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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.
Episodes
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Appropriate Intervention
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Evidence Based Findings
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Non-Pharm Interventions
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Initial Medication Therapy
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Lithium Carbonate Monitoring
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
New Symptom Onset
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…
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DUI findings
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…
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Court Ordered Counseling
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
History Of Mood Disorders
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Bipolar Diagnosis
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Personality Disorder Findings
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…
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Alzheimer's + Behavior Changes
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Anticipated Outcomes
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
DSM-V Criteria
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Chronic Alcohol Use Labs
When evaluating the laboratory assessment of a patient with alcohol use disorder, the PMHNP may reasonably expect to find all of the following abnormalities…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The PMHNP is considering a diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder in a new patient. When reviewing the history and physical examination, which of the…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Psych Assessment + Alzheimers
When performing a psychiatric assessment of an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s disease, the PMHNP recognizes that: a. The most important part of the history…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Depressive Disorders
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Clinical Assessment Tools
Validated and reliable instruments are an important part of assessment for both clinical practice and research in mental health. Which of the following tools…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Priority Assessment
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Evaluation Findings
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Confused Older Adult
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…
- PMHNP Certification Q & A
Therapeutic Interventions
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…
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Elements of Physical Exam
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…
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Manic Hypomanic Findings
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…