NURSE PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY CARE I THIRD
SERIES 2026 PRACTICE SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Event interpretation. Answer: should be included for problem-
solving therapy for a child with conduct disorder.
◉ Family therapy. Answer: can promote the greatest change in an
adolescent's behavior.
◉ The Developmental Theoretical approach. Answer: describes a
family's progression through the lifecycle.
◉ Establishing a therapeutic alliance. Answer: is important because
acceptance and trust convey a feeling of security in an adolescent.
◉ Most children will adopt the same world view. Answer: as their
parents (ex. If a child was brought up by parents who thought the
world was hostile they would most likely adopt this view as they
grow older.
◉ Bibliotherapy. Answer: uses books and a librarian as resources.
,◉ When conducting a counseling session for a group of at risk
adolescents on drug use. Answer: it is important to have their peers
involved in teaching some problem-solving skills.
◉ Play therapy is important. Answer: because it allows the child to
play out their fears and frustrations.
◉ Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique. Answer: is a child
feels self-blame regarding their parent's divorce.
◉ Objective observations. Answer: help the most in evaluating
outcomes of child therapy.
◉ Schizoid personality disorder. Answer: Individual psychotherapy
is the appropriate modality to use with this disorder.
◉ The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a client
with BPD who has been in counseling for management of self-harm
behaviors who now wants to cut themselves is. Answer: to assist the
client to identify an appropriate coping strategy.
◉ Understand that if a client with BPD who was making progress
but recently had an anxiety producing situation arise and now cut
herself is that even though this behavior is dysfunctional,. Answer: it
is mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
,◉ Self-mutilation is mainly due to. Answer: fear of abandonment or
the increase of independence
◉ BPD is often characterized by. Answer: an inability to tolerate
perceived rejection.
◉ Patients will respond better to limit setting if. Answer: the PMHNP
can reflect back to the client an understanding and validation of
their emotional distress.
◉ Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved. Answer: the
developmental stage of separation-individuation.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder. Answer: do not trust others easily,
and it's best to use a respectful neutral approach.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder are. Answer: critical of others
because they project blame for their own shortcomings onto others.
◉ Self-mutilation occurs because. Answer: a client may feel that pain
is better than not feeling anything, it also results from feelings of
abandonment, it can be a manipulative gesture, and it is also
happens when a safety plan has been put in place.
, ◉ DBT helps to. Answer: replace irrational thoughts.
◉ Respecting a client's boundaries. Answer: important in
establishing a therapeutic relationship with a patient with BPD
◉ providing a safe environment. Answer: is the priority for any
client who is a victim of a serious crime/assault
◉ MCI Expectant category. Answer: Injuries are extensive and
chances of survival are unlikely even with definitive care. Persons in
this group should be separated from other casualties, but not
abandoned. Comfort measures should be provided when possible
◉ Black MCI CATEGORY. Answer: Unresponsive patients with
penetrating head wounds, high spinal cord injuries, wounds
involving multiple anatomical sites and organs, 2nd/3rd degree
burns in excess of 60% of body surface area, seizures or vomiting
within 24 hr after radiation exposure, profound shock with multiple
injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and
dilated.
◉ Mindfulness. Answer: The essential part of all skills taught in
skills group are the core mindfulness skills. Mindfulness is the
capacity to pay attention, non-judgmentally to the present moment.
SERIES 2026 PRACTICE SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Event interpretation. Answer: should be included for problem-
solving therapy for a child with conduct disorder.
◉ Family therapy. Answer: can promote the greatest change in an
adolescent's behavior.
◉ The Developmental Theoretical approach. Answer: describes a
family's progression through the lifecycle.
◉ Establishing a therapeutic alliance. Answer: is important because
acceptance and trust convey a feeling of security in an adolescent.
◉ Most children will adopt the same world view. Answer: as their
parents (ex. If a child was brought up by parents who thought the
world was hostile they would most likely adopt this view as they
grow older.
◉ Bibliotherapy. Answer: uses books and a librarian as resources.
,◉ When conducting a counseling session for a group of at risk
adolescents on drug use. Answer: it is important to have their peers
involved in teaching some problem-solving skills.
◉ Play therapy is important. Answer: because it allows the child to
play out their fears and frustrations.
◉ Therapeutic drawing is a helpful technique. Answer: is a child
feels self-blame regarding their parent's divorce.
◉ Objective observations. Answer: help the most in evaluating
outcomes of child therapy.
◉ Schizoid personality disorder. Answer: Individual psychotherapy
is the appropriate modality to use with this disorder.
◉ The best response by the PMHNP when speaking with a client
with BPD who has been in counseling for management of self-harm
behaviors who now wants to cut themselves is. Answer: to assist the
client to identify an appropriate coping strategy.
◉ Understand that if a client with BPD who was making progress
but recently had an anxiety producing situation arise and now cut
herself is that even though this behavior is dysfunctional,. Answer: it
is mostly the patient's best effort to cope.
,◉ Self-mutilation is mainly due to. Answer: fear of abandonment or
the increase of independence
◉ BPD is often characterized by. Answer: an inability to tolerate
perceived rejection.
◉ Patients will respond better to limit setting if. Answer: the PMHNP
can reflect back to the client an understanding and validation of
their emotional distress.
◉ Clients with BPD have not successfully achieved. Answer: the
developmental stage of separation-individuation.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder. Answer: do not trust others easily,
and it's best to use a respectful neutral approach.
◉ Paranoid Personality Disorder are. Answer: critical of others
because they project blame for their own shortcomings onto others.
◉ Self-mutilation occurs because. Answer: a client may feel that pain
is better than not feeling anything, it also results from feelings of
abandonment, it can be a manipulative gesture, and it is also
happens when a safety plan has been put in place.
, ◉ DBT helps to. Answer: replace irrational thoughts.
◉ Respecting a client's boundaries. Answer: important in
establishing a therapeutic relationship with a patient with BPD
◉ providing a safe environment. Answer: is the priority for any
client who is a victim of a serious crime/assault
◉ MCI Expectant category. Answer: Injuries are extensive and
chances of survival are unlikely even with definitive care. Persons in
this group should be separated from other casualties, but not
abandoned. Comfort measures should be provided when possible
◉ Black MCI CATEGORY. Answer: Unresponsive patients with
penetrating head wounds, high spinal cord injuries, wounds
involving multiple anatomical sites and organs, 2nd/3rd degree
burns in excess of 60% of body surface area, seizures or vomiting
within 24 hr after radiation exposure, profound shock with multiple
injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and
dilated.
◉ Mindfulness. Answer: The essential part of all skills taught in
skills group are the core mindfulness skills. Mindfulness is the
capacity to pay attention, non-judgmentally to the present moment.
