Mental Health Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions Graded A+
What is NANDA? - CORRECT ANSWER-North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association International
Provides standardized diagnoses, many of which are related to psychosocial/psychiatric
nursing care
What is the DSM-5? What is it used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to diagnose a
psychiatric disorder
A well-defined nursing diagnosis provides the framework for identifying appropriate
nursing interventions for dealing with the patient's reaction to the disorder
What are the different levels of nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basic level registered
nurse (RN)
Psychiatric-mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN)
Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurse (PMH-APRN)
Adult psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - board certified (PMHNP-BC)
Adult psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board certified (PMHCNS-BC)
, Child/adolescent psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board certified
(PMHCNS-BC)
What is the role of a basic level registered nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER-Professionals
who have completed a nursing program
What is the role of a psychiatric-mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN)? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nursing graduate who has a diploma, associates
degree/baccalaureate degree, and chooses to work SPECIFICALLY in psychiatric
mental health
What is the role of a psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurse
(PMH-APRN)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Licensed nurse with a master of science in
nursing or DNP in psychiatric nursing
What is the role of a adult psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - board certified
(PMHNP-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
What is the role of an adult psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board
certified (PMHCNS-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
What is the role of a child/adolescent psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist -
board certified (PMHCNS-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
When are state institutions used? - CORRECT ANSWER-- The role of the state
hospitals is to serve the most seriously ill patients
- Clinical role varies depending on a available levels of community care and on
payments by the state medicare programs
- These hospitals primarily provide intermediate treatment for patients unable to be
stabilized in short-term general hospital units and long-term care for individuals judged
too ill for community care
Complete Solutions Graded A+
What is NANDA? - CORRECT ANSWER-North American Nursing Diagnosis
Association International
Provides standardized diagnoses, many of which are related to psychosocial/psychiatric
nursing care
What is the DSM-5? What is it used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Used to diagnose a
psychiatric disorder
A well-defined nursing diagnosis provides the framework for identifying appropriate
nursing interventions for dealing with the patient's reaction to the disorder
What are the different levels of nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basic level registered
nurse (RN)
Psychiatric-mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN)
Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurse (PMH-APRN)
Adult psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - board certified (PMHNP-BC)
Adult psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board certified (PMHCNS-BC)
, Child/adolescent psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board certified
(PMHCNS-BC)
What is the role of a basic level registered nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER-Professionals
who have completed a nursing program
What is the role of a psychiatric-mental health registered nurse (PMH-RN)? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Nursing graduate who has a diploma, associates
degree/baccalaureate degree, and chooses to work SPECIFICALLY in psychiatric
mental health
What is the role of a psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurse
(PMH-APRN)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Licensed nurse with a master of science in
nursing or DNP in psychiatric nursing
What is the role of a adult psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner - board certified
(PMHNP-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
What is the role of an adult psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist - board
certified (PMHCNS-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
What is the role of a child/adolescent psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist -
board certified (PMHCNS-BC)? - CORRECT ANSWER-
When are state institutions used? - CORRECT ANSWER-- The role of the state
hospitals is to serve the most seriously ill patients
- Clinical role varies depending on a available levels of community care and on
payments by the state medicare programs
- These hospitals primarily provide intermediate treatment for patients unable to be
stabilized in short-term general hospital units and long-term care for individuals judged
too ill for community care
