NR605 FINAL CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION SET 2026 ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Methods of Collaboration Answer: Intraprofessional Collaboration
-the interaction and efforts between two disciplines with the same
profession
• Potential barriers: tension, large team size, high turnover, lack of
familiarity and common goals, role ambiguity, generational differences,
and lack of undergraduate nursing education on intraprofessional
practice.
Transprofessional Collaboration
-includes communication with various disciplines: physicians,
physical/occupational therapy, and social services, along with others to
ensure care is delivered safely
• Potential barrier: lack of training
⫸ Role of PMHNPs in Psychotherapy Answer: -unique, full-spectrum
approach
-may provide psychotherapy in addition to prescribing medications
-providing client and family education
-coordinating care and referrals as a part of the treatment plan
-provide psychotherapy in a variety of ambulatory, emergency
department, inpatient, and outpatient settings
,⫸ Holistic Paradigm of Healing Answer: -holistic model of care with a
focus on healing
-Holistic therapy respects the complexity of each unique individual
• appreciating the relationship between the client's mind, body, and spirit
• recognizing the interdependence of all parts of the human system
-Foundational to healing is the relationship between the client and
therapist
• Emotional connection in the relationship is critical to the success of
psychotherapy
• PMHNP approaches the nurse-client relationship with acceptance,
empathy, patience, and kindness to create a space for healing
-psychotherapy can help the individual accept dysregulation and
disharmony in the present moment
• achieves acceptance of the present, they may be able to let go of
resistance, relax, and release fears
⫸ Theoretical Models in Psychotherapy Answer: Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs
Health Belief Model
Transtheoretical Model of Change
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Answer: framework for understanding
client motivation
,-first four levels of need in the hierarchy (physiological needs, safety,
love and belonging, and esteem) are sometimes referred to as deficiency
needs (D-needs)
• Motivation decreases once D-needs are met
-highest level of need, self-actualization, is considered a growth or being
need (B-need)
• Once D-needs are met, clients can focus on self-actualization and
personal growth
• As the B-need is met, motivation for further growth increases
⫸ self-actualized person Answer: is self-fulfilled
-Qualities exhibited by the self-actualized person include independence,
autonomy, creativity, and maturity
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid Answer: TOP: Self-
actualization
-Morality, creativity, spontaneity, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts
Esteem
-Self-esteem, respect, achievement, confidence
Love/Belonging
-Friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection with others
Safety
, -Security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the
family, and of health, of property
Bottom: Physiological
-Air, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep
⫸ Health Belief Model Answer: -used to explain and predict health
behaviors
-a person's belief about a perceived threat of illness combined with
belief in the effectiveness of the recommended action predict the
person's willingness to change
-constructs:
• perceived seriousness
• perceived susceptibility
• perceived benefits of treatment
• perceived barriers to treatment
• cues to action
• self-efficacy
⫸ Transtheoretical Model of Change Answer: assumes that behavior
changes take place over time and that people move through stages of
decision-making to make changes to behavior
-stages:
• precontemplation
• contemplation
EVALUATION SET 2026 ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Methods of Collaboration Answer: Intraprofessional Collaboration
-the interaction and efforts between two disciplines with the same
profession
• Potential barriers: tension, large team size, high turnover, lack of
familiarity and common goals, role ambiguity, generational differences,
and lack of undergraduate nursing education on intraprofessional
practice.
Transprofessional Collaboration
-includes communication with various disciplines: physicians,
physical/occupational therapy, and social services, along with others to
ensure care is delivered safely
• Potential barrier: lack of training
⫸ Role of PMHNPs in Psychotherapy Answer: -unique, full-spectrum
approach
-may provide psychotherapy in addition to prescribing medications
-providing client and family education
-coordinating care and referrals as a part of the treatment plan
-provide psychotherapy in a variety of ambulatory, emergency
department, inpatient, and outpatient settings
,⫸ Holistic Paradigm of Healing Answer: -holistic model of care with a
focus on healing
-Holistic therapy respects the complexity of each unique individual
• appreciating the relationship between the client's mind, body, and spirit
• recognizing the interdependence of all parts of the human system
-Foundational to healing is the relationship between the client and
therapist
• Emotional connection in the relationship is critical to the success of
psychotherapy
• PMHNP approaches the nurse-client relationship with acceptance,
empathy, patience, and kindness to create a space for healing
-psychotherapy can help the individual accept dysregulation and
disharmony in the present moment
• achieves acceptance of the present, they may be able to let go of
resistance, relax, and release fears
⫸ Theoretical Models in Psychotherapy Answer: Maslow's Hierarchy of
Needs
Health Belief Model
Transtheoretical Model of Change
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Answer: framework for understanding
client motivation
,-first four levels of need in the hierarchy (physiological needs, safety,
love and belonging, and esteem) are sometimes referred to as deficiency
needs (D-needs)
• Motivation decreases once D-needs are met
-highest level of need, self-actualization, is considered a growth or being
need (B-need)
• Once D-needs are met, clients can focus on self-actualization and
personal growth
• As the B-need is met, motivation for further growth increases
⫸ self-actualized person Answer: is self-fulfilled
-Qualities exhibited by the self-actualized person include independence,
autonomy, creativity, and maturity
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid Answer: TOP: Self-
actualization
-Morality, creativity, spontaneity, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts
Esteem
-Self-esteem, respect, achievement, confidence
Love/Belonging
-Friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection with others
Safety
, -Security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the
family, and of health, of property
Bottom: Physiological
-Air, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep
⫸ Health Belief Model Answer: -used to explain and predict health
behaviors
-a person's belief about a perceived threat of illness combined with
belief in the effectiveness of the recommended action predict the
person's willingness to change
-constructs:
• perceived seriousness
• perceived susceptibility
• perceived benefits of treatment
• perceived barriers to treatment
• cues to action
• self-efficacy
⫸ Transtheoretical Model of Change Answer: assumes that behavior
changes take place over time and that people move through stages of
decision-making to make changes to behavior
-stages:
• precontemplation
• contemplation
