FITZGERALD PMHNP PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER FINAL EXAM
(ACTUAL 2025) PREP QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR)
The risk in a control group minus the risk in a treatment group
The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead
to
serotonin syndrome
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ___neurotransmitter
in the CNS?
Inhibitory
GABA plays a role in what?
anxiety disorders, schizophrenia
Benzodiazepines act on ___receptors to reduce anxiety?
,GABA
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neurotransmitter where?
ANS: sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
hat neurotransmitter acts as a neuromodulator inside the
brain?
Acetylcholine
Dopamine pathway functions
-reward (motivation), -pleasure, euphoria, -motor function
(fine tuning)
-compulsion
perseveration
Serotonin pathway functions
-mood
-memory processing
-sleep
-cognition
,GABA medications
Benzodiazepines,
Serotonin medications
Fluoxetine, Venlafaxine
Norepinephrine medications
Venlafaxine, Methylphenidate, Bupropion
Dopamine medications
methylphenidate, antipsychotics, bupropion
Women's early warning symptoms of Acute Myocardial
Infarction - prior to event
Unusual Fatigue (70%)
Sleep disturbance (48%)
SOB (42%)
, Women's early warning symptoms of Acute Myocardial
Infarction - during event
SOB (58%)
Weakness (55%)
Unusual fatigue (43%)
Point of maximal impulse (PMI)
the point where the apex of the heart touches the anterior
chest wall and heart movements are most easily observed and
palpated
Point of maximal impulse (PMI) location
5th ICS, MCL
If unable to palpate PMI
left lateral decubitus position enhancement
roll to L side
could have thick chest wall, obesity, COPD
HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER FINAL EXAM
(ACTUAL 2025) PREP QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR)
The risk in a control group minus the risk in a treatment group
The concomitant use of MAOIs and St. John's wort can lead
to
serotonin syndrome
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ___neurotransmitter
in the CNS?
Inhibitory
GABA plays a role in what?
anxiety disorders, schizophrenia
Benzodiazepines act on ___receptors to reduce anxiety?
,GABA
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neurotransmitter where?
ANS: sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
hat neurotransmitter acts as a neuromodulator inside the
brain?
Acetylcholine
Dopamine pathway functions
-reward (motivation), -pleasure, euphoria, -motor function
(fine tuning)
-compulsion
perseveration
Serotonin pathway functions
-mood
-memory processing
-sleep
-cognition
,GABA medications
Benzodiazepines,
Serotonin medications
Fluoxetine, Venlafaxine
Norepinephrine medications
Venlafaxine, Methylphenidate, Bupropion
Dopamine medications
methylphenidate, antipsychotics, bupropion
Women's early warning symptoms of Acute Myocardial
Infarction - prior to event
Unusual Fatigue (70%)
Sleep disturbance (48%)
SOB (42%)
, Women's early warning symptoms of Acute Myocardial
Infarction - during event
SOB (58%)
Weakness (55%)
Unusual fatigue (43%)
Point of maximal impulse (PMI)
the point where the apex of the heart touches the anterior
chest wall and heart movements are most easily observed and
palpated
Point of maximal impulse (PMI) location
5th ICS, MCL
If unable to palpate PMI
left lateral decubitus position enhancement
roll to L side
could have thick chest wall, obesity, COPD
