(PASSED) PRACTICE PMHNP-BC EXAM
QUESTIONS 2023-2024 SCORED A+
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of the
following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa? Answer - A)
antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar symptoms to
a panic attack? Answer - A) MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the following
ethnic/racial groups? Answer - D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: Answer - A)
Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: Answer - 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?
Answer - 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: Answer - 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? Answer - 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? Answer - B) breast bud stage with elevation of
breast and papilla
stage of tanner's development: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and
papilla Answer - 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: Answer - 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? Answer - C) mixed delirium
Which of the following would be an appropriate early intervention strategy for
a community mental health clinic to target personality disorders? Answer - A)
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