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PMHNP-BC Exam Questions andAnswers 2024
A patient with bulimia nervosa is being treated by a PMHNP. Which of
the following is the first-line pharmacotherapy for bulimia nervosa? -
correct answer ✅A) antidepressants
Which of the following conditions is least likely to produce similar
symptoms to a panic attack? -
correct answer ✅A) MDD
Statistically, gambling disorder is most prevalent among which of the
following ethnic/racial groups? -
correct answer ✅D) African AMericans
Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as having: -
correct answer ✅A) Dramatic and affective instability
Cluster A personality disorders are characterized as having: -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅D) the ability to make informed decision about tx
options
,PMHNP-BC Exam Questions and
Answers 2024
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: -
correct 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?
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correct 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? -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅A) stage 5
, PMHNP-BC Exam Questions and
Answers 2024
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: -
correct 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? -
correct 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? -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅C) fortune telling
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