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.
C.J. is a 23-year-old male being seen today by the PMHNP today for an initial evaluation. He says that he does not think anything is wrong but his family, specifically his mother, grandmother, and au…
The PMHNP is asked to evaluate the parent of one of her existing patients. The patient reports that her father, a 78-year-old man who lives alone, has always been in good health. However, last Sunday…
The PMHNP is conducting an office visit with a 42-year-old male who is in treatment for the management of symptoms related to problems in his marriage. During the visit he begins to cry and the PMHNP…
In documenting a mental status exam (MSE) for Janet, a 54-year-old female, the PMHNP notes that she is bradykinesic, has poverty of speech, is depressed, and has flat affect. This includes all of the…
The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner on call is asked to evaluate a 21-year-old male who was just arrested following an altercation at a local bar. The patient has never been incarcerated…