PMH-BC Exam Questions And Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Expert Verified

PMH-BC Exam Questions And Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Expert Verified A rape victim with multiple injuries has been brought to the emergency department for evaluation and treatment. The first thing that the psychiatric and mental health nurse should communicate is: A. "I am so sorry this happened to you" B. "You are safe here. No one can hurt you." C. "This was not your fault" D. "I'm thankful you survived this attack." - answer-B. "you are safe here. No one can hurt you." Patients who have been raped are often severely traumatized emotionally and physically, and are commonly very fearful and panicked, so the first thing that the mental health nurse should communicate is "you are safe here, no one can hurt you". The psychiatric and mental health nurse may need to repeat this a number of times because traumatized patients may block out what people are saying. The nurse should also reassure the patient that the attack was not the patient's fault and that the nurse is sorry for what the patient has gone through. A patient has signed the consent form for ECT under pressure from her spouse but confides in the psychiatric and mental health nurse that she does not want the treatment and is terrified but afraid to stand up to her spouse. The psychiatric and mental nurse should: A.) Ask the patient if she wants to rescind the content form. B.) Tell the patient that she must tell her spouse she does not want the treatment . C.) Tell the patient she must go through with the treatment since she signed the consent. D.) Notify the physician of the patient's feelings about the treatment. - answer-(D.) Notify the physician of the patients feelings about the treatment.Because the patient is intimidated by her spouse and has stated she is afraid to stand up to him, as an advocate for the patient, the nurse should notify the physician of the patient's feelings about the treatment. Being coerced into signing a consent form is not the same is not the same as giving informed consent, which is required by law. Because patients are vulnerable to manipulation, the nurse must ensure that the actual wishes of the patient are respected. A patient was able to slowly read aloud an information sheet but when asked to state what she had read in her own words was unable to do so. The most likely reason is: A.) Low self-esteem B.) Poor hearing C.) Low health literacy D.) Anxiety - answer-(C.) Low health literacy The most likely reason the patient was able to read slowly but not state what she had read is low health literacy. The ability to read is different from the ability to comprehend, and comprehension usually lags behind reading skills by about three grade levels. Thus, a person whop is able to read at the fourth-grade level may have only a first-grade reading comprehension, making it difficult for the person to understand health materials, especially since the vocabulary is often more difficult.t to understand than that found in other readings. Testing testing a patient who has repeated arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol refuses to admit that he has a drinking problem and states that the police have targeted him unfairly. The ego defense mechanisms that the patient is using is: A.) Denial B.) Reaction formation C.) Regression D.) Undoing - answer-A.) Denial The patient is using the ego defense mechanism of denial when the patient, who has repeated arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol, refuses to admit that he has a drinking problem and states that the police have targeted him unfairly. Reaction formation is refusing to acknowledge undesirablefeelings, thoughts, or behavior by exaggerating the opposite. Regression is retreating to an earlier level of development. Undoing is still carrying out of an action to indicate a previous unacceptable action