PMHNP Certification Q & A

Janel is a 37-year-old woman who is being interviewed as part of a family assessment. Her 10-year-old son is having some behavioral issues in school and has been referred for evaluation. While interv…

Cory is a 23-year-old male recently incarcerated in the county correction facility for a 9-month sentence following his third conviction for battery. As part of an early release program he is require…

Trudy L. is a 29-year-old female patient who initiated care because she feels like she has no energy. She just had her annual wellness exam and her primary care provider told her that she is in excel…

Anthony is a 41-year-old male patient who presents for evaluation. His wife made the appointment because she is worried about him, and she says he would never seek care on his own. Reportedly, Anthon…

Patients on lithium carbonate for management of bipolar disorder should be subject to routine assessment of: 

A. CBC and BMP 

B. TSH and serum Na+ 

C. CMP and ECG 

D.  LFTs and EEG 
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A 22-year-old male patient is started on sertraline 50 mg p.o. daily after presenting with a major depressive episode. After tolerating it without difficulty for two weeks his dose was increased to 1…

Jeffrey T. is a 27-year-old man who has presented for care after being required to do so by the county court. He was involved in a car accident, and while he was not at fault for the accident, routin…

Fletcher is a 29-year-old male referred for court-ordered counseling. He has a long history of repeated offenses including DUI, domestic violence, battery, and other violent acts that fortunately hav…

Mrs. Bowen is a 33-year-old female who presents as a new patient requesting medication for depression. She reports a long history of mood disorders on and off going back to adolescence. She is very a…

Chantel is a 19-year-old female who presents for care because she thinks she is bipolar. During her initial interview, she admits that she has a long history of feeling like she was the person in the…

Renee is a 27-year-old female who has come to group therapy while incarcerated in the city jail. She was arrested for vagrancy because she was sleeping in her car. She could not post bail and was sen…

Mrs. Maxwell is a 75-year-old patient with neurocognitive disorder due to  Alzheimer’s disease. She lives with her son and his wife and generally does very well with her day-to-day activities. The fa…

M.T. is a 39-year-old female being seen by the PMHNP for a major depressive disorder. She is being managed with SNRI therapy in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy, but is having difficulty…

A PMHNP student is reviewing his notes from his clinical experience over the past week to prepare his first required case presentation on a patient suffering a major depressive episode. Which of the …

When evaluating the laboratory assessment of a patient with alcohol use disorder, the PMHNP may reasonably expect to find all of the following abnormalities due to chronic alcohol use except: 

A. Mac…

The PMHNP is considering a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder in a new patient. When reviewing the history and physical examination, which of the following findings would be most consiste…

Jen is a 31-year-old female who presents for care complaining of depressed mood. During the interview it becomes apparent that she has a long history of depressive symptoms, as well as a long history…

Validated and reliable instruments are an important part of assessment for both clinical practice and research in mental health. Which of the following tools is currently considered the standard for …

Laura is a 27-year-old female who is being seen today for psychiatric evaluation. She has no significant psychiatric or medical history and denies any history of substance abuse. She is being seen to…