Practice PMHNP-BC Exam Prep Questions with Answers

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1. A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of
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the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa?: A)
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antidepres- sants
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2. Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
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symp- toms to a panic attack?: A) MDD
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3. Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the fol-
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lowing ethnic/racial groups?: D) African AMericans
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4. Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having:: A) Dramatic
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and affective instability
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5. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having:: B) odd, unusu-
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al, eccentric. and asocial
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6. A PMHNP works in a community mental health clinic and evaluates a pa-
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tient's competency to make decisions about their own treatment.Which of the
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following best describes the concept of competency in mental health care?: D)
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the ability to make informed decision about tx options
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7. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a victim of intimate partner vio-
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lence.Your client states that she had been in the abusive relationship for over
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10 years prior to the perpetrator being arrested and jailed.To better
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establish a diagnosis, you need more information and decide to perform a
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mental status exam on the client.
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Mental status exam findings indicative of abuse include all of the following
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except:: D) having an extroverted personality
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8. A young woman brings her 77-year-old father to a clinic. She believes
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her father has Alzheimer's disease because he has been depressed and
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forget- ful lately. What are the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?:
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C) Mood changes
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9. Tanner Stages define physical measurement in the development of primary
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and secondary sex characteristics in both females and males.What is stage 2
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of a female's breast development?: B) breast bud stage with elevation of
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breast and papilla
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, 10. stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of
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breast and papilla: A) stage 5
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11. You are a new nurse practitioner treating a recently paroled convict.This
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patient has a history of violent abuse of their partners. All of the
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following diagnoses are characteristic of this population except:: D) ODD
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12. 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. On
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assessment, the patient presents with episodes of psychomotor agitation
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and retardation.
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