PMHNP Actual Exam 2023-2024 Guaranteed A+ Pass
Autosomal Dominant - ANSWER Genetic inheritance, is more rare (i.e. Huntington's
disease), is present
... [Show More] in more than one generation.
Autosomal Recessive - ANSWER Expressed in one generation, inherited from
unaffected parent, is more common.
CAGE Questionnaire - ANSWER For substance abuse, Cut, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye
opener
Suicidal Risk Assessment - ANSWER SLAP: Social support, Lethality, Access to
means, Plan and previous attempts, & family history
Suicidal Risk Assessment #2
ISPATHWARM - ANSWER ISPATHWARM: Ideation, Substance abuse, Purpose for living, Anxiety/agitation, Trapped feeling, Hopelessness, Withdrawing from friends, Anger with rage, Reckless in behaviors, Mood changes
Depression Assessment
SIGECAPS - ANSWER SIGECAPS: Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor retardation, Suicidality
Mania Assessment
DIGFAST - Mental Status ANSWER DIGFAST: Distractibility, Indiscretion,
Grandiosity, Flight of ideas, Activity increase, Sleep deficit, Talkativeness
Exam Components
(All Borderline Subjects Are Tough Troubled Characters) - ANSWER Appearance,
Behavior, Speech, Affect, Thought Process, Thought Content, Cognitive
Examination
Hamilton Depression Rating (HDRS) for very severe depression - ANSWER more than
23
Hamilton Depression Rating (HDRS) for severe depression - ANSWER 19-23
Hamilton Depression Rating (HDRS) for moderate depression - ANSWER 14-18
Hamilton Depression Rating (HDRS) for mild depression - ANSWER 8-13
Hamilton Depression Rating (HDRS) for no depression - ANSWER 0-7
Hamilton Anxiety Rating for moderate to severe anxiety - ANSWER 25-30
Hamilton Anxiety Rating for mild to moderate anxiety - ANSWER 18-24
Hamilton Anxiety Rating mild anxiety - ANSWER <17
General screening labs - ANSWER CBC, Chem, Thyroid, Hepatic, b12, folate, drug
levels
Lithium labs - ANSWER evaluate thyroid function, check creatinine clearance
regularly
Depakote labs - ANSWER check hepatic function
Olfactory Nerve
(On) - ANSWER CN I: Sensory: (test by smell- coffee, tea, non astringent smells)
Optic Nerve
(Old) - ANSWER CN II: Sensory- visual acuity test (confrontation method to assess visual fields)
Oculomotor
(Olympus) - ANSWER CN III: Motor- eye movement (follow penlight through six fields of gaze, test OD, OS individually)
Trochlear Nerve
(Towering) - ANSWER CN IV: Motor- eye movement (superior oblique-same test as oculomotor)
Trigeminal Nerve
(Tops) - ANSWER CN V: Both- superficial and deep structures of head and face, mastification/corneal reflex (test by show teeth)
Abducens Nerve
(A) - ANSWER CN VI: Motor- specific eye movements (test same as oculomotor)
Facial Nerve
(Fin) - ANSWER CN VII: Both- taste of anterior 2/3 of tongue, sensation in ear canal, facial movement (use salt/sugar for taste, evaluate corneal reflex, raise eyebrows, keep eyes closed, and resist attempt to open, puff cheeks)
Acoustic Nerve
(And) - ANSWER CN VIII: Sensory- Hearing/tickling watch and whisper (tuning fork with Rinne- positive as normal, when air conduction persists twice as long as bone conduction)
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
(German) - ANSWER CN IX: Both- Swallow, taste of posterior 1/3 of tongue, pain, touch, and temp of mucosa and pharynx (check for deviation of uvula to unaffected side [Show Less]