APEA PMHNP EXAM PREP MATERIAL
NEWEST CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies are based on
"THE Q SLIPP" Answer: *Technology and Information Literacy
*Health Delivery System
*Ethics
*Quality
* Scientific Foundations
*Leadership
*Practice Inquiry
*Independent Practice
*Policy
⫸ What are the 3) MHNP Leadership Competencies Answer:
Leadership Competencies
1)Participates in and evaluate community/population-focused programs
that:
promote mental health
prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems
,2)Advocates for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues
3)Collaborates with colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health
disparities and improve outcomes for populations
⫸ Quality Competencies Answer: Quality Competencies
Evaluates the appropriate uses of seclusion and restraints in the care
process
⫸ Policy Competencies Answer: Policy Competencies
Employs opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the impact of
stigma on services for prevention and treatment of mental health
problems and psychiatric disorders
⫸ Independent Practice Competencies Answer: Independent Practice
Competencies
Develops age-appropriate treatment plans
Includes differential diagnosis
,Assesses impact of acute and chronic medical problems on psychiatric
treatment
Conducts individual and group psychotherapy
Applies supportive psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and other
evidence-based psychotherapies to brief and long-term practice
Applies recovery-oriented principles
Demonstrates best practices of family care approaches
Plans care to minimize the development of complications and promote
function
Treats acute and chronic psychiatric disorders and problems
Safely prescribes pharmacologic agents
Ensures client safety through the appropriate prescription of
pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions
Explains the risks and benefits of treatment to client and family
, Identifies the role of PMHNP in risk mitigation strategies in areas of
opiate use and substance abuse
Seeks consultation
Uses self-reflection to improve care
Provides consultation to healthcare providers and others to enhance
quality and cost
Guides the client in evaluating the appropriate use of complementary
and alternative treatment
Uses individualized outcome measure to evaluate psychiatric care
Manages psychiatric emergencies
Refers clients appropriately
Facilitates the transition of clients across levels of care
Uses outcomes to evaluate care
Attends to the client-NP relationship as a vehicle for change
NEWEST CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies are based on
"THE Q SLIPP" Answer: *Technology and Information Literacy
*Health Delivery System
*Ethics
*Quality
* Scientific Foundations
*Leadership
*Practice Inquiry
*Independent Practice
*Policy
⫸ What are the 3) MHNP Leadership Competencies Answer:
Leadership Competencies
1)Participates in and evaluate community/population-focused programs
that:
promote mental health
prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems
,2)Advocates for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues
3)Collaborates with colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health
disparities and improve outcomes for populations
⫸ Quality Competencies Answer: Quality Competencies
Evaluates the appropriate uses of seclusion and restraints in the care
process
⫸ Policy Competencies Answer: Policy Competencies
Employs opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the impact of
stigma on services for prevention and treatment of mental health
problems and psychiatric disorders
⫸ Independent Practice Competencies Answer: Independent Practice
Competencies
Develops age-appropriate treatment plans
Includes differential diagnosis
,Assesses impact of acute and chronic medical problems on psychiatric
treatment
Conducts individual and group psychotherapy
Applies supportive psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and other
evidence-based psychotherapies to brief and long-term practice
Applies recovery-oriented principles
Demonstrates best practices of family care approaches
Plans care to minimize the development of complications and promote
function
Treats acute and chronic psychiatric disorders and problems
Safely prescribes pharmacologic agents
Ensures client safety through the appropriate prescription of
pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions
Explains the risks and benefits of treatment to client and family
, Identifies the role of PMHNP in risk mitigation strategies in areas of
opiate use and substance abuse
Seeks consultation
Uses self-reflection to improve care
Provides consultation to healthcare providers and others to enhance
quality and cost
Guides the client in evaluating the appropriate use of complementary
and alternative treatment
Uses individualized outcome measure to evaluate psychiatric care
Manages psychiatric emergencies
Refers clients appropriately
Facilitates the transition of clients across levels of care
Uses outcomes to evaluate care
Attends to the client-NP relationship as a vehicle for change
