NURS 6640 FINAL EXAM 7 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS2021

NURS 6640 FINAL EXAM 7 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Following an attempted suicide, Mr. Durham was admitted to an acute psychiatric facility. After 4 weeks in treatment, he is preparing for discharge. He is beginning to miss individual and group therapy sessions and has refused medications twice in the past 2 days. The PMHNP demonstrates understanding in this phase by saying which of the following statements? Selected Answer: B. “Have you thought of how you will continue your treatment plans?” • Question 2 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP continues to meet with Gerald, who is the patient with depression and mood disorder. The PMHNP uses the CBT approach. Gerald is now meeting with the PMHNP for his fifth session and feels comfortable with how the therapy works. What does the PMHNP plan to do with Gerald over the course of the next several sessions? Selected Answer: C. Develop cognitive skills to challenge Gerald’s negative thinking • Question 3 1 out of 1 points A 38-year-old patient tells the PMHNP that her father went to jail for selling drugs when she was a child. The patient is visibly upset when discussing what happened. Using a humanistic-existential approach to psychotherapy, which of the following is the most appropriate response by the PMHNP? Selected Answer: B. “What are you experiencing now as you share this story?” • Question 4 1 out of 1 points A patient’s depression is affecting her relationship with her spouse. What might the PMHNP ask during the initial sessions of interpersonal psychotherapy treatment? Selected Answer: D. All of the above. • Question 5 1 out of 1 points A PMHNP is treating a 25-year-old patient who has a compulsive urge to exercise to excess. When asked to describe why she does so much exercise, she says, “I like the compliments I receive from others on my new level of fitness, and the excitement of getting more attention.” The PMHNP can use feeling-state therapy to help Monique ___________. Selected Answer: D. all of the above