PMHNP Certification Q & A
by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates
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About this podcast
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
The newest 20 of 144 episodes
- Substance Treatment Analysis · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 144The PMHNP is performing a follow-up visit on a 41-year-old female who is being treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder. She has been seeing an exposure-response therapist for…
- PHQ-9 Depression Assessment · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 143The PMHNP is reviewing the results of a comprehensive new patient assessment and notes that the result of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-9 is a 7. Knowing that the…
- Alcohol Behavior Assessment · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 142J.T. is a 38-year-old male patient who presents for assessment and treatment of substance use disorder. He has a long history of chronic alcohol use, typically drinking a 6-pack…
- OCD Symptom Recurrence Assessment · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 141The PMHNP is seeing a 11-year-old patient who is being managed for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The patient has been in exposure response therapy for almost one year and has…
- Initial Psychiatric Evaluation · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 140An initial psychiatric evaluation should include a comprehensive risk assessment across the lifespan. Which of the following should be part of the initial intake for all patients…
- Mental Status Examination Findings · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 139The PMHNP is performing a follow-up visit on a 32-year-old male. He is being treated with sertraline 100 mg daily for a major depressive episode that began when he started having…
- Pediatric Developmental Assessment · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 138A 5-year-old child presents for evaluation with her mother. The mother is concerned that the child might have autism spectrum disorder and asks for a comprehensive evaluation. As…
- Therapeutic Alliance in a Court-Ordered Patient · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 137The PMHNP is seeing a 22-year-old male patient for his initial evaluation. The appointment is court ordered and the patient seems very uncomfortable being there and answers…
- Adverse Drug Effects in Psychiatric Treatment · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 136The PMHNP is evaluating a patient new to the practice. He is a 27-year-old male with a long history of bipolar depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and a remote history of…
- Social Determinants of Health Domains · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 135Social determinants of health (SDOH) are recognized by the World Health Organization as non-medical conditions that can often outweigh genetic or clinical medical access in…
- Therapeutic Modalities for Depressive Symptoms · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 134The PMHNP is working with a patient who is struggling with significant depressive symptoms. The patient is a 34-year-old female who is lives alone and works in a job that “pays…
- Treatment Considerations for Bipolar Depression · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 133The PMHNP is managing a patient with bipolar disorder. While the patient has had manic episodes historically, the dominant pole of his disorder is depression. He is currently…
- Adverse Effects of Olanzapine Therapy · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 132The PMHNP is seeing a patient in follow-up. The patient has a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder and has been taking the second-generation antipsychotic olanzapine for 2…
- Considerations for Self-Disclosure · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 131The PMHNP is considering the case of a patient who is struggling with significant depressive symptoms following a difficult divorce. The symptoms are having a direct impact on…
- Managing Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 130The PMHNP is managing a patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who continues to have positive symptoms despite appropriate trials with two different antipsychotic…
- Laboratory Abnormalities in a Patient With Anorexia Nervosa · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 129The PMHNP has just accepted a position at an eating disorders clinic which offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the management of eating disorders, including psychiatric…
- Adolescent Insomnia in a Patient With Generalized Anxiety Disorder · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 128A 14-year-old patient is being managed for generalized anxiety disorder and has been responding well to fluoxetine. However, both the patient and his mother report that he has…
- Reactive Attachment Disorder in a 5-Year-Old Child · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 127A 5-year-old child is accompanied by the foster mother for evaluation of behavioral problems. The foster mother is experienced and has been very successful with children, but…
- Pharmacotherapeutic Pattern Recognition · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 126Jennifer is a 27-year-old female who has been in psychiatric care for several months for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. She has not responded to three different…
- Treatment Resistance Presentation · 5 min · Season 1 Episode 125A patient is mandated to care by court for evaluation and treatment of substance use disorder. He has a history of polysubstance abuse including ETOH, benzodiazepines, and…
