COMPREHENSIVE ANCC PMHNP EXAM
REVIEW: NEURO, PHARMACOLOGY, AND
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ |NEWEST |LATEST
UPDATE | GUARANTEED PASS
When to admit for eating disorder? - ANSWER ✔✔- 75% below ideal body
weight and/or electrolyte imbalances.
Just culture - ANSWER ✔✔- Culture where staff are willing to come forward with
information about errors so everyone can learn from mistakes; the culture
recognizes the need for accountability & at times disciplinary action.
Geriatric anemia - ANSWER ✔✔- Lower than normal RBC that is common in
seniors.
PHQ-9 scores - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-4 min depression, 5-9 Mild depression, 10-14
moderate depression, 15-19 Moderately severe depression, 20-27 Severe
depression.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-10 normal, 11-16 Mild, 17-
20 Borderline depression, 21-30 Moderate, 31-40 Severe, Over 40 Extreme.
HAM-D - ANSWER ✔✔- 0-7 normal, 8-16 Mild, 17-23 Moderate, 24 (+) Severe.
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, HAM-A - ANSWER ✔✔- 17 or less indicates mild anxiety, 18-24 mild to
moderate anxiety.
GAD-7 - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-4 minimal anxiety, 5-9 Mild anxiety, 10-14 Moderate
anxiety, 15-21 Severe anxiety.
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale - ANSWER ✔✔- 50-69 indicates depression,
70 (+) severe depression.
MoCA - ANSWER ✔✔- 26-30 normal, 22.1 mild impairment, 16.2 Alzheimer's
Disease.
MMSE - ANSWER ✔✔- 24-30 normal, 23-20 mild, 19-10 middle-moderate
Alzheimer's, 9-0 Late stage-severe Alzheimer's.
Dementia - ANSWER ✔✔- A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes.
Delirium - ANSWER ✔✔- An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever,
intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and
incoherence of thought and speech.
Pediatric SSRIs - ANSWER ✔✔- Fluoxetine (ages 8 and up), escitalopram (ages
12 and up).
clomipramine - ANSWER ✔✔- FDA approved for use in children 10 years and up.
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REVIEW: NEURO, PHARMACOLOGY, AND
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ |NEWEST |LATEST
UPDATE | GUARANTEED PASS
When to admit for eating disorder? - ANSWER ✔✔- 75% below ideal body
weight and/or electrolyte imbalances.
Just culture - ANSWER ✔✔- Culture where staff are willing to come forward with
information about errors so everyone can learn from mistakes; the culture
recognizes the need for accountability & at times disciplinary action.
Geriatric anemia - ANSWER ✔✔- Lower than normal RBC that is common in
seniors.
PHQ-9 scores - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-4 min depression, 5-9 Mild depression, 10-14
moderate depression, 15-19 Moderately severe depression, 20-27 Severe
depression.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-10 normal, 11-16 Mild, 17-
20 Borderline depression, 21-30 Moderate, 31-40 Severe, Over 40 Extreme.
HAM-D - ANSWER ✔✔- 0-7 normal, 8-16 Mild, 17-23 Moderate, 24 (+) Severe.
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, HAM-A - ANSWER ✔✔- 17 or less indicates mild anxiety, 18-24 mild to
moderate anxiety.
GAD-7 - ANSWER ✔✔- 1-4 minimal anxiety, 5-9 Mild anxiety, 10-14 Moderate
anxiety, 15-21 Severe anxiety.
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale - ANSWER ✔✔- 50-69 indicates depression,
70 (+) severe depression.
MoCA - ANSWER ✔✔- 26-30 normal, 22.1 mild impairment, 16.2 Alzheimer's
Disease.
MMSE - ANSWER ✔✔- 24-30 normal, 23-20 mild, 19-10 middle-moderate
Alzheimer's, 9-0 Late stage-severe Alzheimer's.
Dementia - ANSWER ✔✔- A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities,
including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes.
Delirium - ANSWER ✔✔- An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever,
intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and
incoherence of thought and speech.
Pediatric SSRIs - ANSWER ✔✔- Fluoxetine (ages 8 and up), escitalopram (ages
12 and up).
clomipramine - ANSWER ✔✔- FDA approved for use in children 10 years and up.
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