🧠 PMHN Certification Complete Video Guide
Comprehensive preparation videos for the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BC) Certification Exam
16
Expert Videos
7
Core Domains
100%
Exam Coverage
Foundations & Legal/Ethical Considerations
Patient rights, admission types, and ethical principles in psychiatric nursing
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Introduction, Patient Rights
A LevelUpRN overview of psychiatric nursing fundamentals, covering admission types (voluntary vs. involuntary) and patient rights in mental health settings.
Mental Health Mini #10: Ethics in Psychiatric Nursing
A concise review of ethical principles in psychiatric nursing, including confidentiality, informed consent, and care of vulnerable populations.
Psychiatric Disorders
Mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, and trauma-related disorders
Caring for the Patient with Mood Disorders
A Nexus Nursing Institute lecture on mood disorders (major depression, bipolar disorder) and nursing management. Covers symptoms, nursing assessments, and interventions.
Anxiety Disorders: Psychiatric Mental Health
A LevelUpRN video explaining common anxiety disorders (e.g. generalized anxiety, panic disorder, phobias) and key nursing considerations (including medications like SSRIs and benzodiazepines).
Schizophrenia: Disorders – Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
A SimpleNursing tutorial on schizophrenia, describing clinical features, subtypes, associated symptoms, and nursing interventions including therapeutic communication.
Borderline Personality Disorder in Nursing
A Nexus Nursing video on borderline personality disorder (BPD), outlining hallmark behaviors and appropriate nursing care strategies (e.g. setting limits, managing self-harm risk).
Personality Disorders – Psychiatric Mental Health for Nursing Students
A LevelUpRN overview of cluster A/B/C personality disorders (e.g. schizoid, histrionic, antisocial), describing trait patterns and nursing interventions.
PTSD – Nursing NCLEX
A brief Intulect Nursing video summarizing post-traumatic stress disorder: symptoms, course, and nursing considerations (triggers, safety planning).
Therapeutic Communication
Communication techniques and therapeutic nurse-patient relationships
Therapeutic Communication Techniques Nursing
A Scrubblr/Nursing video on essential therapeutic communication strategies (open-ended questions, active listening, empathy) to use in mental health nursing and NCLEX scenarios.
Nurse/Client Relationship, Therapeutic Communication – PMH Nursing
A LevelUpRN video focusing on building trust, professional boundaries, and communication in psychiatric nurse–patient relationships.
Psychopharmacology & Medication Management
Psychotropic medications, side effects, and nursing monitoring
Psychiatric Medications for Nursing RN PN (MADE EASY)
A rapid-review video covering major classes of psychotropic medications (antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers) and their nursing considerations (side effects, patient teaching).
Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Nurses
An overview aimed at psychiatric settings, reviewing key drugs (SSRIs, atypical antipsychotics, mood stabilizers) and nursing monitoring (EPS, toxicity).
Crisis Intervention & De-escalation
Managing patient crises and de-escalating agitated patients
Crises, Loss, and Grief – Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
A short tutorial explaining types of crises (maturational, situational, adventitious) and nursing roles in managing patient crises (assessment, interventions, referral).
De-escalation Video 2: How to De-escalate Disruptive Patients
Part of a training series demonstrating steps to calm and manage an agitated patient, emphasizing communication and safety techniques.
Psychiatric Nursing Care Planning
Assessment, nursing diagnoses, and care plan development
Mastering Mental Health Nursing: Assessment, Care Plans & Medications
A case-study style video (nursing review channel) walking through assessment data, formulating nursing diagnoses, creating care plans, and discussing appropriate medications for psychiatric patients.
Sample Practice Questions & Q&A
High-yield practice questions with detailed rationales
PMHNP Board Exam: Top 10 Practice Questions You Can’t Miss!
A video (PMHNP-focused) that walks through 10 high-yield psychiatric nursing questions with detailed rationales, teaching test-taking strategies relevant to the PMHN exam.
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