LATEST ANCC PMHNP certification exam 2024 questions and answers

Niacin - ANSWER Nutritional deficiency in vegan diet that mimics psychiatric symptoms Thiamine (Vitamin B1) - ANSWER Deficiency associated with chronic alcohol abuse Birth to age 2 - ANSWER Positive Babinski reflex is normal for what age range Managed Care Organization (MCO) - ANSWER System where the insurer is not only the payer but also the provider of healthcare 0.5 mg/day; 3 mg/day - ANSWER 2 part Q: Recommended starting dose of risperidone (Risperdal) for adolescence age 13 to 17; and recommended therapeutic dose for adolescence Structural family therapy - ANSWER What type of family therapy use a structural mapping or genograms as a treatment intervention Structural family therapy - ANSWER Emphasizes how, when, and to whom family members relate in order to understand and change family structure; goal is to produce structural change in family organization; uses genograms to illustrate Relationships using symbols for overinvolvement, conflict, and coalitions. case management - ANSWER Involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality outcomes Normalcy; crazy - ANSWER Example of mental health promotion is: validating _______ of feelings and ensuring patients they are not _______. Special interest group - ANSWER Collection of individuals who coordinate lobbying efforts Around a common interest and seek to influence policy makers Legislative assistant - ANSWER Employee of a senator or representative Who keeps the legislator informed, meets with constituents, And drafts reports caucus (congressional) - ANSWER A group of members of Congress or a political party created to support a defined political ideology grassroots lobbying - ANSWER When unpaid individuals contact their legislators to influence policy 14-17 - ANSWER The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? 18-24 - ANSWER The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate mild anxiety? 25-30 - ANSWER The HAM-A is ranked from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe). What scores indicate severe anxiety? sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years) - ANSWER Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children develop object permanence (things exist even when they cannot be seen). preoperational stage (2-5 years) - ANSWER Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children tend to be egocentric, think concretely, and develop language and thinking. concrete operational stage (6-11 years) - ANSWER Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin using logic or reasoning about concrete events. formal operational stage (11-19 years) - ANSWER Piaget's stages of cognitive development when children begin to think abstractly, reason hypothetically, use deductive logic, Infancy (birth to 2 years) - ANSWER Piaget's sensoriomotor stage of cognitive development when children develop object permanence Early childhood (2-5 years) - ANSWER Piagets preoperational stage Middle childhood (6-11 years) - ANSWER Piagets concrete operational stage Adolescence (11-19 years) - ANSWER Piagets formal operational stage Social phobia - ANSWER Commonly seen in Japan and Korea taijin kyofusho is a form of what mental illness 4-6 weeks - ANSWER Time frame for Celexa to have a therapeutic effect 4-6 weeks, 6-12 months - ANSWER When started on an SSRI may take _____ weeks for effect and should be continued for _____ months to prevent relapse Decrease; increase - ANSWER Thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide [increase/decrease?] lithium clearance, thus [increase/decrease?] the amount of lithium in the body t-test - ANSWER inferential statistics that assess whether the means of two groups are statistically different from each other Analysis of variance (ANOVA) - ANSWER inferential statistics that tests the difference among three or more groups Pearson's r correlation - ANSWER inferential statistics that tests the relationship etween two variables probability - ANSWER inferential statistics that shows the likelihood of an event occurring p-value/level of significance - ANSWER inferential statistic that describes the probability of a particular result occurring by chance alone variance - ANSWER any event that alters patient progress toward expected outcomes (practitioner competency, severity of illness) health production function - ANSWER mathematical expression that shows the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production function) health care system - ANSWER describes the organizational and institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding production, consumption, and distribution of medical services (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production function) health economics - ANSWER related to the value, effectiveness, and efficiency of care received (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production function) health alliance - ANSWER public agency that uses its bargaining power to negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private insurance market (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production function) Splitting - ANSWER What defense mechanism is patient using that is causing her to see people as either all good or all evil University of Colorado - ANSWER which school was the site of the first NP program Lower (ex: lithium) - ANSWER A medication with a lower therapeutic index is a [higher/lower?] margin of safety