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PMHNP Exam Reported 150 Questions and
Answers(2026) VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
What is dissemination? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Getting the research information out to those
who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inducer -->will lower dose of
Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - CORRECT ANSWER>>There IS a difference but you say there
isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? - CORRECT ANSWER>>There is NO difference but you say
there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Cognitive impairment secondary to
depression that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be
eliminated from the body.
,2
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low
doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Serotonin Syndrome as it is very
serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - CORRECT ANSWER>>HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER>>With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1st degree -
mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking,
stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Basal Ganglia Occipito-
Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>You will need to decreases the
level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs - CORRECT
,3
ANSWER>>Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression,
anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - CORRECT ANSWER>>CKBB, CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle damage? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER>>0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Topamax
KCL
Zonegran
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their shoulders? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>CN XI - Spinal Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Self-Report - 0-
63
0-13 - minimal
14-19 - mild
20-28 - moderate
29-63 - severe
What is sensitivity? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Helps rule-out disease = True Positive = Snout
What is specificity? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Helps rule-in disease = True Negative = Spin
, 4
What does a sed rate measure? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inflammation (ESR - Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have descended in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? - CORRECT ANSWER>>0-22 males
0-29 females
What is a retic count? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Measures % of reticulocytes in blood (immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being produced by bone marrow.
What does a decreased retic count indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Anemia - acute or chronic
bleeding
What does an increased retic count indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Bone marrow disorder or
Vitamin Deficiency
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in general? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Doesn't diagnose
anything. First step is ID source of the issue.
What happens when you mix tegretol and macrolides? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Increase tegretol
levels.
What happens if a pregnant women takes Accutane? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Birth defects.
What labs do you get with RA? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Sed rate, RF, ANA, C reactive protein,
CBC, CMP, CRP - helps confirm diagnosis.
CRP and ESR are both increased in RA but NOT in osteoarthritis.
Where does the NP Code of Ethics come from? - CORRECT ANSWER>>ANA
When do you assume informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Unconscious
Incompetent
Life Threatening Situation
What are the legal ramifications of treating w/o informed consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Same as with informed consent
Who can declare a patient incompetent and appoint a guardian? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Only a
court
PMHNP Exam Reported 150 Questions and
Answers(2026) VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
What is dissemination? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Getting the research information out to those
who need to know it!
Publication - highest level
Presenting at National Conference
Presenting at Local Conference
Journal Club where one person reviews an article
What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Moderate cognitive impairment
What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inducer -->will lower dose of
Lamictal and BCP's
What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal
What is a Type I research error? - CORRECT ANSWER>>There IS a difference but you say there
isn't a difference.
What is a Type II research error? - CORRECT ANSWER>>There is NO difference but you say
there is a difference.
What is pseudo-dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Cognitive impairment secondary to
depression that clears when treated in the elderly. Dementia won't improve.
Is it normal for a 1 month old to have a palmar grasp? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Yes.
What is a drug 1/2 life? - CORRECT ANSWER>>The time it takes for 50% of a drug to be
eliminated from the body.
,2
What 3 atypicals can be used with teens? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel - low
doses
What is a risk of using Tramadol? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Serotonin Syndrome as it is very
serotonergic.
What is the allele seen in Asians that increase the risk of SJS? - CORRECT ANSWER>>HLAB-1502
When might you see toxic epidermal necrolysis? - CORRECT ANSWER>>With worsening of SJS
How many generations do you include for a genogram? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1st degree -
mother, father, siblings
2nd degree - grandparents & cousins
3rd degree -
What does messenger RNA code for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Amino Acids
What is epigenetics? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Factors that affect genes - environmental, smoking,
stress, etc...
What part of the brain is involved with OCD? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Basal Ganglia Occipito-
Frontal
What happens to the brain during adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Dendritic pruning
Emotions are controlled by amygdala
By adulthood, PFC involved as well
When do males typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>10-25 yo
When do females typically present with schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>25-35 yo
What does Erythromycin to trileptal? - CORRECT ANSWER>>You will need to decreases the
level because Trileptal(inducer) and erythromycin is a inhibitor
ACE Inhibitors are the drug of choice for what? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Heart Failure
HTN
What are some psychiatric side effects seen with some asthma drugs - CORRECT
,3
ANSWER>>Leukotriene receptor agonists - singulair, accolade, zyflo = agitation, aggression,
anxiety, hallucinations, depression, insomnia, SI, tremor
What should you watch for with Tegretol? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Agranulocytosis and
Hyponatremia
What are the 3 CK muscle enzyme tests? - CORRECT ANSWER>>CKBB, CKMM, CKMB
Which one of the 3 muscle enzymes are related to cardiac muscle damage? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>CKMB
What is the risk of a seriously elevated CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Polymyositis
Rhabdo
What is a normal CKMB? - CORRECT ANSWER>>0.3 mcg/L
What psychoactives does Detrol interact with? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Topamax
KCL
Zonegran
What CN are you assessing when you have the patient shrug their shoulders? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>CN XI - Spinal Accessory
What do you see in labs with HIV & Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>CD4 <200
Viral Load is high
<20% get it with antiretroviral treatment
What is the scoring with the Beck Depression Inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Self-Report - 0-
63
0-13 - minimal
14-19 - mild
20-28 - moderate
29-63 - severe
What is sensitivity? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Helps rule-out disease = True Positive = Snout
What is specificity? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Helps rule-in disease = True Negative = Spin
, 4
What does a sed rate measure? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Inflammation (ESR - Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate) = distance in mm RBC's have descended in 1 hour.
What is a normal sed rate or ESR? - CORRECT ANSWER>>0-22 males
0-29 females
What is a retic count? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Measures % of reticulocytes in blood (immature
RBC's) Indicates whether enough RBC's are being produced by bone marrow.
What does a decreased retic count indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Anemia - acute or chronic
bleeding
What does an increased retic count indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Bone marrow disorder or
Vitamin Deficiency
What does an abnormal retic ount indicate in general? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Doesn't diagnose
anything. First step is ID source of the issue.
What happens when you mix tegretol and macrolides? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Increase tegretol
levels.
What happens if a pregnant women takes Accutane? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Birth defects.
What labs do you get with RA? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Sed rate, RF, ANA, C reactive protein,
CBC, CMP, CRP - helps confirm diagnosis.
CRP and ESR are both increased in RA but NOT in osteoarthritis.
Where does the NP Code of Ethics come from? - CORRECT ANSWER>>ANA
When do you assume informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Unconscious
Incompetent
Life Threatening Situation
What are the legal ramifications of treating w/o informed consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Same as with informed consent
Who can declare a patient incompetent and appoint a guardian? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Only a
court
