PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE
PMHNP COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency. Answer:
ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and
situational threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to
avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury
associated with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
●● ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on?. Answer: caring
and respect for human dignity
●● ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that
the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1. Answer:
ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p.
1).
,●● ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery
of human trafficking in his or her practice?. Answer: ANA Code of
Ethics: Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings
and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these
violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
●● Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882. Answer: the first organized
training school within a hospital for the insane
●● 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed. Answer: the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
●● Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added:.
Answer: "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
●● In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service
due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-
related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended:.
Answer: standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
●● National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946. Answer: -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric
care and treatment
, -The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs
and contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
●● 1954. Answer: -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental
health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
●● The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. Answer: (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with
mental illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric
clients receiving care in the community rather than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the
expansion of the PMHCNS role into community and ambulatory settings
as they helped those who had been deinstitutionalized adapt
●● 1965. Answer: Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the
nurse practitioner role.
●● 1973 ANA first published:. Answer: Standards of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Practice
●● 1980s states began to grant:. Answer: prescriptive authority to
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication
PMHNP COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency. Answer:
ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and
situational threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to
avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury
associated with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
●● ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on?. Answer: caring
and respect for human dignity
●● ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that
the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1. Answer:
ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p.
1).
,●● ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery
of human trafficking in his or her practice?. Answer: ANA Code of
Ethics: Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings
and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these
violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
●● Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882. Answer: the first organized
training school within a hospital for the insane
●● 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed. Answer: the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
●● Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added:.
Answer: "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
●● In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service
due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-
related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended:.
Answer: standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
●● National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946. Answer: -psychiatric
nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric
care and treatment
, -The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs
and contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
●● 1954. Answer: -the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental
health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
●● The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. Answer: (1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with
mental illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric
clients receiving care in the community rather than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the
expansion of the PMHCNS role into community and ambulatory settings
as they helped those who had been deinstitutionalized adapt
●● 1965. Answer: Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the
nurse practitioner role.
●● 1973 ANA first published:. Answer: Standards of Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing Practice
●● 1980s states began to grant:. Answer: prescriptive authority to
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication
