NSG 679 PMHNP Exam Questions
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1. A PMH nurse applying King's model to a nurse-client interaction identifies the
outcome using what term?
A) Transaction
B) Adaptation
C) Transpersonal caring
D) Self-system: A.
2. A PMH nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege system.
The PMH nurse understands that this intervention integrates which group of
theories?
A) Behavioral
B) Developmental
C) Humanistic
D) Cognitive: B.
3. A PMH nurse is assessing a young adult and determines that the individual
has achieved successful resolution of the previous stage of growth and devel-
opment as evidenced by demonstrating which traits?
A) Drive and hope
B) Direction and purpose
C) Devotion and fidelity
D) Production and care: C
4. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care integrating Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. Which area would the PMH nurse identify as the priority?
A) Adequate food
B) Predictable social environment
C) Acceptance from family
D) Positive self-image: A
5. When teaching a client about the brain, which area would a nurse identify
when describing the part of the brain involved with verbal language function,
including areas for both receptive and expressive speech?
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A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere: D
6. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care for a client experiencing expressive
aphasia. The PMH nurse incorporates knowledge that the client most likely has
sustained damage to what area?
A) Postcentral gyrus
B) Broca's area
C) Basal ganglia
D) Hippocampus: B
7. A PMH nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage to the
frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The PMH nurse anticipates that the
client will have difficulty with which function?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C) Receptive speech
D) Hearing: B
8. A PMH nurse is caring for a client who has experienced damage to the parietal
lobes of the brain. The PMH nurse anticipates that the client will have difficulty
with which activity?
A) Perceiving motor input
B) Calculating a math problem
C) Seeing objects in front of the client
D) Speaking fluently: B
9. A client has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated with
Alzheimer's disease. The PMH nurse determines that damage to the client's
brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of
which area?
A) Basal ganglia
B) Limbic system
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C) Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus: D
10. The PMH nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who has been diagnosed
with a disorder of the hypothalamus. When developing the client's plan of care,
in which area would the PMH nurse anticipate a problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C) Speech
D) Motor activity: A
11. A client who is scheduled to undergo a sleep-deprivation electroencephalo-
gram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate anxiety about the pro-
cedure. Based on an understanding of this test, which would the PMH nurse
avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C) Taking a thorough history of the client's use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving the client a noncaffeinated beverage of choice: B
12. A PMH nurse is reviewing the various neurotransmitters and their functions.
The PMH nurse demonstrates understanding by identifying which substance
as a neuropeptide?
A) Somatostatin
B) Serotonin
C) Glutamate
D) Gamma-aminobutyric acid: A
13. A PMH nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing anxiety and observes
increased sweating and goose flesh. The PMH nurse understands that these
symptoms are the result of which substance?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Norepinephrine
C) Serotonin
D) Histamine: B
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1. A PMH nurse applying King's model to a nurse-client interaction identifies the
outcome using what term?
A) Transaction
B) Adaptation
C) Transpersonal caring
D) Self-system: A.
2. A PMH nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege system.
The PMH nurse understands that this intervention integrates which group of
theories?
A) Behavioral
B) Developmental
C) Humanistic
D) Cognitive: B.
3. A PMH nurse is assessing a young adult and determines that the individual
has achieved successful resolution of the previous stage of growth and devel-
opment as evidenced by demonstrating which traits?
A) Drive and hope
B) Direction and purpose
C) Devotion and fidelity
D) Production and care: C
4. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care integrating Maslow's hierarchy of
needs. Which area would the PMH nurse identify as the priority?
A) Adequate food
B) Predictable social environment
C) Acceptance from family
D) Positive self-image: A
5. When teaching a client about the brain, which area would a nurse identify
when describing the part of the brain involved with verbal language function,
including areas for both receptive and expressive speech?
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A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere: D
6. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care for a client experiencing expressive
aphasia. The PMH nurse incorporates knowledge that the client most likely has
sustained damage to what area?
A) Postcentral gyrus
B) Broca's area
C) Basal ganglia
D) Hippocampus: B
7. A PMH nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage to the
frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The PMH nurse anticipates that the
client will have difficulty with which function?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C) Receptive speech
D) Hearing: B
8. A PMH nurse is caring for a client who has experienced damage to the parietal
lobes of the brain. The PMH nurse anticipates that the client will have difficulty
with which activity?
A) Perceiving motor input
B) Calculating a math problem
C) Seeing objects in front of the client
D) Speaking fluently: B
9. A client has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated with
Alzheimer's disease. The PMH nurse determines that damage to the client's
brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures and the nerves of
which area?
A) Basal ganglia
B) Limbic system
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C) Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus: D
10. The PMH nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who has been diagnosed
with a disorder of the hypothalamus. When developing the client's plan of care,
in which area would the PMH nurse anticipate a problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C) Speech
D) Motor activity: A
11. A client who is scheduled to undergo a sleep-deprivation electroencephalo-
gram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate anxiety about the pro-
cedure. Based on an understanding of this test, which would the PMH nurse
avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C) Taking a thorough history of the client's use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving the client a noncaffeinated beverage of choice: B
12. A PMH nurse is reviewing the various neurotransmitters and their functions.
The PMH nurse demonstrates understanding by identifying which substance
as a neuropeptide?
A) Somatostatin
B) Serotonin
C) Glutamate
D) Gamma-aminobutyric acid: A
13. A PMH nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing anxiety and observes
increased sweating and goose flesh. The PMH nurse understands that these
symptoms are the result of which substance?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Norepinephrine
C) Serotonin
D) Histamine: B
