Exam 1: NR548/ NR 548 (Latest Update
2025) Psychiatric Assessment for the
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Review | Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain
PMH-APRN - ANSWER a nurse with graduate-level training who provides
psychiatric-mental health care and promotes mental health across the lifespan
-assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families who have psychiatric and/or
substance disorders
-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are eligible for
reimbursement through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - ANSWER ANA
Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational
threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated
with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - ANSWER caring and
respect for human dignity
,ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the
professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1 - ANSWER ANA
Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth,
and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human
trafficking in his or her practice? - ANSWER ANA Code of Ethics:
Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and
contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these violations are
encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - ANSWER the first organized training
school within a hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - ANSWER the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: -
ANSWER "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
, In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to
psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related
neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended: - ANSWER
standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to improved education and
standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - ANSWER -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and
treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and
contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - ANSWER -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical
nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - ANSWER (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental
illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving
care in the community rather than hospitals)
2025) Psychiatric Assessment for the
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Review | Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain
PMH-APRN - ANSWER a nurse with graduate-level training who provides
psychiatric-mental health care and promotes mental health across the lifespan
-assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families who have psychiatric and/or
substance disorders
-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are eligible for
reimbursement through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - ANSWER ANA
Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational
threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated
with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - ANSWER caring and
respect for human dignity
,ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the
professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1 - ANSWER ANA
Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth,
and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human
trafficking in his or her practice? - ANSWER ANA Code of Ethics:
Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and
contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these violations are
encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - ANSWER the first organized training
school within a hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - ANSWER the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: -
ANSWER "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
, In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to
psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related
neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended: - ANSWER
standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to improved education and
standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - ANSWER -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and
treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and
contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - ANSWER -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical
nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - ANSWER (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental
illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving
care in the community rather than hospitals)
