PMHN Test Preparation Exam Secrets Questions with Answers 100% Solved and Updated this Year

PMHN Test Preparation Exam
Secrets Questions with Answers
100% Solved and Updated this Year
PatientsMwhoMhaveMbeenMrapedMareMoftenMseverelyMtraumatizedMemotionallyMandMph
ysicallyMandMareMcommonlyMveryMfearfulMandMpanicked,MsoMtheMfirstMthingMthatMth
eMmentalMhealthMnurseMshouldMcommunicateMisM"YouMareMhereMs________Mhere.MN
oMoneMcanMh___________Myou."M-MAnswerMsafe;hurt



TheMpsychiatricMandMmentalMhealthMnurseMmayMneedMtoMrepeatMthisMaMnumberMof
MtimesMbecauseMtraumatizedMpatientsMmayMb___________MoutMwhatMpeopleMareMsayi
ng.MTheMnurseMshouldMalsoMreassureMtheMpatientMthatMtheMattackMwasMnotMtheMp
atient'sMf_________MandMthatMtheMnurseMisMs________MforMwhatMtheMpatientMhasM
goneMthrough.M-MAnswerMblock;fault;sorry



BecauseMtheMpatientMisMintimidatedMbyMherMspouseMandMhasMstatedMsheMisMafraid
MtoMstandMupMtoMhim,MasManMadvocateMforMtheMpatient,MtheMnurseMshouldMnotify
MtheMp_______________MofMtheMpatient'sMfeelingsMaboutMtheMtreatment.MBeingMcoer
cedMintoMsigningMaMconsentMformMisMnotMtheMsameMasMgivingMinformedMconsent,M
whichMisMrequiredMbyMlaw.MBecauseMpatientsMareMvulnerableMtoMmanipulation,MtheM
nurseMmustMensureMthatMtheMactualMwishesMofMtheMpatientMareMrespected.M-
MAnswerMphysician


TheMmostMlikelyMreasonMtheMpatientMwasMableMtoMreadMslowlyMbutMnotMstateMwha
tMsheMhadMreadMisMlowMh__________Ml____________.MTheMabilityMtoMreadMisMdiffer
entMfromMtheMabilityMtoMcomprehend,MandMcomprehensionMusuallyMlagsMbehindMreadi
ngMskillsMbyMaboutMthreeMgradeMlevels.MThus,MaMpersonMwhoMisMableMtoMreadMat
MtheMfourth-gradeMlevelMmayMhaveMonlyMaMfirst-
gradeMcomprehension,MmakingMitMdifficultMforMtheMpersonMtoMunderstandMhealthMmat
erials,MespeciallyMsinceMtheMvocabularyMisMoftenMmoreMdifficultMtoMunderstandMthanM
thatMfoundMinMotherMreadings.M-MAnswerMhealthMliterary



TheMpatientMisMusingMtheMdefenseMmechanismMofMd__________MwhenMtheMpatient,M
whoMhasMhadMrepeatedMarrestsMforMdrivingMunderMtheMinfluenceMofMalcohol,Mrefuses
MtoMadmitMthatMheMhasMaMdrinkingMproblemMandMstatesMthatMtheMpoliceMhaveMta
rgetedMhimMunfairly.M-MAnswerMdenial

,RefuseMtoMacknowledgeMundesirableMfeelings,Mthoughts,MorMbehaviorMbyMexaggeratingM
theMopposite.M-MAnswerMReactionMformation



RetreatingMtoManMearlierMlevelMofMdevelopment.M-MAnswerMRegression



CarryingMoutManMactionMtoMnegateMaMpreviousMunacceptableMone.M-
MAnswerMUndoing


Question-
AMpatientMwithMschizophreniaMhasMdelusionsMandMbelievesMthatMhisMfamilyMmembers
McannotMbeMtrusted.MAccordingMtoMMaslow'sMhierarchyMofMneeds,MtheMpatient'sMdelu
sionsMareMinterferingMwithMdevelopmentMatMtheMlevelMof:



a.MphysiologicalMneeds

b.MLove/belongingMneeds

c.MSafetyMneeds

d.MSelf-esteemMneeds



Rationale:MTheMpatient'sMdelusionsMareMinterferingMwithMdevelopmentMatMtheMlevelMo
fM____________/________________Mneeds.MMaslow'sMhierarchyMofMneedsMisMbasedMon
MtheMpremiseMthatMoneMmustMsatisfyMoneMtypeMofMneedMbeforeMoneMcanMattainM
theMnext.MTheMhierarchyMofMneedsMincludes:



Physiological:MBasicMneedsMsuchMasMair,Mfood,Mwater,Mshelter

SafetyMandMsecurity:MFreedomMfromMfear;MphysicalMcomfort,Msafety

LoveMandMbelonging:MCompanionship,MgivingMandMreceivingMlove,MgroupMidentification,
MsatisfyingMinterpersonalMrelationshipsM-MAnswerMlove/belonging


