortune telling
|\ |\
fortune telling is also known as:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C) A&B |\
