PSYCHIATRIC NP (PHNP) PURPLE BOOK 4TH
ED – 100 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED RATIONALES | PMHNP EXAM
SUCCESS BUNDLE
THE PURPOSE OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION'S PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING: SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IS TO
A. DEFINE THE ROLE AND ACTIONS FOR THE NP
B. ESTABLISH THE LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS
C. DEFINE THE LEGAL STATUTES OF THE ROLE OF THE PMHNP
D. DEFINE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PHYSICIAN ROLE AND THE NP ROLE
ANS: A.
THE ANA’S PSYCHIATRIC–MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
DEFINES THE ROLE AND ACTIONS OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER.
REF: PG. 16
PRIMARY PREVENTION CARE PRACTICES ARE AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF THE PMHNP ROLE.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A PRIMARY PREVENTION CARE STRATEGY
FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?
A. AFTERCARE PROGRAM FOR CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL CLIENTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED
FROM THE HOSPITAL
, B. COURT-ORDERED COUNSELING FOR ABUSIVE PARENTS
C. 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINES
D. PARENTING SKILLS CLASSES FOR PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS
ANS: D.
INFORMATION REDUCES INCIDENCE OF DISEASE.
REF: PG. 103
THE TREND IN LEGAL RULINGS ON CASES INVOLVING MENTAL ILLNESS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS
HAS BEEN TO
A. ENCOURAGE JURIES TO FIND DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
B. PROTECT THE PERSON'S FREEDOMS OR RIGHTS WHEN HE OR SHE IS COMMITTED TO A
MENTAL HOSPITAL
C. PLACE INCREASING TRUST IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE GOOD AND
ETHICAL DECISIONS
D. DECREASE THE "RED TAPE" ASSOCIATED WITH COMMITMENTS SO THAT COMMITMENTS ARE
FASTER AND EASIER
ANS: B.
IDENTIFIES THE TREND OF ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CIVIL LIBERTIES FOR
PSYCHIATRIC CLIENTS.
REF: PG. 20, 21
ED – 100 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED RATIONALES | PMHNP EXAM
SUCCESS BUNDLE
THE PURPOSE OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION'S PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING: SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IS TO
A. DEFINE THE ROLE AND ACTIONS FOR THE NP
B. ESTABLISH THE LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS
C. DEFINE THE LEGAL STATUTES OF THE ROLE OF THE PMHNP
D. DEFINE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PHYSICIAN ROLE AND THE NP ROLE
ANS: A.
THE ANA’S PSYCHIATRIC–MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
DEFINES THE ROLE AND ACTIONS OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER.
REF: PG. 16
PRIMARY PREVENTION CARE PRACTICES ARE AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF THE PMHNP ROLE.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A PRIMARY PREVENTION CARE STRATEGY
FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?
A. AFTERCARE PROGRAM FOR CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL CLIENTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED
FROM THE HOSPITAL
, B. COURT-ORDERED COUNSELING FOR ABUSIVE PARENTS
C. 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINES
D. PARENTING SKILLS CLASSES FOR PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS
ANS: D.
INFORMATION REDUCES INCIDENCE OF DISEASE.
REF: PG. 103
THE TREND IN LEGAL RULINGS ON CASES INVOLVING MENTAL ILLNESS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS
HAS BEEN TO
A. ENCOURAGE JURIES TO FIND DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
B. PROTECT THE PERSON'S FREEDOMS OR RIGHTS WHEN HE OR SHE IS COMMITTED TO A
MENTAL HOSPITAL
C. PLACE INCREASING TRUST IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE GOOD AND
ETHICAL DECISIONS
D. DECREASE THE "RED TAPE" ASSOCIATED WITH COMMITMENTS SO THAT COMMITMENTS ARE
FASTER AND EASIER
ANS: B.
IDENTIFIES THE TREND OF ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CIVIL LIBERTIES FOR
PSYCHIATRIC CLIENTS.
REF: PG. 20, 21
