Psychiatric NP exam
NP Psychiatric Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Under HIPPA, what is the insurance policy that allows you to hold the company's
insurance for 18 months after leaving job?
Correct Answer
COBRA
Question 2
T/F a patient has a right to make changes to their chart as well as see it
Correct Answer
True
Question 3
Summarize general goals for healthy people 2020
Correct Answer
Increase the quality and years of life while eliminating health disparities
Question 4
What are the 5 conditions NPs are required to report?
Correct Answer
STDs like Gonorhea, Chlamydia, and Syphillis, as well as TB and HIV (as well as
animal bites)
Question 5
Nurse practitioners are legally required to report what kind of abuse, and what kind is
allowed to be left alone?
Correct Answer
Child and elder abuse, but domestic violence is not required to be legally reported
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Question 6
What percentage of mental illnesses appear by the age of 18?
Correct Answer
75%
Question 7
Genetic inheritance that will be present in more than one generation?
Correct Answer
Autosomal dominant (rare) like huntington's disease
Question 8
What is the difference between a normal grief response and a protracted grief
response?
Correct Answer
protractive grief response is a risk for pathology characterized by a loss of self
esteem which does not happen with normal grief
Question 9
What is the rate of schizophrenia admissions to the hospital when both parents are
infected by the illness? one parent? both bipolar? one bipolar?
Correct Answer
almost 40%, 7%, almost 25% and almost 5% respectively.
Question 10
How would you treat someone who is psychotropic naive?
Correct Answer
use lower doses due to no tolerance and no down regulation.
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Question 11
When asking a patient about medical history during a psychiatric interview, what
diseases should we pay particular attention to? Why?
Correct Answer
Autoimmune conditions (possible use of steroids), metabolic syndrome like heart
disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. These can be made worse in the presence of
psychiatric illness or vice versa.
Question 12
Describe normal patterns of sleep
Correct Answer
Begin in Non-Rem (Stage 1), move into deeper non-rem or slow wave sleep (Stages
2-4), 1st stage of Rem sleep 80-100 minutes later and repeats with each REM stage
lasting longer.
Question 13
What kind of sleep declines markedly with organic brain dysfunction and is sensitive
to temperature extremes?
Correct Answer
REM
Question 14
Describe REM Sleep
Correct Answer
Great EEG activation, muscle atonia, rapid eye movements, muscle twitches, and
breathing irregularities.
Question 15
Describe Non Rem Sleep
Correct Answer
minimal mental activity, inactive yet actively regulated brain in a movable body.
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NP Psychiatric Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Under HIPPA, what is the insurance policy that allows you to hold the company's
insurance for 18 months after leaving job?
Correct Answer
COBRA
Question 2
T/F a patient has a right to make changes to their chart as well as see it
Correct Answer
True
Question 3
Summarize general goals for healthy people 2020
Correct Answer
Increase the quality and years of life while eliminating health disparities
Question 4
What are the 5 conditions NPs are required to report?
Correct Answer
STDs like Gonorhea, Chlamydia, and Syphillis, as well as TB and HIV (as well as
animal bites)
Question 5
Nurse practitioners are legally required to report what kind of abuse, and what kind is
allowed to be left alone?
Correct Answer
Child and elder abuse, but domestic violence is not required to be legally reported
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Question 6
What percentage of mental illnesses appear by the age of 18?
Correct Answer
75%
Question 7
Genetic inheritance that will be present in more than one generation?
Correct Answer
Autosomal dominant (rare) like huntington's disease
Question 8
What is the difference between a normal grief response and a protracted grief
response?
Correct Answer
protractive grief response is a risk for pathology characterized by a loss of self
esteem which does not happen with normal grief
Question 9
What is the rate of schizophrenia admissions to the hospital when both parents are
infected by the illness? one parent? both bipolar? one bipolar?
Correct Answer
almost 40%, 7%, almost 25% and almost 5% respectively.
Question 10
How would you treat someone who is psychotropic naive?
Correct Answer
use lower doses due to no tolerance and no down regulation.
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Question 11
When asking a patient about medical history during a psychiatric interview, what
diseases should we pay particular attention to? Why?
Correct Answer
Autoimmune conditions (possible use of steroids), metabolic syndrome like heart
disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. These can be made worse in the presence of
psychiatric illness or vice versa.
Question 12
Describe normal patterns of sleep
Correct Answer
Begin in Non-Rem (Stage 1), move into deeper non-rem or slow wave sleep (Stages
2-4), 1st stage of Rem sleep 80-100 minutes later and repeats with each REM stage
lasting longer.
Question 13
What kind of sleep declines markedly with organic brain dysfunction and is sensitive
to temperature extremes?
Correct Answer
REM
Question 14
Describe REM Sleep
Correct Answer
Great EEG activation, muscle atonia, rapid eye movements, muscle twitches, and
breathing irregularities.
Question 15
Describe Non Rem Sleep
Correct Answer
minimal mental activity, inactive yet actively regulated brain in a movable body.
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