ATI EXAM ms
Exam Solution ms
ANCC PMHNP screening tools 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (86
ms ms ms ms ms ms
3CF)
QUESTION 1 ms
AIMS
ANSWER
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older 12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive d
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
yskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
BARS
ANSWER
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older 4 item tool to assess objective and subjective sympto
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ms of akathisia with antipsychotics and/or SSRIs
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
CRS-R
ANSWER
Connors Rating Scales - Revised for 3-
ms ms ms ms ms ms
17 ADHD Parent (80 items) and Teacher Scales (59 items) Low T-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
score of 61= mildly atypical; >70 = markedly atypical Subscales for Oppositional Behaviors, Cognitive
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
Problems, Hyperactivity, ADHD Index, Anxious-Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, DSM-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
IV Subscales and Connors' Global Index
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher ms ms ms ms
, ANSWER
55 parent, 43 teacher items for 6-
ms ms ms ms ms ms
12 Initial assessment rates symptoms and impairment in academic and behavioral performance
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
ASRS-1
ANSWER
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 16 and older Two-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
part Screening Part A: 6 questions, 4 symptoms suggest ADHD Part B: 12 questions to clarify and q
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
uantify
QUESTION 6 ms
AUDIT-C
ANSWER
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test -
ms ms ms ms ms
Consumption, > 13 Documents use and frequency in prior year 0-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
CAGE-AID
ANSWER
IDs problem drinking or druging, 13 and older (C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
opener, AID=altered to include drugs
ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
CRAFFT
ANSWER
6-item screen for alcohol or drugs in adolescents, 14-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
18 (C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T= trouble)
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 9 ms
BAI
ANSWER
Exam Solution ms
ANCC PMHNP screening tools 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (86
ms ms ms ms ms ms
3CF)
QUESTION 1 ms
AIMS
ANSWER
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older 12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive d
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
yskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
BARS
ANSWER
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older 4 item tool to assess objective and subjective sympto
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ms of akathisia with antipsychotics and/or SSRIs
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
CRS-R
ANSWER
Connors Rating Scales - Revised for 3-
ms ms ms ms ms ms
17 ADHD Parent (80 items) and Teacher Scales (59 items) Low T-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
score of 61= mildly atypical; >70 = markedly atypical Subscales for Oppositional Behaviors, Cognitive
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
Problems, Hyperactivity, ADHD Index, Anxious-Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, DSM-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
IV Subscales and Connors' Global Index
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher ms ms ms ms
, ANSWER
55 parent, 43 teacher items for 6-
ms ms ms ms ms ms
12 Initial assessment rates symptoms and impairment in academic and behavioral performance
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
ASRS-1
ANSWER
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 16 and older Two-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
part Screening Part A: 6 questions, 4 symptoms suggest ADHD Part B: 12 questions to clarify and q
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
uantify
QUESTION 6 ms
AUDIT-C
ANSWER
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test -
ms ms ms ms ms
Consumption, > 13 Documents use and frequency in prior year 0-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
CAGE-AID
ANSWER
IDs problem drinking or druging, 13 and older (C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
opener, AID=altered to include drugs
ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
CRAFFT
ANSWER
6-item screen for alcohol or drugs in adolescents, 14-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
18 (C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T= trouble)
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 9 ms
BAI
ANSWER