PMH-BC Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PMH-BC
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
ABrapeBvictimBwithBmultipleBinjuriesBhasBbeenBbroughtBtoBtheBemergencyBdepartment
BforBevaluationBandBtreatment.BTheBfirstBthingBthatBtheBpsychiatricBandBmentalBhealth
BnurseBshouldBcommunicateBis:



A.B"IBamBsoBsorryBthisBhappenedBtoByou"

B.B"YouBareBsafeBhere.BNoBoneBcanBhurtByou."

C.B"ThisBwasBnotByourBfault"

D.B"I'mBthankfulByouBsurvivedBthisBattack."B-
BAnswerB.B"youBareBsafeBhere.BNoBoneBcanBhurtByou."



PatientsBwhoBhaveBbeenBrapedBareBoftenBseverelyBtraumatizedBemotionallyBandBphysic
ally,BandBareBcommonlyBveryBfearfulBandBpanicked,BsoBtheBfirstBthingBthatBtheBmental
BhealthBnurseBshouldBcommunicateBisB"youBareBsafeBhere,BnoBoneBcanBhurtByou".BThe
BpsychiatricBandBmentalBhealthBnurseBmayBneedBtoBrepeatBthisBaBnumberBofBtimesBbe
causeBtraumatizedBpatientsBmayBblockBoutBwhatBpeopleBareBsaying.BTheBnurseBshould
BalsoBreassureBtheBpatientBthatBtheBattackBwasBnotBtheBpatient'sBfaultBandBthatBtheBn
urseBisBsorryBforBwhatBtheBpatientBhasBgoneBthrough.



ABpatientBhasBsignedBtheBconsentBformBforBECTBunderBpressureBfromBherBspouseBbut
BconfidesBinBtheBpsychiatricBandBmentalBhealthBnurseBthatBsheBdoesBnotBwantBtheBtre
atmentBandBisBterrifiedBbutBafraidBtoBstandBupBtoBherBspouse.BTheBpsychiatricBandBm
entalBnurseBshould:B

,A.)BAskBtheBpatientBifBsheBwantsBtoBrescindBtheBcontentBform.B

B.)BTellBtheBpatientBthatBsheBmustBtellBherBspouseBsheBdoesBnotBwantBtheBtreatmentB
.B

C.)BTellBtheBpatientBsheBmustBgoBthroughBwithBtheBtreatmentBsinceBsheBsignedBtheBco
nsent.B

D.)BNotifyBtheBphysicianBofBtheBpatient'sBfeelingsBaboutBtheBtreatment.B-
BAnswer(D.)BNotifyBtheBphysicianBofBtheBpatientsBfeelingsBaboutBtheBtreatment.B



BecauseBtheBpatientBisBintimidatedBbyBherBspouseBandBhasBstatedBsheBisBafraidBtoBsta
ndBupBtoBhim,BasBanBadvocateBforBtheBpatient,BtheBnurseBshouldBnotifyBtheBphysician
BofBtheBpatient'sBfeelingsBaboutBtheBtreatment.BBeingBcoercedBintoBsigningBaBconsentB
formBisBnotBtheBsameBisBnotBtheBsameBasBgivingBinformedBconsent,BwhichBisBrequired
BbyBlaw.BBecauseBpatientsBareBvulnerableBtoBmanipulation,BtheBnurseBmustBensureBtha
tBtheBactualBwishesBofBtheBpatientBareBrespected.



ABpatientBwasBableBtoBslowlyBreadBaloudBanBinformationBsheetBbutBwhenBaskedBtoBst
ateBwhatBsheBhadBreadBinBherBownBwordsBwasBunableBtoBdoBso.BTheBmostBlikelyBrea
sonBis:



A.)BLowBself-esteem

B.)BPoorBhearing

C.)BLowBhealthBliteracy

D.)BAnxietyB-BAnswer(C.)BLowBhealthBliteracyB



TheBmostBlikelyBreasonBtheBpatientBwasBableBtoBreadBslowlyBbutBnotBstateBwhatBsheB
hadBreadBisBlowBhealthBliteracy.BTheBabilityBtoBreadBisBdifferentBfromBtheBabilityBtoBco
mprehend,BandBcomprehensionBusuallyBlagsBbehindBreadingBskillsBbyBaboutBthreeBgrad
eBlevels.BThus,BaBpersonBwhopBisBableBtoBreadBatBtheBfourth-
gradeBlevelBmayBhaveBonlyBaBfirst-
gradeBreadingBcomprehension,BmakingBitBdifficultBforBtheBpersonBtoBunderstandBhealth
Bmaterials,BespeciallyBsinceBtheBvocabularyBisBoftenBmoreBdifficult.tBtoBunderstandBtha
nBthatBfoundBinBotherBreadings.

