345+ Free PMHNP Flashcards
PMHNP flashcards are short, high-yield review cards designed to help psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner students retain medication facts, diagnostic criteria, and board-relevant clinical details. These flashcards cover 43 psychiatric medications and use spaced repetition scheduling to prioritize the material you are most likely to forget. Built for coursework, clinical rotations, and ANCC/AANPCB board preparation. All free.
Spaced repetition flashcards for every psychiatric medication you need to know — for coursework, clinicals, and boards.
Memorizing 43 psychiatric medications is not the hard part. Retaining them long enough to recall on boards — and then using them correctly in practice — is where most students fall apart. You learn buspirone in September, forget the mechanism by November, and re-learn it in a panic two weeks before your exam.
These flashcards are built to fix that.
ANCC + AANPCB exam-aligned · Spaced repetition scheduling · Free account required for daily queue
What’s Covered
345+ flashcards covering 43 psychiatric medications organized by drug class:
SSRIs & SNRIs — Sertraline, fluoxetine, paroxetine, escitalopram, venlafaxine, duloxetine. Mechanism, dosing, FDA indications, side effect profiles, discontinuation risks, and the clinical nuances boards test (why sertraline over fluoxetine in pregnancy, why paroxetine has the worst discontinuation syndrome, why venlafaxine affects blood pressure).
Antipsychotics — First and second generation. Haloperidol, chlorpromazine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, clozapine, ziprasidone, lurasidone, paliperidone, cariprazine, lumateperone. Metabolic monitoring, EPS risk stratification, prolactin effects, clozapine REMS and ANC monitoring, and which agents are FDA-approved for which conditions.
Mood Stabilizers — Lithium, valproate, lamotrigine. Therapeutic levels, monitoring schedules, teratogenicity, drug interactions, and toxicity presentations.
Anxiolytics & Sedative-Hypnotics — Buspirone, lorazepam, hydroxyzine, gabapentin, suvorexant. Mechanism differences, abuse potential, withdrawal risks, and when each is appropriate.
Stimulants & ADHD Medications — Methylphenidate, lisdexamfetamine, mixed amphetamine salts, atomoxetine, clonidine, guanfacine. IR vs XR formulations, monitoring requirements, Schedule II considerations, and contraindications.
Other — Bupropion, mirtazapine, trazodone, doxepin, naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram, buprenorphine/naloxone, benztropine, diphenhydramine, propranolol, fluphenazine. Medications that span multiple classes but show up constantly on boards and in practice.
How the Spaced Repetition System Works
Not all flashcards are equal. A card you have answered correctly five times in a row does not need to appear again tomorrow. A card you keep getting wrong needs to show up more often.
Our flashcard system uses spaced repetition scheduling to automatically prioritize the cards you are struggling with. Each time you review a card, the system adjusts when it will appear again based on how well you knew the answer.
Daily Queue
Each day, the system builds a personalized review queue based on which cards are due for review. Cards you have mastered appear less frequently. Cards you are struggling with appear more often. This means a 15-minute daily session is more effective than an hour-long cram session because you are always studying the material you are most likely to forget.
How students typically use this
- During coursework: 10–15 minutes per day alongside lectures
- During clinical rotations: quick review before shifts
- During board prep: 15–20 minutes daily as a complement to practice questions
The system works best with consistency. Ten minutes every day beats an hour once a week. Students who use flashcards daily for four or more weeks consistently show stronger retention across medication-heavy exam domains — particularly psychopharmacology, which is the highest-weighted content area on both the ANCC and AANPCB exams.
Why Not Just Use Quizlet?
You can. Quizlet is fine for basic recall. But there are a few differences worth knowing.
These cards are clinically weighted. They do not just ask “what class is sertraline?” They test the details that show up on boards and matter in practice: monitoring parameters, drug interactions, clinical decision points, side effect management, and the distinctions between similar medications that trip up students on exam day.
The spaced repetition is built in. Quizlet’s free version does not offer true spaced repetition. You have to manually decide which cards to review. Our system handles scheduling automatically based on your performance.
They integrate with your study data. Your flashcard performance feeds into the same dashboard as your practice question performance. You can see which medication topics you are weakest on across both flashcards and questions — and that data informs your study plan.
They’re maintained. Student-created Quizlet decks go stale. FDA approvals change. Clinical guidelines update. Dosing recommendations shift. These flashcards are part of a maintained platform, not a set-it-and-forget-it deck.
What Students Use Alongside Flashcards
Flashcards build recall. But recall alone does not pass boards or prepare you for clinical practice. Most students pair flashcards with:
Practice Questions (1,010+ free)
Apply the medication knowledge from flashcards to clinical scenarios. A flashcard teaches you that lithium requires renal monitoring. A practice question asks you what to do when a patient on lithium presents with tremor, confusion, and a creatinine of 2.1.
Medication Reference Pages
When a flashcard reveals a gap in your understanding, the full medication page has the complete breakdown: mechanism, dosing, indications, contraindications, interactions, monitoring, and clinical pearls.
Baseline Assessment
After a few weeks of flashcards and practice questions, take the 60-question baseline to see where you actually stand across all exam domains.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these PMHNP flashcards really free?
Yes. All medication flashcards are free. The daily spaced repetition queue requires a free account so the system can track your progress and schedule reviews. No credit card. No trial period. No content locked behind a paywall.
How many flashcards are included?
345+ flashcards covering 43 psychiatric medications across all major drug classes: SSRIs, SNRIs, antipsychotics (first and second generation), mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, stimulants, and others.
Do these cover both the ANCC and AANPCB exams?
Yes. The medication content is relevant to both certification exams. Psychopharmacology is heavily tested on the ANCC PMHNP-BC and falls primarily under the Plan and Evaluate domains of the AANPCB PMHNP-C.
Can I use these during my program, not just for board prep?
That’s actually how they work best. Starting flashcards during your first psychopharmacology course and maintaining a daily habit throughout your program means board prep is review, not learning from scratch.
How long should I study flashcards each day?
Ten to fifteen minutes is enough. The spaced repetition system prioritizes the cards you need most, so short daily sessions are more effective than long infrequent ones.
Are diagnosis flashcards included?
Not yet. Diagnosis flashcards covering diagnostic criteria, key differentials, and duration requirements are planned and will be added to the same system.
Free. All of Them.
All 345+ flashcards are free. The daily spaced repetition queue requires a free account (so the system can track your progress and schedule reviews). No credit card. No trial period.