ANCC PMHNP NPEXAM REVIEW WITH 241 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
1. What is NOT a sign of delirium?: Loss of cognitive function
2. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner will be prescribing lithium for a
patient with bipolar disorder. He knows that lithium is contraindicated in persons
with certain medical problems. Each of the following is a contraindication for using
lithium except:: chronic respiratory disease
3. Controlled drugs are classified as Schedule I to V. Under which classification would
benzodiazepines like Xanax and Librium fall?: schedule IV
4. Schedule IV drugs have less abuse potential than Schedule III drugs AND: C) A&B
5. All of the following statements in regard to informed consent are true with the
exception of:: Informed consent absolves clinicians from allegations of malpractice.
6. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is explaining to an adult male
patient who has Parkinson's disease that it is related to a deficit of one of the
common central nervous system (CNS) neurotransmitters that regulate the function
of fine muscle action. This neurotransmitter is:: dopamine
7. What has stated that " The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent
permitted by law"?: Patient's Bill of Rights.
8. The right to refuse medication was created by the _____.: AHA
9. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a patient who
experienced a significant event and now forgets each successive event after it
happens. This patient is suffering from a type of amnesia known as:: continuous
amnesia
10. Localized amnesia is for ________: a short time
11. _____ amnesia pertains to a whole lifetime of experiences;: generalized amnesia
12. ______ amnesia occurs for some, but not all events: selective
,13. forgets successive events as they occur, but is alert at the time of the event: C ) A&B
14. Sensations that manifest as tactile sensations of tingling or tickling that have no
physical basis are known as which of the following?: parasthesia
15. is described as unnatural tactile sensations manifested by tingling, tickling or
creeping sensations that have no physical basis.: D) All of the above 16. Alzheimer's
disease accounts for what percentage of old-age dementias?: 70%
17. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner has a 9-year-old male patient who
has been diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder. When deciding which treatment would
be best for this patient, the nurse practitioner eliminates lithium. This is because::
Lithium is not likely to have a positive outcome for patients of this age.
18. Although lithium has a 50 to 80 percent response rate for bipolar I disorder in adults
and adolescents, positive outcomes with lithium in preadolescent bipolar patients
are considerably: C) A&B
19. _____ was the first medication to be approved by the US Federal Drug
Administration (FDA) for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder for youths ages
12-17 years.: A) Lithium
20. what meds are FDA approved for children ages 10-17 with bipolar disorder?: D) all
of the above
21. _______ is approved in children with bipolar disorder 13 to 17 years.: Olanzapine
(Zyprexa)
22. Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic that is approved for bipolar disorder in ages
________: C) A&B
23. For children younger than 10 years with bipolar disorder, the safety and efficacy has
not been established for this drug: Abilify
24. The neuropsychological functioning test that consists of a series of pictures of
relatively ambiguous themes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or
fantasies concerning it, is which of the following?: Thematic Apperception Test
, 25. is a projective psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are
recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms,
or both.: Rorschach test
26. The Rorschach test is used to examine what:: C) A&B
27. _______ is a short and convenient estimate of cognitive functions, principally
attention and working memory.: Trail-Making Test
28. Which of the following is NOT a reason that lithium carbonate is the gold standard
for treating manic episodes?: wide therapeutic window
29. _______________ test is among the most widely used, researched, and taught
projective tests in existence. It consists of a series of pictures of relatively ambiguous
scenes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or fantasies concerning
what is, has, and is going to happen, along with a description of the thoughts and
feelings of the various characters depicted.: C) The Thematic Apperception Test
(TAT)
30. __________ test is a widely used neuropsychological test for the evaluation of
visuospatial constructional ability and visual memory.: The Rey-Osterrieth Complex
Figure Test (ROCF)
31. The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) is used in what dx?: C)
A&B
32 The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a group of children
of alcoholic parents. One of the teenage girls in the group tells you that she would like
to invite her friends for a sleepover but she is afraid to do this because her mother and
father both drink excessively at home. This teenager is having a crisis that would be
classified as:: dispositional
33. the result of the unexpected trauma such as losses, illness or displacement. Because
of the unexpected shock, one typically experiences these events as more stressful.:
Situational crisis
34. Which of the following causes the body to age?: Damage to tissues.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
1. What is NOT a sign of delirium?: Loss of cognitive function
2. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner will be prescribing lithium for a
patient with bipolar disorder. He knows that lithium is contraindicated in persons
with certain medical problems. Each of the following is a contraindication for using
lithium except:: chronic respiratory disease
3. Controlled drugs are classified as Schedule I to V. Under which classification would
benzodiazepines like Xanax and Librium fall?: schedule IV
4. Schedule IV drugs have less abuse potential than Schedule III drugs AND: C) A&B
5. All of the following statements in regard to informed consent are true with the
exception of:: Informed consent absolves clinicians from allegations of malpractice.
6. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is explaining to an adult male
patient who has Parkinson's disease that it is related to a deficit of one of the
common central nervous system (CNS) neurotransmitters that regulate the function
of fine muscle action. This neurotransmitter is:: dopamine
7. What has stated that " The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent
permitted by law"?: Patient's Bill of Rights.
8. The right to refuse medication was created by the _____.: AHA
9. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a patient who
experienced a significant event and now forgets each successive event after it
happens. This patient is suffering from a type of amnesia known as:: continuous
amnesia
10. Localized amnesia is for ________: a short time
11. _____ amnesia pertains to a whole lifetime of experiences;: generalized amnesia
12. ______ amnesia occurs for some, but not all events: selective
,13. forgets successive events as they occur, but is alert at the time of the event: C ) A&B
14. Sensations that manifest as tactile sensations of tingling or tickling that have no
physical basis are known as which of the following?: parasthesia
15. is described as unnatural tactile sensations manifested by tingling, tickling or
creeping sensations that have no physical basis.: D) All of the above 16. Alzheimer's
disease accounts for what percentage of old-age dementias?: 70%
17. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner has a 9-year-old male patient who
has been diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder. When deciding which treatment would
be best for this patient, the nurse practitioner eliminates lithium. This is because::
Lithium is not likely to have a positive outcome for patients of this age.
18. Although lithium has a 50 to 80 percent response rate for bipolar I disorder in adults
and adolescents, positive outcomes with lithium in preadolescent bipolar patients
are considerably: C) A&B
19. _____ was the first medication to be approved by the US Federal Drug
Administration (FDA) for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder for youths ages
12-17 years.: A) Lithium
20. what meds are FDA approved for children ages 10-17 with bipolar disorder?: D) all
of the above
21. _______ is approved in children with bipolar disorder 13 to 17 years.: Olanzapine
(Zyprexa)
22. Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic that is approved for bipolar disorder in ages
________: C) A&B
23. For children younger than 10 years with bipolar disorder, the safety and efficacy has
not been established for this drug: Abilify
24. The neuropsychological functioning test that consists of a series of pictures of
relatively ambiguous themes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or
fantasies concerning it, is which of the following?: Thematic Apperception Test
, 25. is a projective psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are
recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms,
or both.: Rorschach test
26. The Rorschach test is used to examine what:: C) A&B
27. _______ is a short and convenient estimate of cognitive functions, principally
attention and working memory.: Trail-Making Test
28. Which of the following is NOT a reason that lithium carbonate is the gold standard
for treating manic episodes?: wide therapeutic window
29. _______________ test is among the most widely used, researched, and taught
projective tests in existence. It consists of a series of pictures of relatively ambiguous
scenes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or fantasies concerning
what is, has, and is going to happen, along with a description of the thoughts and
feelings of the various characters depicted.: C) The Thematic Apperception Test
(TAT)
30. __________ test is a widely used neuropsychological test for the evaluation of
visuospatial constructional ability and visual memory.: The Rey-Osterrieth Complex
Figure Test (ROCF)
31. The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) is used in what dx?: C)
A&B
32 The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a group of children
of alcoholic parents. One of the teenage girls in the group tells you that she would like
to invite her friends for a sleepover but she is afraid to do this because her mother and
father both drink excessively at home. This teenager is having a crisis that would be
classified as:: dispositional
33. the result of the unexpected trauma such as losses, illness or displacement. Because
of the unexpected shock, one typically experiences these events as more stressful.:
Situational crisis
34. Which of the following causes the body to age?: Damage to tissues.
