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NR548 / NR 548 EXAM
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Exam 1 to 3 - Weeks 1 to 6 Covered, Questions &
Answers, Verified Answers ||Complete A+ Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
NR 548 Exam 1 Weeks 1 to 2 Covered……………………02
NR 548 Exam 2 Weeks 3 to 4 Covered……………………32
NR 548 Exam 3 Weeks 5 to 6 Covered……………………70
, NR548 / NR 548 Exam 1 Week 1 & 2
1. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP prescribes
clozapine for a client experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia. He reminds the client
to follow up with the lab to have bloodwork drawn every two weeks to monitor white
blood cell count.
Correct Answer... Standard 5: Implementation
Rationale: Under the implementation standard 5D, the PMHNP prescribes pharmacologic agents based
on current knowledge of pharmacology and physiology and provides healthcare consumers with
information about intended ettects and potential adverse ettects of proposed prescriptive therapies.
2. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP is
treating a client who comes in with the following symptoms: trouble sleeping, low energy,
difficulty concentrating, and a persistent sad mood for the last four weeks. Due to the
symptoms, the client has withdrawn from her friends and is experiencing difficulties at
work. The PMHNP correctly determines that the client's symptoms fit the criteria for
Major Depressive Disorder.
,Correct Answer... Standard 2: Diagnosis
Rationale: Under the Diagnosis standard, the PMHNP develops standard psychiatric and substance u
diagnoses.
3. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP serves as a peer
reviewer of articles for the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Correct Answer... Standard 13: Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Rationale: Under the Evidence-Based Practice and Research standard, the PMHNP contributes to nursing
knowledge by conducting, critically appraising, or synthesizing research that discovers, examines, and
evaluates knowledge, theories, criteria, and creative approaches to improve healthcare practice.
4. Person-Centered, Recovery-Oriented Model of Public Health
Correct Answer... Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA, 2022)
strategic plan for 2019-2023
-advancing recovery support services is essential for treating the opioid crisis and substance abuse disorders
-improve access to and quality of care, reduce mental illness
• Prevention
, • Screening
• Early intervention
• Integrated care
• Innovative use of health information technology
• Appropriate number and distribution of mental health professionals
5. PMH-NPs fulfill three key roles
Correct Answer... provision of psychotherapy provision of
psychopharmacological interventions
provision of clinical supervision
6. The Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Correct Answer... specify the minimum levels of acceptable performance which can legally be used to
describe the standard of care that psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) must
demonstrate
7. -Each standard for the psychiatric mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN) also applies to the
NR548 / NR 548 EXAM
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Exam 1 to 3 - Weeks 1 to 6 Covered, Questions &
Answers, Verified Answers ||Complete A+ Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
NR 548 Exam 1 Weeks 1 to 2 Covered……………………02
NR 548 Exam 2 Weeks 3 to 4 Covered……………………32
NR 548 Exam 3 Weeks 5 to 6 Covered……………………70
, NR548 / NR 548 Exam 1 Week 1 & 2
1. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP prescribes
clozapine for a client experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia. He reminds the client
to follow up with the lab to have bloodwork drawn every two weeks to monitor white
blood cell count.
Correct Answer... Standard 5: Implementation
Rationale: Under the implementation standard 5D, the PMHNP prescribes pharmacologic agents based
on current knowledge of pharmacology and physiology and provides healthcare consumers with
information about intended ettects and potential adverse ettects of proposed prescriptive therapies.
2. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP is
treating a client who comes in with the following symptoms: trouble sleeping, low energy,
difficulty concentrating, and a persistent sad mood for the last four weeks. Due to the
symptoms, the client has withdrawn from her friends and is experiencing difficulties at
work. The PMHNP correctly determines that the client's symptoms fit the criteria for
Major Depressive Disorder.
,Correct Answer... Standard 2: Diagnosis
Rationale: Under the Diagnosis standard, the PMHNP develops standard psychiatric and substance u
diagnoses.
3. Select the most appropriate standard for each scenario: The PMHNP serves as a peer
reviewer of articles for the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Correct Answer... Standard 13: Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Rationale: Under the Evidence-Based Practice and Research standard, the PMHNP contributes to nursing
knowledge by conducting, critically appraising, or synthesizing research that discovers, examines, and
evaluates knowledge, theories, criteria, and creative approaches to improve healthcare practice.
4. Person-Centered, Recovery-Oriented Model of Public Health
Correct Answer... Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA, 2022)
strategic plan for 2019-2023
-advancing recovery support services is essential for treating the opioid crisis and substance abuse disorders
-improve access to and quality of care, reduce mental illness
• Prevention
, • Screening
• Early intervention
• Integrated care
• Innovative use of health information technology
• Appropriate number and distribution of mental health professionals
5. PMH-NPs fulfill three key roles
Correct Answer... provision of psychotherapy provision of
psychopharmacological interventions
provision of clinical supervision
6. The Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Correct Answer... specify the minimum levels of acceptable performance which can legally be used to
describe the standard of care that psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) must
demonstrate
7. -Each standard for the psychiatric mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN) also applies to the
