PMHNP Certification Exam all possible questions with 100% correct
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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.
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 -
,PMHNP Certification Exam all possible questions with 100% correct
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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 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
, PMHNP Certification Exam all possible questions with 100% correct
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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
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
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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.
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 -
,PMHNP Certification Exam all possible questions with 100% correct
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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 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
, PMHNP Certification Exam all possible questions with 100% correct
answers(1000+ Q&As)
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
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