,TestingBtestingBaBpatientBwhoBhasBrepeatedBarrestsBforBdrivingBunderBtheBinfluenceBof
BalcoholBrefusesBtoBadmitBthatBheBhasBaBdrinkingBproblemBandBstatesBthatBtheBpolice
BhaveBtargetedBhimBunfairly.BTheBegoBdefenseBmechanismsBthatBtheBpatientBisBusingBi
s:



A.)BDenial

B.)BReactionBformation

C.)BRegression

D.)BUndoingB-BAnswerA.)BDenial



TheBpatientBisBusingBtheBegoBdefenseBmechanismBofBdenialBwhenBtheBpatient,BwhoBh
asBrepeatedBarrestsBforBdrivingBunderBtheBinfluenceBofBalcohol,BrefusesBtoBadmitBthatB
heBhasBaBdrinkingBproblemBandBstatesBthatBtheBpoliceBhaveBtargetedBhimBunfairly.BRe
actionBformationBisBrefusingBtoBacknowledgeBundesirableBfeelings,Bthoughts,BorBbehavi
orBbyBexaggeratingBtheBopposite.BRegressionBisBretreatingBtoBanBearlierBlevelBofBdevel
opment.BUndoingBisBstillBcarryingBoutBofBanBactionBtoBindicateBaBpreviousBunacceptabl
eBaction.



ABpatientBwithBschizophreniaBhasBdelusionsBandBbelievesBthatBhisBfamilyBmembersBcan
notBbeBtrusted.BAccordingBtoBMaslow'sBhierarchyBofBneeds,BtheBpatient'sBdelusionsBare
BinterferingBwithBtheBdevelopmentBatBtheBlevelBof:



A.BPhysiologicalBneeds

B.BLove/belongingsBneeds

C.BSafetyBneeds

D.BSelf-esteemBneedsB-BAnswerB.)BLove/BelongingsBneeds



TheBpatient'sBdelusionsBareBinterferingBwithBtheBdevelopmentBatBtheBlevelBofBlove/bel
ongingBneeds.BMaslow'sBhierarchyBofBneedsBisBbasedBonBtheBpremiseBthatB1BmustBsat
isfyBoneBtypeBofBneedBbeforeB1BcanBobtainBtheBnext.BTheBhierarchyBofBneedBincludes:



Physiological:BBasicBneedsBsuchBasBair,Bfood,Bwater,Bshelter.

, SafetyBandBsecurity:BFreedomBfromBfear:B



SafetyBcomfort:B

PhysicalBcomfort



LoveBandBbelonging:BCompanionship,Bcaring/givingBreceivingBlove,BgroupBidentification,B
satisfyingBinterpersonalBrelationships.



Self-esteem:BWorkingBforBsuccess,BdesiringBrespectingBprestige,BseekingBselfBrespect.



Self-actualization:BFeelingBofBself-fulfillment,BsatisfactionBwithBachievement.



TheBpatientBstatesBthat,BonBtheBadviceBofBaBfriend,BheBhasBbeenBtreatingBhisBanxietyB
withBlargeBdosesBofBkavaBinBadditionBtoBtheBamitriptylineBthatBwasBprescribedBforBdep
ression,BbutBheBhasBbeenBfeelingBexcessivelyBfatiguedBandBhasBnotedBaBdarkBurine.BW
hichBdiagnosticBtestBorBtestsBareBindicated?

A.BRenalBfunctionBtests

B.BCBC

C.BUrinalysis

D.BLiverBfunctionBtestsB-BAnswerD.BLiverBfunctionBtests



KavaBisBcontraindicatedBbecauseBofBsafetyBissuesBandBcanBresultBliverBdamage,BsoBthe
BpatientBshouldBhaveBliverBfunctionBtestBcompleted.BEarlyBsignsBofBliverBdamageBinclud
eBfatigueBandBdarkBurine.BSomeBpeopleBmayBexhibitBjaundiceBasBwell.BAmitriptylineBis
BbrokenBdownBbyBtheBliver,BsoBItBmayBincreaseBtheBrateBwhichBthatBoccurs,BalsoBincre
asingBtheBeffectsBofBtheBdrug.BKava,BwhichBhasBbeenBusedBinBtheBpastBforBanxiety,Bm
ayBincreaseBdepression.



AccordingBtoBErickson'sBstagesBofBpsychosocialBdevelopment,BwhichBareBtheBfollowingB
bestBcharacterizesBtheBdevelopmentalBtaskBofBadulthoodBandBtheBgenerativityBversusBs
tagnationBstage?