ANCC PMHNP PSYCH-MENTAL HEALTH NP
LATEST 2025 VERSION 1 ,2,& 3 EXAM QS &
ANS PLUS RATIONALE LATEST 2025-2026
(LATEST VERSIONS 100QS AND ANS EACH)
NEW VERSION ALREADY
TEST 1
wife's death he has not progressed at all through his grieving. You
assess this condition as which of the following?
complicated grief
FEEDBACK: A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal
physical, psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a
significant other. But when the person shows persistent maladaptive
behaviors such as not taking care of personal hygiene and/or appearance
and does not progress through the mourning process, this is complicated
grief.
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Answer: Trazodone
, FEEDBACK: If a client has had a myocardial infarction, during the recovery
phase, the client should not be prescribed this medication. Trazodone
(Desyrel) can cause the client to develop orthostatic hypotension and
priapism.
To get your teaching ideas and concepts across to a poor reader which of the
following would be most appropriate?
Use longer sentences.
Use abstract concepts.
Discourage questioning.
Use examples and review. --ANS: Use
examples and review.
FEEDBACK: To get the idea across to a poor reader use examples and
review. The other choices are not helpful. You should use short sentences
and easy to read layouts; be concrete rather than abstract; and teach them
how to ask questions about their health. Also, tell context first and use
visual, use common words and examples, and explain meaning.
A 21-year old woman presents with complaints of milky discharge from her
breasts. She doesn't have any other symptoms and is not pregnant, nor has
been before. She tells the nurse about each medication that she takes.
Which of these drugs may be implicated as the cause of the symptom?
aspirin
Lamotrigine
Risperidone
sertraline --ANS:
Risperidone
FEEDBACK: Risperidone can cause the greatest prolactin elevation among
atypical psychotics. A milky white discharge known as galactorrhea could be
a sign of an underlying condition. The fact that the woman takes Risperidone,
an atypical antipsychotic, would likely point to the cause and should be
switched with one less likely to have that same side effect.
Which of the following would be considered one of the main things that is
responsible for about 2/3 of psychiatric hospital readmissions?
Not sufficient care.
Medication noncompliance
Biophysical assessments
None of the above --ANS:
Medication noncompliance
FEEDBACK: Medication noncompliance is a major problem with the
psychiatric mental health clients. The home health nurses assists by helping
the clients
to see the relationship between their compliance with their medication
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LATEST 2025 VERSION 1 ,2,& 3 EXAM QS &
ANS PLUS RATIONALE LATEST 2025-2026
(LATEST VERSIONS 100QS AND ANS EACH)
NEW VERSION ALREADY
TEST 1
wife's death he has not progressed at all through his grieving. You
assess this condition as which of the following?
complicated grief
FEEDBACK: A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal
physical, psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a
significant other. But when the person shows persistent maladaptive
behaviors such as not taking care of personal hygiene and/or appearance
and does not progress through the mourning process, this is complicated
grief.
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9 fcrotm nursinghero.com on 04-06-2025 08:03:52 GMT -05:00
Answer: Trazodone
, FEEDBACK: If a client has had a myocardial infarction, during the recovery
phase, the client should not be prescribed this medication. Trazodone
(Desyrel) can cause the client to develop orthostatic hypotension and
priapism.
To get your teaching ideas and concepts across to a poor reader which of the
following would be most appropriate?
Use longer sentences.
Use abstract concepts.
Discourage questioning.
Use examples and review. --ANS: Use
examples and review.
FEEDBACK: To get the idea across to a poor reader use examples and
review. The other choices are not helpful. You should use short sentences
and easy to read layouts; be concrete rather than abstract; and teach them
how to ask questions about their health. Also, tell context first and use
visual, use common words and examples, and explain meaning.
A 21-year old woman presents with complaints of milky discharge from her
breasts. She doesn't have any other symptoms and is not pregnant, nor has
been before. She tells the nurse about each medication that she takes.
Which of these drugs may be implicated as the cause of the symptom?
aspirin
Lamotrigine
Risperidone
sertraline --ANS:
Risperidone
FEEDBACK: Risperidone can cause the greatest prolactin elevation among
atypical psychotics. A milky white discharge known as galactorrhea could be
a sign of an underlying condition. The fact that the woman takes Risperidone,
an atypical antipsychotic, would likely point to the cause and should be
switched with one less likely to have that same side effect.
Which of the following would be considered one of the main things that is
responsible for about 2/3 of psychiatric hospital readmissions?
Not sufficient care.
Medication noncompliance
Biophysical assessments
None of the above --ANS:
Medication noncompliance
FEEDBACK: Medication noncompliance is a major problem with the
psychiatric mental health clients. The home health nurses assists by helping
the clients
to see the relationship between their compliance with their medication
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