ANCC PMHNP Cert Exam Review Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions

ANCC PMHNP Cert Exam Review Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions How do you assess cranial nerve V trigeminal? Correct Answer-Tell patient to close eyes, take piece of cotton or other soft item and lightly touch either one of both sides of each of the three divisions of the trigeminal. How do you assess for cranial nerve VII facial? Correct Answer-Observe the patient for nystagmus or twitching of the eye. This nerve controls facial movements and expression, check for symmetry. Have the patient wrinkle forehead, close eyes, smile, pucker lips, show teeth, and puff out cheeks. primitive reflexes Correct Answer-reflexes, controlled by "primitive" parts of the brain, that disappear during the first year of life Mororeflex Correct Answer-Extending of limbs when they hear a loud noise (defend themselves) rooting reflex Correct Answer-a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple palmer grasp Correct Answer-grasping with the whole hand scope of practice Correct Answer-The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession Quality Improvement (QI) Correct Answer-an approach to the continuous study and improvement of the processes of providing health care services to meet the needs of patients and others and inform health care policy PDSA model Correct Answer-Plan-Do-Study-Act Model from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)