Exam 1 Questions
In using the communication technique of reflection, the psychiatric advanced practice nurse: -
ANSRepeats something that the patient has said to encourage the patient to give more
information.
The parent of a 4-year-old rewards and praises the child for helping a younger sibling, being
polite, and using good manners. The psychiatric advanced practice nurse supports the use of
praise related to these behaviors. According to Freud's personality theory, these qualities will
likely be internalized and become part of the child's: - ANSsuperego.
Why should a psychiatric advanced practice nurse introduce the matter of a contract during the
first session with a new patient? Contracts: - ANSspell out participation and responsibilities of
both parties.
During the initial assessment of a patient with schizophrenia, in response to the question "What
brought you to the clinic today?" A patient's response of "the van" is an example of: -
ANSConcrete thinking.
Open-ended questions: - ANSAre useful in the beginning of an interview.
Patients' perceptual difficulties (hallucinations/delusions) may have an adverse effect on the
therapeutic alliance. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest negative effect? -
ANSThe patient perceives the psychiatric advanced practice nurse as being part of her
delusional system.
During the first interview with a parent whose child died in a car accident, the psychiatric
advanced practice nurse feels sorry for the patient and reaches out to take the parent's hand.
Select the correct analysis of the psychiatric advanced practice nurse's behavior: - ANSThe
gesture is premature. The patient's cultural and individual interpretation of touch is unknown.
A psychiatric advanced practice nurse asks a patient, "If you had fever and vomiting for 3 days,
what would you do?" Which aspect of the mental status examination is the psychiatric advanced
practice nurse assessing? - ANSCognition
To encourage the patient to talk freely during the interview, the psychiatric advanced practice
nurse: - ANSProvides empathetic responses.
Which comment(s) by an elderly person best indicate successful completion of developmental
tasks? Select all that apply - ANS"I am proud of my children's successes in life."
In using the communication technique of reflection, the psychiatric advanced practice nurse: -
ANSRepeats something that the patient has said to encourage the patient to give more
information.
The parent of a 4-year-old rewards and praises the child for helping a younger sibling, being
polite, and using good manners. The psychiatric advanced practice nurse supports the use of
praise related to these behaviors. According to Freud's personality theory, these qualities will
likely be internalized and become part of the child's: - ANSsuperego.
Why should a psychiatric advanced practice nurse introduce the matter of a contract during the
first session with a new patient? Contracts: - ANSspell out participation and responsibilities of
both parties.
During the initial assessment of a patient with schizophrenia, in response to the question "What
brought you to the clinic today?" A patient's response of "the van" is an example of: -
ANSConcrete thinking.
Open-ended questions: - ANSAre useful in the beginning of an interview.
Patients' perceptual difficulties (hallucinations/delusions) may have an adverse effect on the
therapeutic alliance. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest negative effect? -
ANSThe patient perceives the psychiatric advanced practice nurse as being part of her
delusional system.
During the first interview with a parent whose child died in a car accident, the psychiatric
advanced practice nurse feels sorry for the patient and reaches out to take the parent's hand.
Select the correct analysis of the psychiatric advanced practice nurse's behavior: - ANSThe
gesture is premature. The patient's cultural and individual interpretation of touch is unknown.
A psychiatric advanced practice nurse asks a patient, "If you had fever and vomiting for 3 days,
what would you do?" Which aspect of the mental status examination is the psychiatric advanced
practice nurse assessing? - ANSCognition
To encourage the patient to talk freely during the interview, the psychiatric advanced practice
nurse: - ANSProvides empathetic responses.
Which comment(s) by an elderly person best indicate successful completion of developmental
tasks? Select all that apply - ANS"I am proud of my children's successes in life."
