5TH EDITION BY MINA SINGH,ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED, LATEST EXAM WITH QUESTION AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
, PMH-APRN resources - correct answer-Useful to be involved yourself as a client in the psychotherapy
process to facilitate self-understanding and clinical skills
Benner's stages of clinical skills - correct answer-Novice-No experience, governed by rules, regulations
Advanced beginner- recognizes meaningful aspects of situations, able to make judgements
Competent - 2-3 years experience, coordinates complex care
Proficient - 3-5 years experience, sees situations as whole, uses and sees long-term goals
Expert - Performance is fluid, flexible, and efficient; uses intuition
beginning, middle and end - correct answer-Beginning very brief and sets the stage for this session
(Personal introductions, what to expect)
Middle is the work to achieve the goals of the session (work of the session)
End is the summary and planning for the next session (Clock placed across the room so the APRN can
check the time as the session progresses)
Goals for assessment process - correct answer-*Engage self and client in process
*Develop empathy and understanding of client
*Collect valid database
*Identify patterns and develop a diagnosis and case formulation
*Instill hope and decrease anxiety
Shea's gates - correct answer-Transitioning from one topic to another
*Spontaneous gate - client spontaneously moves to a new content area
*Natural gate - involves the APRN cueing off the client statement and making a bridge to new content
*Referred gate - the return to a new area of discussion by referring back to a previous statement made
by the client
*Phantom gate - occurs when APRN asks a question totally out of context and this interrupts the
information flow
*Implied gates - join similar regions and can provide expansion