PMHNP Certification Q & A

Carbamazepine Prescribing Risks

The PMHNP is managing a patient of Chinese ancestry with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The patient is currently experiencing some symptoms consistent with an early manic episode.  When considering prescribing carbamazepine, the NP considers that this patient is at particular risk for which of the following adverse effects?  A. Drug-induced hepatitis  B. Pancreatitis  C. Hypothyroidism  D. Toxic epidermal necrolysis --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MaExNnaFDM&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=121 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MaExNnaFDM&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=121]

Antipsychotic Adverse Reactions

The PMHNP is called to the emergency department to evaluate a patient with an acute onset mental status change. The patient has a long history of schizophrenia and has been managed on a variety of antipsychotic therapies that have had some success, but the patient has not ever really achieved goal remission.  Most recently he was started on a first generation antipsychotic along with benztropine (Cogentin). Today the patient is in the ED with confusion and muscle stiffness.  Which of the following represents anticipated vital signs? A. T 103.5o F, P 54 bpm, RR 24 bpm, BP 150/100 mm Hg  B. T 102.5o F, P 129 bpm, RR 22 bpm, BP 170/110 mm Hg  C. T 96.4o F, P 60 bpm, RR 24 bpm, BP 190/120 mm Hg  D. T 98.6o F, P 102 bpm, RR 18 bpm, BP 147/99 mm Hg  --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emyKQQhmYc&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=120 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emyKQQhmYc&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=120]

Major Neurocognitive Disorder Causes

The PMHNP is evaluating a 73-year-old patient who has just been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a urinary tract infection with associated delirium. She has a baseline major neurocognitive disorder and the spouse has been told in the past that the patient cannot take antipsychotics. However, while she was hospitalized she was given an antipsychotic for delirium and it seemed to help a lot. The spouse wants to know why the patient cannot take an antipsychotic for her chronic behavioral symptoms.  The PMHNP knows that the patient most likely has which underlying cause of major neurocognitive disorder?  A. Pick’s disease (FTD) B. Alzheimer’s disease (AD)  C. Vascular disease (VaD)  D. Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Autism Spectrum Evaluation

A 3-year-old child is being seen because the daycare facility staff have suggested to the parents that the child is having difficulty interacting with other children. Additionally, the staff have observed that when the child seems to become anxious or upset, he always becomes fixated on stacking building blocks one on top of the other to the extent that he will not acknowledge anyone or anything else.  When the parents ask if their child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the PMHNP advises the parents that:  A. The repetitive and predictable nature of stacking blocks is calming in children with ASD B. Stacking blocks is a very typical activity in children at this developmental stage and is not suggestive of ASD.  C. The child should be tested for ASD, but in any event  he should be discouraged from using building blocks as a coping mechanism.  D. While the social dysfunction at this age may suggest ASD, the building block activity is not an abnormal finding in a 3-year-old.  --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3inZzulEg&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=118 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3inZzulEg&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=118]

Serial 7s Assessment

The PMHNP is performing a new patient assessment on a 41-year-old patient referred from primary care for depressive disorder refractory to SSRIs. During the mental status examination, the patient is unable to successfully perform a serial 7’s backward count. The NP documents an abnormal finding in the area of:  A. Speech  B. Thought process  C. Judgment  D. Cognition --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYdcEqFBLc&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=117 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYdcEqFBLc&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq5HGfNV-GbOlYHtDwd35OeG&index=117]