Georgette's Module 5 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Any court of law that evaluates the standards of care provided by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner: A. compares actions to the standard of care provided by a psychiatrist. B. considers what a reasonably prudent PMHNP would do in the same or similar circumstance. C. evaluates patient satisfaction data. D. reviews the nurse practitioner's charts for similar patients correct answer: B. considers what a reasonably prudent PMHNP would do in the same or similar circumstance. The parent or legal guardian of a seven-year-old child must approve any medication orders because a child of this age fails to meet which of two of the five elements of informed consent? A. Autonomy and veracity B. Decision capacity and comprehension. C. Confidentiality and beneficence D. Disclosure of information and voluntariness correct answer: B. Decision capacity and comprehension While providing a history, a patient request that a PMHNP disclose the information gathered with no one but the patient's spouse. By respecting this request, the nurse practitioner demonstrates which component of a therapeutic relationship? A. Nonmaleficience B. Beneficence C. Confidentiatlity D. Empathy correct answer: C. Confidentiatlity A new male patient has a 10-year history of substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. He is requesting Xanax. Which principle should the PMHNP employ moving forward? A. Beneficence B. Justice C. Non-Maleficence D. Veracity correct answer: C. Non-Maleficence