KavaMisMcontraindicatedMbecauseMofMsafetyMissuesMandMcanMresultMinMliverMdamage,
MsoMtheMpatientMshouldMhaveM________functionMtestsMcompleted.MEarlyMsignsMofM__
______MdamageMincludeMfatigueMandMdarkMurine.MSomeMpeopleMmayMexhibitMjaundic
eMasMwell.M-MAnswerMliver;liver;liver

,AmitriptylineMisMbrokenMdownMbyMtheMliver,MsoMkavaMmayMincreaseMtheMrateMatMw
hichMthatMoccurs,MalsoMincreasingMtheMadverseMeffectsMofMtheMdrug.MKava,MwhichMh
asMbeenMusedMinMtheMpastMforMa_____________,MmayMincreaseMd______________.M-
MAnswerManxiety;depression


Question-
AccordingMtoMErikson'sMstagesMofMpsychosocialMdevelopment,MwhichMofMtheMfollowing
MbestMcharacterizesMtheMdevelopmentalMtaskMofMadulthoodMandMtheMgenerativityMvs.
MstagnationMstage?


a.MAchievingMself-
confidenceMbyMperformingMsuccessfullyMandMgainingMrecognitionMfromMpeers

b.MDevelopingMaMsenseMofMpositiveMself-worthMfromMreviewingMtheMeventMofMlife

c.MAchievingMtheMpersonalMlifeMgoalsMthatMtheMpersonMhasMformulated

d.MMakingMaMcommitmentMtoManotherMpersonMasMpartMofMaMlong-
termMrelationshipM-
MAnswerMRationale:MAchievingMtheMpersonalMlifeMgoalsMthatMtheMpersonMhasMformula
ted



____________MdifferentMmentalMhealthMassociationsMcameMtogetherMtoMcreateMtheMint
ernationalMsocietyMofMpsychiatric-mentalMhealthMnursesMinM1999.M-MAnswerMb.M4



WhenMutilizingMAHRQ'sMYouMCanMQuitMSmokingMguideMtoMhelpMaMpatientMquitMsmo
king,MtheMfirstMstepMofM"GettingMReady"Mincludes:



a.MTalkingMwithMtheMphysicianMaboutMnicotineMmedication

b.MTellingMfriendsMandMfamilyMmembersMaboutMquitting

c.MGettingMgroupMcounseling

d.MSettingMaMdateMtoMquit,McoldMturkeyM-
MAnswerMD:MSettingMaMdateMtoMquit,McoldMturkey


Rationale:MAHRQ'sMYouMCanMQuitMSmokingMguideMincludesMfiveMsteps:

1.MGettingMready:MConsideringMpastMattemptsM(successes/failures)MandMsettingMaMd___
_______MforMquittingMc___________Mt_____________

, 2.MGettingMsupport/encouragement:MTellingMothersMandMcontactingMsupportMgroups/helpl
ines

3.MLearningMnewMskills/behaviors:MDrinkingMplentyMofMwater,MestablishingMnewMhabits,
MpracticingMdistractions,MandMreducingMs__________.
4.MGettingMandMusingMmedicationMcorrectly:MObtainingMnicotineMreplacementMorMother
MmedicationsMasMneeded.M
5.MPreparingMforMrelapse/difficultMsituations:MAvoidingMotherMsmokersMandMalcoholMor
MsituationsMthatMtriggerMtheMdesireMforMcigarettes.MEatingMwellMandMlivingMaMhealth
yMlifestyleM-MAnswerMdate;McoldMturkey

stress



Question:MAnMelderlyMpatientMscoredM18MoutMofMaMpossibleMmaximumMscoreMofM30
MonMtheMminiMmentalMstateMexaminationM(MMSE).MThisMscoreMusuallyMindicates:


a.MSevereMcognitiveMimpairment

b.MMildMcognitiveMimpairment

c.MModerateMcognitiveMimpairment

d.MNormalMcognitionM-MAnswerMc.MmoderateMcognitiveMimpairment



Rationale:MAMscoreMofM18MoutMofM30MonMtheMMMSSMusuallyMindicatesMm_________
____McognitiveMimpairment.MScoresMofM24MtoM30MindicateMn_________McognitionMwhi
leM10MtoM18MindicateMm_________McognitiveMimpairment.MScoresMmayMbeMaffectedM
byMnumerousMvariablesM(age,Mhearing,Mintelligence,Mvision,MphysicalMcondition),MsoMthe
MMMSEMscoreMaloneMisMnotMadequateMforMtheMdiagnosisMofMdementia.MHowever,Mit
MisMaMgoodMguide,MandMthoseMwithMveryMlowMscoresM(<M________)MusuallyMdemon
strateMsevereMcognitiveMimpairment.M-MAnswerMmoderate

normal

moderate

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Question:MTheMpsychiatricMandMmentalMhealthMnurseMneedsMtoMcompleteMaMhistoryM
andMphysicalMexaminationMonMaMpatientMwhoMisMextremelyMdepressedMandMsuicidal.M
TheMbestMapproachMisMto:

a.MDelayMtheMhistoryMandMphysicalMexamMuntilMtheMpatientMisMstabilized