ANCC PMHNP CHAPTER 2 PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL
HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE, SCOPE OF
PRACTICE, AND REGULATORY PROCESS WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
All .nurse .practitioners .upon .graduation .are .expected .to .meet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-NURSE
.PRACTITIONER .ADVANCED .PRACTICE .CORE .CONTENT
a .set .of .core .competencies
Specialty .competencies, .such .as .the .Psychiatric-Mental .Health .Nurse .Practitioner
.Competencies, .are .then .built .upon .these .core .competencies .(NONPF, .2013).
Nurse .Practitioner .Core .Competencies .are .based .on .
"THE .Q .SLIPP" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-*Technology .and .Information .Literacy
.*Health .Delivery .System
.*Ethics
.*Quality
* .Scientific .Foundations
.*Leadership
.*Practice .Inquiry
.*Independent .Practice
.*Policy
,What .are .the .3) .MHNP .Leadership .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Leadership
.Competencies
.
1)Participates .in .and .evaluate .community/population-focused .programs .that: .
promote .mental .health .
prevent .or .reduce .risk .of .mental .health .problems
2)Advocates .for .complex .client .and .family .medicolegal .rights .and .issues
3)Collaborates .with .colleagues .about .advocacy, .policy .to .reduce .health .disparities .and
.improve .outcomes .for .populations
Quality .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Quality .Competencies
Evaluates .the .appropriate .uses .of .seclusion .and .restraints .in .the .care .process
Policy .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Policy .Competencies
Employs .opportunities .to .influence .health .policy .to .reduce .the .impact .of .stigma .on
.services .for .prevention .and .treatment .of .mental .health .problems .and .psychiatric
.disorders
Independent .Practice .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Independent .Practice
.Competencies
Develops .age-appropriate .treatment .plans
Includes .differential .diagnosis
, Assesses .impact .of .acute .and .chronic .medical .problems .on .psychiatric .treatment
Conducts .individual .and .group .psychotherapy
Applies .supportive .psychodynamic, .cognitive, .behavioral, .and .other .evidence-based
.psychotherapies .to .brief .and .long-term .practice
Applies .recovery-oriented .principles
Demonstrates .best .practices .of .family .care .approaches
Plans .care .to .minimize .the .development .of .complications .and .promote .function
Treats .acute .and .chronic .psychiatric .disorders .and .problems
Safely .prescribes .pharmacologic .agents
Ensures .client .safety .through .the .appropriate .prescription .of .pharmacologic .and
.nonpharmacologic .interventions
Explains .the .risks .and .benefits .of .treatment .to .client .and .family
Identifies .the .role .of .PMHNP .in .risk .mitigation .strategies .in .areas .of .opiate .use .and
.substance .abuse
Seeks .consultation
Uses .self-reflection .to .improve .care
HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE, SCOPE OF
PRACTICE, AND REGULATORY PROCESS WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
All .nurse .practitioners .upon .graduation .are .expected .to .meet .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-NURSE
.PRACTITIONER .ADVANCED .PRACTICE .CORE .CONTENT
a .set .of .core .competencies
Specialty .competencies, .such .as .the .Psychiatric-Mental .Health .Nurse .Practitioner
.Competencies, .are .then .built .upon .these .core .competencies .(NONPF, .2013).
Nurse .Practitioner .Core .Competencies .are .based .on .
"THE .Q .SLIPP" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-*Technology .and .Information .Literacy
.*Health .Delivery .System
.*Ethics
.*Quality
* .Scientific .Foundations
.*Leadership
.*Practice .Inquiry
.*Independent .Practice
.*Policy
,What .are .the .3) .MHNP .Leadership .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Leadership
.Competencies
.
1)Participates .in .and .evaluate .community/population-focused .programs .that: .
promote .mental .health .
prevent .or .reduce .risk .of .mental .health .problems
2)Advocates .for .complex .client .and .family .medicolegal .rights .and .issues
3)Collaborates .with .colleagues .about .advocacy, .policy .to .reduce .health .disparities .and
.improve .outcomes .for .populations
Quality .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Quality .Competencies
Evaluates .the .appropriate .uses .of .seclusion .and .restraints .in .the .care .process
Policy .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Policy .Competencies
Employs .opportunities .to .influence .health .policy .to .reduce .the .impact .of .stigma .on
.services .for .prevention .and .treatment .of .mental .health .problems .and .psychiatric
.disorders
Independent .Practice .Competencies .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Independent .Practice
.Competencies
Develops .age-appropriate .treatment .plans
Includes .differential .diagnosis
, Assesses .impact .of .acute .and .chronic .medical .problems .on .psychiatric .treatment
Conducts .individual .and .group .psychotherapy
Applies .supportive .psychodynamic, .cognitive, .behavioral, .and .other .evidence-based
.psychotherapies .to .brief .and .long-term .practice
Applies .recovery-oriented .principles
Demonstrates .best .practices .of .family .care .approaches
Plans .care .to .minimize .the .development .of .complications .and .promote .function
Treats .acute .and .chronic .psychiatric .disorders .and .problems
Safely .prescribes .pharmacologic .agents
Ensures .client .safety .through .the .appropriate .prescription .of .pharmacologic .and
.nonpharmacologic .interventions
Explains .the .risks .and .benefits .of .treatment .to .client .and .family
Identifies .the .role .of .PMHNP .in .risk .mitigation .strategies .in .areas .of .opiate .use .and
.substance .abuse
Seeks .consultation
Uses .self-reflection .to .improve .care
