PMHNP Boards Exam Question And
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A 14-year-old patient has nonspecific complaints about
pain in his or her legs. The physical examination is
unremarkable. Laboratory results are within normal limits
except for a markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase
level. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner -
correct answers✅interprets the findings as normally
occurring during a rapid adolescent growth spurt
Laboratory findings for a patient with an alcohol use
disorder indicate increased liver function values and: -
correct answers✅increased MCV and elevated
triglyceride levels.
A new patient arrives at the office for treatment for
depression. The patient reports taking simvastatin
(Zocor) and lisinopril (Zestril). When selecting an
antidepressant, the psychiatric-mental health nurse
practitioner eliminates fluoxetine (Prozac), based on the
knowledge that the combination can lead to increased
plasma levels of the statin, resulting in an increased risk
of muscle damage and rhabdomyolysis. The nurse
practitioner's reason is that: - correct answers✅one
medication is a CYP450 3A4 substrate and one is a
CYP450 3A4 inhibitor.
A 28-year-old patient who is psychotic arrives at the clinic
with family members but refuses to meet if the family
,PMHNP Boards Exam Question And
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members are present. The psychiatric-mental health
nurse practitioner - correct answers✅asks the family
members to leave for the appointment.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is
responsible for initiating quality improvement at a
community mental health clinic. The effective strategy for
evaluating the clinic's services is to: - correct
answers✅use a survey to elicit patient satisfaction
responses.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
evaluates a new adult patient via telemedicine. The
patient has questions about a new medication that he or
she recently started. The nurse practitioner decides to
provide psychoeducation and to: - correct answers✅e-
mail drug information and resources
Any court of law that evaluates the standards of care
provided by a psychiatric-mental health nurse
practitioner - correct answers✅considers what a
reasonably prudent health care provider would do.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and a
team of local mental health professionals are asked to
provide crisis counseling service, after a gunman recently
, PMHNP Boards Exam Question And
Answers 2024
took a class hostage at a local elementary school,
wounded several students, and then shot himself. In
preparing for this assignment, the nurse practitioner
recognizes that: - correct answers✅a child's
developmental stage will influence his or her response to
catastrophic stress
Which community-based program is a tertiary level
intervention? - correct answers✅Partial hospitalization
program that provides intensive group therapy for
rehabilitation.
A 32-year-old female patient informs the psychiatric-
mental health nurse practitioner that she is three months
pregnant. She has been stable on fluoxetine (Prozac) for
the last two years. The patient asks whether she may
safely continue this medication during her pregnancy. The
nurse practitioner responds: - correct answers✅"Let's
review the risks and benefits of continuing or
discontinuing Prozac for you and your baby."
Established clinical guidelines suggest that suicidality is
decreased by treating patients who have borderline
personality disorder with: - correct answers✅dialectical
behavioral therapy.
Answers 2024
A 14-year-old patient has nonspecific complaints about
pain in his or her legs. The physical examination is
unremarkable. Laboratory results are within normal limits
except for a markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase
level. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner -
correct answers✅interprets the findings as normally
occurring during a rapid adolescent growth spurt
Laboratory findings for a patient with an alcohol use
disorder indicate increased liver function values and: -
correct answers✅increased MCV and elevated
triglyceride levels.
A new patient arrives at the office for treatment for
depression. The patient reports taking simvastatin
(Zocor) and lisinopril (Zestril). When selecting an
antidepressant, the psychiatric-mental health nurse
practitioner eliminates fluoxetine (Prozac), based on the
knowledge that the combination can lead to increased
plasma levels of the statin, resulting in an increased risk
of muscle damage and rhabdomyolysis. The nurse
practitioner's reason is that: - correct answers✅one
medication is a CYP450 3A4 substrate and one is a
CYP450 3A4 inhibitor.
A 28-year-old patient who is psychotic arrives at the clinic
with family members but refuses to meet if the family
,PMHNP Boards Exam Question And
Answers 2024
members are present. The psychiatric-mental health
nurse practitioner - correct answers✅asks the family
members to leave for the appointment.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is
responsible for initiating quality improvement at a
community mental health clinic. The effective strategy for
evaluating the clinic's services is to: - correct
answers✅use a survey to elicit patient satisfaction
responses.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
evaluates a new adult patient via telemedicine. The
patient has questions about a new medication that he or
she recently started. The nurse practitioner decides to
provide psychoeducation and to: - correct answers✅e-
mail drug information and resources
Any court of law that evaluates the standards of care
provided by a psychiatric-mental health nurse
practitioner - correct answers✅considers what a
reasonably prudent health care provider would do.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and a
team of local mental health professionals are asked to
provide crisis counseling service, after a gunman recently
, PMHNP Boards Exam Question And
Answers 2024
took a class hostage at a local elementary school,
wounded several students, and then shot himself. In
preparing for this assignment, the nurse practitioner
recognizes that: - correct answers✅a child's
developmental stage will influence his or her response to
catastrophic stress
Which community-based program is a tertiary level
intervention? - correct answers✅Partial hospitalization
program that provides intensive group therapy for
rehabilitation.
A 32-year-old female patient informs the psychiatric-
mental health nurse practitioner that she is three months
pregnant. She has been stable on fluoxetine (Prozac) for
the last two years. The patient asks whether she may
safely continue this medication during her pregnancy. The
nurse practitioner responds: - correct answers✅"Let's
review the risks and benefits of continuing or
discontinuing Prozac for you and your baby."
Established clinical guidelines suggest that suicidality is
decreased by treating patients who have borderline
personality disorder with: - correct answers✅dialectical
behavioral therapy.
