ANCC PMHNP NP REVIEW QUESTIONS EXAM
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Which of the following is not a sign of delirium?
Answer: Loss of cognitive function.
A PMHNP plans to prescribe lithium for a patient with bipolar disorder. Lithium is
contraindicated in several medical conditions. Which one of the following is not a
contraindication?
Answer: Chronic respiratory disease.
Controlled substances are scheduled I–V. Under which schedule would
benzodiazepines such as Xanax (alprazolam) and Librium (chlordiazepoxide) be
placed?
Answer: Schedule IV.
Schedule IV drugs have lower abuse potential than Schedule III drugs and which
of the following is true?
Answer: C) A & B.
All of the following statements about informed consent are true except:
Answer: Informed consent absolves clinicians from allegations of malpractice.
,A PMHNP explains to an adult male with Parkinson disease that the condition is
associated with a deficiency of which neurotransmitter responsible for fine motor
control?
Answer: Dopamine.
Which document declares that “The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the
extent permitted by law”?
Answer: Patient’s Bill of Rights.
The formal right to refuse medication was established by which organization?
Answer: AHA (American Hospital Association).
A patient experienced a major event and now cannot remember new events as they
occur. Which type of amnesia describes this?
Answer: Continuous amnesia.
Localized amnesia typically covers what duration?
Answer: A short time.
Which form of amnesia involves loss of memory for a person’s entire life history?
Answer: Generalized amnesia.
Which type of amnesia affects some events but not others?
Answer: Selective amnesia.
,Which description fits a person who forgets successive events as they occur but
remains alert during them?
Answer: C) A & B.
Tingling or tickling sensations without a physical cause are termed what?
Answer: Paresthesia.
Which statement best describes abnormal tactile sensations like tingling, tickling,
or creeping that lack a physical basis?
Answer: D) All of the above.
Approximately what percentage of dementias in older adults is accounted for by
Alzheimer’s disease?
Answer: ~70%.
A PMHNP treating a 9-year-old boy with Bipolar I rules out lithium. Why?
Answer: Because lithium is unlikely to produce a positive outcome at this young
age.
Although lithium has a 50–80% response rate in adults and adolescents, outcomes
in preadolescents are generally:
Answer: C) A & B.
, Which medication was the first FDA-approved treatment for mania in youths aged
12–17 years?
Answer: Lithium.
Which medications are FDA-approved for children aged 10–17 with bipolar
disorder?
Answer: D) All of the above.
Which antipsychotic is FDA-approved for adolescents (13–17 years) with bipolar
disorder?
Answer: Olanzapine (Zyprexa).
Aripiprazole is approved for treating bipolar disorder in which age groups?
Answer: C) A & B.
For children under age 10 with bipolar disorder, the safety and efficacy of which
drug has not been established?
Answer: Abilify (aripiprazole).
Which neuropsychological test presents ambiguous pictures and asks the subject to
tell stories about them?
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).
Which projective test asks subjects to describe their perceptions of inkblots and
analyzes responses?
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Which of the following is not a sign of delirium?
Answer: Loss of cognitive function.
A PMHNP plans to prescribe lithium for a patient with bipolar disorder. Lithium is
contraindicated in several medical conditions. Which one of the following is not a
contraindication?
Answer: Chronic respiratory disease.
Controlled substances are scheduled I–V. Under which schedule would
benzodiazepines such as Xanax (alprazolam) and Librium (chlordiazepoxide) be
placed?
Answer: Schedule IV.
Schedule IV drugs have lower abuse potential than Schedule III drugs and which
of the following is true?
Answer: C) A & B.
All of the following statements about informed consent are true except:
Answer: Informed consent absolves clinicians from allegations of malpractice.
,A PMHNP explains to an adult male with Parkinson disease that the condition is
associated with a deficiency of which neurotransmitter responsible for fine motor
control?
Answer: Dopamine.
Which document declares that “The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the
extent permitted by law”?
Answer: Patient’s Bill of Rights.
The formal right to refuse medication was established by which organization?
Answer: AHA (American Hospital Association).
A patient experienced a major event and now cannot remember new events as they
occur. Which type of amnesia describes this?
Answer: Continuous amnesia.
Localized amnesia typically covers what duration?
Answer: A short time.
Which form of amnesia involves loss of memory for a person’s entire life history?
Answer: Generalized amnesia.
Which type of amnesia affects some events but not others?
Answer: Selective amnesia.
,Which description fits a person who forgets successive events as they occur but
remains alert during them?
Answer: C) A & B.
Tingling or tickling sensations without a physical cause are termed what?
Answer: Paresthesia.
Which statement best describes abnormal tactile sensations like tingling, tickling,
or creeping that lack a physical basis?
Answer: D) All of the above.
Approximately what percentage of dementias in older adults is accounted for by
Alzheimer’s disease?
Answer: ~70%.
A PMHNP treating a 9-year-old boy with Bipolar I rules out lithium. Why?
Answer: Because lithium is unlikely to produce a positive outcome at this young
age.
Although lithium has a 50–80% response rate in adults and adolescents, outcomes
in preadolescents are generally:
Answer: C) A & B.
, Which medication was the first FDA-approved treatment for mania in youths aged
12–17 years?
Answer: Lithium.
Which medications are FDA-approved for children aged 10–17 with bipolar
disorder?
Answer: D) All of the above.
Which antipsychotic is FDA-approved for adolescents (13–17 years) with bipolar
disorder?
Answer: Olanzapine (Zyprexa).
Aripiprazole is approved for treating bipolar disorder in which age groups?
Answer: C) A & B.
For children under age 10 with bipolar disorder, the safety and efficacy of which
drug has not been established?
Answer: Abilify (aripiprazole).
Which neuropsychological test presents ambiguous pictures and asks the subject to
tell stories about them?
Answer: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).
Which projective test asks subjects to describe their perceptions of inkblots and
analyzes responses?
