You worked hard to graduate as a PMHNP — it's time to advance to the next stage of your professional journey. This course will make you feel confident and equipped heading into your exam.
You CAN pass the PMHNP Exam!
Dear future Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
Congratulations on completing your education journey! Now that you have mastered your Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you have one last step! You must sit for the certification exam so that you can earn your PMHNP-BC™ credential and begin to practice.
But you learned so much… so you need to review everything you learned over the past semesters in order to be prepared and PASS the exam the first time!
My online review course goes through every topic that is on the exam so that you can identify areas that might need more study and have the necessary information about what is on the exam.
I will follow the latest exam blueprint to deliver the most up-to-date information on what to expect and timely tips on how to best prepare to take the exam.
With easy-to-follow videos you can watch (and re-watch) at your own pace, my course will equip you with the latest information on how to prepare for the exam and what topics you will be asked about.
You'll walk away feeling fully prepared to sit for your certification exam and begin your practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Register for my course now and begin to prepare for the next step in your career!
Yours in education & success,
Kirby P. Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Certification Review Course:
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teach you about real-life practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She will not only prepare you to pass your certification exam the very first time, but she'll review real-life patient cases from her practice…
strengthening your knowledge and preparing you for any practice setting. This course covers the content in the ANCC exam blueprint… including:
- Knowledge
- Advanced pathophysiology
- Advanced pharmacology... contraindications, interactions, adverse effects
- Advanced psychopharmacology... pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, extrapyramidal symptoms [EPS], neuroleptic malignant syndrome [NMS]
- Neurodevelopment
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Psychogenomics... gene-drug interactions, heritability
- Skill
- Advanced physical assessment
Advanced Practice Skills
- Skill
- Clinical interviewing (eg, open-ended questions, nonverbal communication, motivational interviewing)
- Health promotion and disease prevention (eg, models, strategies)
- Mental health screening tool selection and interpretation (eg, PHQ-9, GAD-7, Vanderbilt ADHD)
- Mental status exam
- Psychiatric emergency management (eg, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation)
- Psychoeducation (eg, presentation method, topic selection)
- Recovery and resilience promotion
- Risk assessment
- Substance use screening tool selection and interpretation (eg, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT], Drug Abuse Screening Test [DAST], Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol Scale [CIWA], Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale [COWS])
Diagnosis and Treatment
- Knowledge
- DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria
- Complementary and alternative treatments
- Skill
- Diagnostic and laboratory test selection and interpretation
- Differentials and Diagnosis
- Evidence-based practice (eg, medication dosing, off-label use, psychotherapy selection)
- Psychopharmacotherapeutic management (eg, selection, monitoring)
- Pharmacotherapeutic management (eg, selection, monitoring)
- Knowledge
- Psychotherapy principles (eg, cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic, interpersonal, behavioral)
- Change theories (eg, Transtheoretical Model, Lewin's Change Theory)
- Developmental theories 4. Family theories (eg, structural, narrative)
- Skill
- Therapeutic alliance development and management (eg, empathy, boundaries, psychotherapy facilitation, trauma-informed approach)
Ethics, Legal Principles, and Cultural Care
- Knowledge
- Patient's Bill of Rights (eg, informed consent, treatment options)
- Scope of confidentiality (eg, release of information, duty to warn)
- ANA Scope and Standards of Practice: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Skill
- Cultural and spiritual competence (eg, differences in belief systems, existentialism, social determinants of mental health, risk factors, barriers)
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion (eg, specific populations, sexual orientation, gender identity)
- Ethics in clinical decision-making (eg, involuntary treatment, least restrictive care, decision-making capacity, bioethical principles)
- Patient advocacy (eg, educational accommodations, disabilities accommodations, FMLA)
Preparing for the Exam
- Practice test preparation
- Study the entire prep program
- Use handouts and other resources to review program content
- Identify areas of weakness and study those topic areas
- After you have completed your study, take the Practice Exam to test your knowledge
- Then visit nursingworld.org/our-certifications/pmhnp to take the board certification exam
- 14-hour review course covering all components of the PMHNP certification exam blueprint
- Real life examples from a practicing PMHNP
- Earn 14.0 nursing CE hours
- Instant access to practice questions to continue to prepare you for the real thing.
- Exclusive, members-only forums where you can communicate and connect with other NP graduates preparing to take the exam.
Certification Review Course:
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![Kirby Williams](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/qommcisjye2ui1_in7wvfq.jpg)
Kirby P. Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner who obtained psychiatric training and education from University of Virginia. Working as a mental health nurse practitioner since 2012. She has been a Board Certified PMHNP for over a decade. She has worked in various mental health specialties, including acute inpatient care, private practice, community mental health, intensive outpatient, community crisis stabilization, and primary care psych consultant. Kirby has taught graduate and undergraduate psychiatric nursing courses. and enjoys mentoring and supporting future psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Click here for information about Kirby Williams.You worked hard to graduate as a PMHNP — it's time to advance to the next stage of your professional journey. This course will make you feel confident and equipped heading into your exam.
The materials are yours to keep, access, and review at your own pace, around your own schedule — but you must register now to lock in the $252.99 price, saving you $207.00!
We encourage you to watch the videos over and over again and review the practice questions multiple times — so that you not only pass on your first attempt, but you are better prepared for practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
We’re that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.
Certification Review Course:
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline