NR 668 CEA Final (Latest )
Psychiatric-Mental Health Capstone
Practicum & Intensive Questions and
Answers 100% Correct {Grade A}
A new client born and raised in Zimbabwe presents to your office. He mentions
ruminating on worries or upsetting thoughts in his mental health history. Which of the
following diagnoses is consistent with this?
A. Kufungisia
B. Catatonia following trauma
C. Executive dysfunction
D. Keratocanthoma - correct answer a. Kufungisia
Kufungisia is an idiom of distress and a cultural explanation among the Shona people
of Zimbabwe. The definition surrounds thinking too much, ruminating on upsetting
thoughts, and worry. It is considered to be the root cause of somatic complaints,
depression and anxiety.
Which of the following ethical principles would conflict if the treatment team wanted to
implement a therapeutic deception for the good of the patient?
A. Veracity
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - correct answer a. Veracity
,Why is it necessary for insurance companies to credential pmhnps?
A. To define the role of the nurse practitioner
B. To ensure a professional organization certifies the person is licensed to practice
C. To define the scope of practice and practice requirements
D. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional competence -
correct answer d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional
competence
What does force field analysis prepare the nursing leader for?
A. Nursing leadership theory for preparing and delivering corrective action
B. 360 degree feedback for nursing leadership growth and development
C. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed change
D. Policy development theory in nursing advocacy planning - correct answer c.
Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed change
Force field analysis recognizes that change occurs regularly. Becoming aware of the
pressure for and against change can help an organization predict resistance to change.
The force with a motive to change must outweigh the force maintaining the status quo.
A specific behavior related to a person's culture and not leading to a psychiatric
disorder is classified as:
A. Brief psychotic episode
,B. Adjustment disorder
C. Temporary delusion
D. Culture-bound syndrome - correct answer d. Culture-bound syndrome
Unless the patient provides consent for releasing information, the Health Information
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits the disclosure of personal health
identifiers to all of the following except:
A. The patient's clergy
B. The patient's next of kin
C. The patient's health insurance company
D. The patient's memory - correct answer c. The patient's health insurance company
What method of analysis enables one to reach conclusions that extend beyond the
immediate data and is generated by quantitative research designs?
A. Standard deviations
B. Inferential statistics
C. Regression analysis
D. Descriptive statistics - correct answer b. Inferential statistics
A 21-year-old man had his first drink at his birthday party with friends last night. He
presented the following morning to the emergency department with psychomotor
, agitation, cognitive impairment, depressed mood, flat affect, and anhedonia. His heart
rate is 110, his blood pressure is 90/60, and he complains of abdominal pain. He
received 2 L of normal saline IV and is referred to psychiatry for evaluation of mood
disorder. Which of the following tests should the consulting PMHNP order given these
symptoms?
A. Urinary porphobilinogen
B. Acetaminophen level
C. Urinalysis
D. Blood alcohol level - correct answer a. Urinary porphobilinogen
In patients with active Lupus, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is likely?
A. 0.5 - 1.1
B. Between 11 and 20
C. Elevated
D. Markedly low - correct answer c. Elevated
The ESR or red blood cell sedimentation rate is elevated in conditions with
inflammation. This is because of higher amounts of fibrinogen and antibodies found in
conditions like Lupus, Temporal arteritis, etc.
A patient presents with atypical symptoms of psychosis that include inconsistent
auditory hallucinations without disorganization. What is the best definition of an EEG
and its utility?
Psychiatric-Mental Health Capstone
Practicum & Intensive Questions and
Answers 100% Correct {Grade A}
A new client born and raised in Zimbabwe presents to your office. He mentions
ruminating on worries or upsetting thoughts in his mental health history. Which of the
following diagnoses is consistent with this?
A. Kufungisia
B. Catatonia following trauma
C. Executive dysfunction
D. Keratocanthoma - correct answer a. Kufungisia
Kufungisia is an idiom of distress and a cultural explanation among the Shona people
of Zimbabwe. The definition surrounds thinking too much, ruminating on upsetting
thoughts, and worry. It is considered to be the root cause of somatic complaints,
depression and anxiety.
Which of the following ethical principles would conflict if the treatment team wanted to
implement a therapeutic deception for the good of the patient?
A. Veracity
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - correct answer a. Veracity
,Why is it necessary for insurance companies to credential pmhnps?
A. To define the role of the nurse practitioner
B. To ensure a professional organization certifies the person is licensed to practice
C. To define the scope of practice and practice requirements
D. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional competence -
correct answer d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional
competence
What does force field analysis prepare the nursing leader for?
A. Nursing leadership theory for preparing and delivering corrective action
B. 360 degree feedback for nursing leadership growth and development
C. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed change
D. Policy development theory in nursing advocacy planning - correct answer c.
Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed change
Force field analysis recognizes that change occurs regularly. Becoming aware of the
pressure for and against change can help an organization predict resistance to change.
The force with a motive to change must outweigh the force maintaining the status quo.
A specific behavior related to a person's culture and not leading to a psychiatric
disorder is classified as:
A. Brief psychotic episode
,B. Adjustment disorder
C. Temporary delusion
D. Culture-bound syndrome - correct answer d. Culture-bound syndrome
Unless the patient provides consent for releasing information, the Health Information
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prohibits the disclosure of personal health
identifiers to all of the following except:
A. The patient's clergy
B. The patient's next of kin
C. The patient's health insurance company
D. The patient's memory - correct answer c. The patient's health insurance company
What method of analysis enables one to reach conclusions that extend beyond the
immediate data and is generated by quantitative research designs?
A. Standard deviations
B. Inferential statistics
C. Regression analysis
D. Descriptive statistics - correct answer b. Inferential statistics
A 21-year-old man had his first drink at his birthday party with friends last night. He
presented the following morning to the emergency department with psychomotor
, agitation, cognitive impairment, depressed mood, flat affect, and anhedonia. His heart
rate is 110, his blood pressure is 90/60, and he complains of abdominal pain. He
received 2 L of normal saline IV and is referred to psychiatry for evaluation of mood
disorder. Which of the following tests should the consulting PMHNP order given these
symptoms?
A. Urinary porphobilinogen
B. Acetaminophen level
C. Urinalysis
D. Blood alcohol level - correct answer a. Urinary porphobilinogen
In patients with active Lupus, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is likely?
A. 0.5 - 1.1
B. Between 11 and 20
C. Elevated
D. Markedly low - correct answer c. Elevated
The ESR or red blood cell sedimentation rate is elevated in conditions with
inflammation. This is because of higher amounts of fibrinogen and antibodies found in
conditions like Lupus, Temporal arteritis, etc.
A patient presents with atypical symptoms of psychosis that include inconsistent
auditory hallucinations without disorganization. What is the best definition of an EEG
and its utility?
