PMHNP 4th Edition Review Questions with correct answers

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The purpose of the American Nurses Associations Psychatric -
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Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standard of Practices to -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Define the role and actions for the NP
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Primary prevention care practices are an essential aspect of the
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PMHNP role. Which of the following is the best example of a
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primary prevention care strategy for community behavioral
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health? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Parenting skills classes for
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pregnant adolescents |\




The trend in legal ruling on cases involving mental illness over
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the past 25 years has been to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protect
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the person's freedoms or rights when he or she is committed to a
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mental hospital
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Mr. Smithers, an involuntarily hospoitalized patient experiencing
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psychotic symptoms, refuses to take any of his ordered meication
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because he believes "Jesus Christ told me I am the prophet and
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must fast for a year." Your actions should be based on your
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knowledge of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Psychiatric clients can refuse treatments |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following statements best reflects the difference
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between the nurse-client (N-C) relationship and a social
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,relationship - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In the N-C relationship, the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


primary focus is on the client and the client's needs.
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A community has an unusually high incidence of depression and
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drug use among the teenage population. The public health
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nurses decide to address this problem, in part, by modifying the
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environment and strengthening the capacities of families to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


prevent the development of new cases of depression and drug
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use. What is this is an example of? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Primary Prevention |\




Mrs. Kemp is voluntarily admitted to the hospital. After 24 hours,
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she states she wishes to leave because "this place can't help
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me." The best nursing action that reflects the legal right of this
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client is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Explain that the client cannot
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leave until you can complete further assessment
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In forming a therapeutic relationship with clients, the PMHNP
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must consider developing many characteristics that are known to
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be helpful in relationship-building. Which of the following is an
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essential part of building a therapeutic relationship? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Authenticity |\




According to the DSM-5, which of the following is true? (Ch. 3) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A culturally expected response to a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


stressor is not a mental disorder |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Mrs. French has been in individual therapy for 3 months. She has
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shown much growth and improvement in her functioning and
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insight and is to discontinue services within the next few weeks.
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, In the next session, after you discuss service termination, she
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suddenly begins to demonstrate the original symptoms that had
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brought her to treatment initially. She is now hesitant to
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discharge, wants to continue services, and is displaying an|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


increase in regressive defense mechanisms. What is the best
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explanation for Ms. French's behavior? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


sign of normal resistance to termination seen in the termination
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phase of therapy |\ |\




A client is displaying low self-esteem, poor self-control, self-doubt,
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and a high level of dependency. These behaviors indicate
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developmental failure of which of the following stages of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


development: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Early childhood |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Mr. Thompson has been forgetful lately, for example, forgetting
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where he has placed his keys or what time appointments are
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scheduled, and he has stated that he thinks these are just |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


random behaviors that have no particular meaning. Which
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Freudian-based psychodynamic principle assumes that all |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


behavior and actions are purposeful? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Psychic determinism principle |\ |\




An example of a mature, healthy defense mechanism is -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Suppression |\ |\




Mr. Johnson is a 54-year-old client you have been seeing for
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several weeks in therapy. While discussing his current concerns
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of marital stress, he lies on the floor and assumes the fetal
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position. This is most likely an example of - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Immature regressive defense mechanism |\ |\ |\