CMAN 272 EXAM 1 CORE CONCEPTS AND
MEDICAL ASSISTING REVIEW 2026
◉ Psychiatric mental health nursing (PMHN).
Answer: promoting mental health through the assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental health
problems and psychiatric disorders
◉ Components of comprehensive PMHN.
Answer: biological
spiritual
social and economic
psychological
cultural
environmental
◉ Mental health care team.
Answer: nurse
social worker
technician
counselor/therapist
psychiatrist
,psychologist
case manager
◉ 3 tiers of mental illness prevention.
Answer: primary: decrease the incidence of mental disorders
secondary: screen for mental disorders
tertiary: decrease the disability and severity of mental disorders
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: Physical: need for air, water, food, rest, health
Security: need for safety, shelter, stability
Social: need for being loved, belonging, inclusion
Ego: need for self-esteem, power, recognition, prestige
Self Actualization: need for development, creativity
◉ Standards of practice.
,Answer: assessment, diagnosis (NANDA), outcomes identification
(NOC), planning, implementation, evaluation
◉ Components of PMHN Assessment.
Answer: MSE
Psychosocial assessment
physical exam
history taking
interviews
standardized rating scales
data verification
◉ Components of PMHN interview.
Answer: chief complaint, history of present illness, past psyc history,
past medical history, social history, family history, developmental
history, functional assessment, physical exam
◉ Components of MSE.
Answer: appearance
behavior/activity
speech
mood
, affect
thought process
thought content
perceptual disturbances
suicidal and/or homicidal ideation
cognition:
-orientation
-attention
-concentration
-memory
-abstract thinking
-insight
-judgement
◉ components of psychosocial assessment.
Answer: stressors
coping skills
substance use
relationships
cultural
spiritual (values and beliefs)
MEDICAL ASSISTING REVIEW 2026
◉ Psychiatric mental health nursing (PMHN).
Answer: promoting mental health through the assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental health
problems and psychiatric disorders
◉ Components of comprehensive PMHN.
Answer: biological
spiritual
social and economic
psychological
cultural
environmental
◉ Mental health care team.
Answer: nurse
social worker
technician
counselor/therapist
psychiatrist
,psychologist
case manager
◉ 3 tiers of mental illness prevention.
Answer: primary: decrease the incidence of mental disorders
secondary: screen for mental disorders
tertiary: decrease the disability and severity of mental disorders
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: Physical: need for air, water, food, rest, health
Security: need for safety, shelter, stability
Social: need for being loved, belonging, inclusion
Ego: need for self-esteem, power, recognition, prestige
Self Actualization: need for development, creativity
◉ Standards of practice.
,Answer: assessment, diagnosis (NANDA), outcomes identification
(NOC), planning, implementation, evaluation
◉ Components of PMHN Assessment.
Answer: MSE
Psychosocial assessment
physical exam
history taking
interviews
standardized rating scales
data verification
◉ Components of PMHN interview.
Answer: chief complaint, history of present illness, past psyc history,
past medical history, social history, family history, developmental
history, functional assessment, physical exam
◉ Components of MSE.
Answer: appearance
behavior/activity
speech
mood
, affect
thought process
thought content
perceptual disturbances
suicidal and/or homicidal ideation
cognition:
-orientation
-attention
-concentration
-memory
-abstract thinking
-insight
-judgement
◉ components of psychosocial assessment.
Answer: stressors
coping skills
substance use
relationships
cultural
spiritual (values and beliefs)
