PMHNP Certification Q & A
This podcast is for NP students studying to pass their PMHNP certification exam. Expert Fitzgerald faculty clinicians share their knowledge and experience to help you dissect the anatomy of a test question so you can better understand how to arrive at the correct test answer.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Medication Adherence Strategies
An 18-year-old male patient has been treated successfully for bipolar II disorder as an outpatient with Risperdal, however now that he has symptom control he frequently forgets to takes his medicatio…
Assessment Findings
A 28-year-old male presents for follow-up of his medication management for schizophrenia. Which of the following assessment findings represents an improvement in negative symptoms?
A. An appropriate …
Schizophrenia Intervention
When managing the patient with schizophrenia, the PMHNP recognizes that which of the following interventions is most closely associated with good long-term outcomes?
A. Maintenance of antipsychotic t…
Comprehensive Assessment
While performing an initial comprehensive assessment on a new patient the PMHNP is particularly attentive to social determinants of mental health. Which of the following patient factors is should be …
Fluoxetine Education
A 41-year-old female patient is being treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She is in exposure-response therapy (ERT) and is frustrated by the time it is taking for her to develop any mean…
Lithium in Bipolar Treatment
A number of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are indicated for the patient with bipolar disorder. Which of the following is a true statement with regard to lithium?
A. It is considered highly tera…
Countertransference Impact
Which of the following scenarios should prompt a PMHNP to self-reflect on the potential impact of countertransference on the patient/provider relationship? The PMHNP:
A. Gives gifts to a patient afte…
Olanzapine Adverse Effects
A 34-year-old female patient presents for treatment. She has been on and off medication for schizophrenia for years but has historically been non-adherent to pharmacotherapy because of the adverse ef…
Therapeutic Bond Techniques
A PMHNP student is beginning his clinical practicum in a child and adolescent psychiatry practice and quickly realizes that performing patient interviews in school-aged children is very different tha…
Appropriate Lab Assessment
A 77-year-old male is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility where he has lived for over 3 years. He has been maintained on antipsychotic medications for years but recent…
Clozapine & Complex Psych History
The PMHNP is performing an initial history and physical examination on a new patient who has just transferred to his care from out of state. The patient has a complex psychiatric history including sc…
Insomnia in Adolescents
A 14-year-old patient is being managed for social anxiety by a therapist and is doing well. However, she reports having difficulty falling asleep most nights and is asking for medication to help her …
Managing Bipolar I Disorder
A 32-year-old female is diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. While discussing with her information about her diagnosis, medications, and anticipated course of illness, the patient asks if she will need…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Findings
The PMHNP is evaluating a 4-year-old male patient who is presented to care by his new adoptive parents. The patient has been in a variety of foster homes since birth but is now finally in a stable ad…
Withdrawn Child
A 4-year-old child presents for care with his new adoptive mother. The child has had a difficult first years of life, having been separated from his mother at birth because she was incarcerated. He w…
Suspected ADD
The PMHNP is conducting a new patient intake for a 6-year-old male. The patient’s mother made the appointment because she is afraid that her son has ADD. She reports that for the last few years he ha…
Unresponsive ED Visit
The PMHNP is called to the emergency room for a stat consult on a patient who reportedly was transferred in by ambulance after “acting weird at a party.” Upon arrival to the ED the NP finds the patie…
Anticipated Abnormalities
The PMHNP is evaluating a 14-year-old girl who is encouraged to care by her parents because they are concerned that she has an eating disorder. Physical examination reveals a cachectic female who, at…
Unexpected Symptoms
A 51-year-old female is referred from her primary care provider. The patient had a 27-year-old son who died two years ago after inadvertently running in front of a car while intoxicated on hallucinog…
SSRI Response
An 82-year-old man with a long history of depression has been treated over the years with various pharmacologic agents with little improvement. Last week the PMHNP decided to try vortioxetine as the …