ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Sample Questions and Answers

ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Sample Questions and Answers
1.AAnA18-year-
oldApatientAdiagnosedAwithAbipolarAdisorderAwantsAtoAenterAaAresearchAstudyAthatAwillAtestA
anAexperimentalAdrug.ATheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner'sAinitialAresponseAis,:
A.A"AllAdrugAtreatmentsAareAtooAriskyAforAyouAatAthisAtimeAinAyourAillness."A
B.A"Let'sAdiscussAtheArisksAofApotentiallyAchangingAyourAmedications."A
C.A"WeAwillAhaveAtoAseeAifAyouAmeetAtheAinclusionAcriteriaAforAthisAresearchAstudy."A
D.A"YouAwillAhaveAonlyAaAsmallAchanceAofAreceivingAtheAexperimentalAdrug."A-
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B.A"Let'sAdiscussAtheArisksAofApotentiallyAchangingAyourAmedications."
2.AAA14-year-
oldApatientAhasAnonspecificAreportsAofApainAinAtheirAlegs.ATheAphysicalAexaminationAisAunre
markable.ALaboratoryAresultsAareAwithinAnormalAlimitsAexceptAforAaAmarkedlyAelevatedAalk
alineAphosphataseAlevel.ATheApsychiatric-mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner:
A.AinterpretsAtheAfindingsAasAnormallyAoccurringAduringAaArapidAadolescentAgrowthAspurt.
B.AobtainsAaArheumatoidAprofileAbecauseAelevatedAalkalineAphosphataseAisAaAsignAofAearly
ArheumaticAfever.

C.AordersAaArepeatAbloodAtest.
D.AsuspectsAthatAtheApatientAhasAacuteApancreatitis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AinterpretsAtheAfindingsAasAnormallyAoccurringAduringAaArapidAadolescentAgrowthAspurt.
3.ALaboratoryAfindingsAforAaApatientAwithAanAalcoholAuseAdisorderAindicateAincreasedAliverAf
unctionAvaluesAand:
A.AdecreasedAmeanAcorpuscularAvolumeA(MCV)AandAnormalAtriglycerideAlevels.
B.AelevatedApotassiumAandAchlorideAlevels.
C.AincreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels.
D.AincreasedAurineAandAserumAcreatinineAlevels.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AincreasedAMCVAandAelevatedAtriglycerideAlevels.
4.AAAnewApatientAarrivesAatAtheAofficeAforAtreatmentAforAdepression.ATheApatientAreportsAta
kingAsimvastatinA(Zocor)AandAlisinoprilA(Zestril).AWhenAselectingAanAantidepressant,AtheAp
sychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAeliminatesAfluoxetineAhydrochlorideA(Prozac),AbasedAonAt
heAknowledgeAthatAtheAcombinationAcanAleadAtoAincreasedAplasmaAlevelsAofAtheAstatin,Ares
ultingAinAanAincreasedAriskAofAmuscleAdamageAandArhabdomyolysis.AWhatAisAtheAnurseApra
ctitioner'sArationale?
A.ABothAmedicationsAareACYP450A3A4Ainhibitors.
B.ABothAmedicationsAareACYP450A3A4Asubstrates.
C.AOneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainducer.
D.AOneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainhibitor.A-
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D.AOneAmedicationAisAaACYP450A3A4AsubstrateAandAoneAisAaACYP450A3A4Ainhibitor.

, 5.ADuringAaAmentalAstatusAexamination,AanA18-year-
oldApatientAreportsAfeelingAbugsAcrawlingAunderAtheirAskin.ATheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAdocumentsAthisAstatementAasAa:
A.AdevelopmentalAdisorder,AandAsuspectsAcocaineAuse.
B.AhypnagogicAhallucination,AandAsuspectsAschizophrenia.hypnopompicAhallucination,Aan
dAsuspectsAschizophrenia.perceptualAdisturbance,AandAsuspectsAtheAuseAofAcocaine.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AperceptualAdisturbance,AandAsuspectsAtheAuseAofAcocaine.

6.ATheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAisAresponsibleAforAinitiatingAqualityAimprovementAatAaAco
mmunityAmentalAhealthAclinic.ATheAeffectiveAstrategyAforAevaluatingAtheAclinic'sAservicesAis
Ato:

A.AanalyzeAtheAdataAfromAepidemiologicalAstudies.
B.AconductAaArootAcauseAanalysis.
C.AinterviewApatientAfamilies.
D.AuseAaAsurveyAtoAelicitApatientAsatisfactionAresponses.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AuseAaAsurveyAtoAelicitApatientAsatisfactionAresponses.
7.ATheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAevaluatesAaAnewAadultApatientAviaAtelemedicine.ATheApati
entAhasAquestionsAaboutAaAnewAmedicationAthatAtheyArecentlyAstarted.ATheAnurseApractitio
nerAdecidesAtoAprovideApsychoeducationAandAto:
A.AemailAdrugAinformationAandAresources.
B.AencourageAtheApatientAtoAseekAinformationAonAtheAinternet.
C.AhaveAaAphoneAconferenceAwithAtheApatient'sAfamilyAmember.
D.AreferAtheApatientAtoAaAlocalAprimaryAcareAprovider.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AemailAdrugAinformationAandAresources.
8.AAnyAcourtAofAlawAthatAevaluatesAtheAstandardsAofAcareAprovidedAbyAtheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitioner:
A.AcomparesAtheAactionsAtoAtheAstandardAofAcareAprovidedAbyAaApsychiatrist.
B.AconsidersAwhatAaAreasonablyAprudentAhealthAcareAproviderAwouldAdo.
C.AevaluatesApatientAsatisfactionAdata.
D.AreviewsAtheAnurseApractitioner'sAchartsAforAsimilarApatients.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AconsidersAwhatAaAreasonablyAprudentAhealthAcareAproviderAwouldAdo.
9.ATheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAandAaAteamAofAlocalAmentalAhealthAprofessionalsAareAask
edAtoAprovideAcrisisAcounselingAserviceAafterAanAassailantArecentlyAtookAaAclassAhostageAa
tAaAlocalAelementaryAschool,AwoundedAseveralAstudents,AandAthenAshotAthemself.AInAprepa
ringAforAthisAassignment,AtheAnurseApractitionerArecognizesAthat:
A.AaAchild'sAdevelopmentalAstageAwillAinfluenceAtheirAresponseAtoAcatastrophicAstress.
B.AaAchild'sAlackAofAanAemotionalAresponseAtoAaAcatastrophicAeventAisAaApredictorAofAnegati
veAlong-termAconsequences.
C.AitAisAnecessaryAforAtheAchild'sAguardianAtoAbeApresent.
D.AtheAeventAisAmoreAimportantAtoAtheAchildAthanAwhetherAtheyAsufferedAphysicalAharm.A-
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A.AaAchild'sAdevelopmentalAstageAwillAinfluenceAtheirAresponseAtoAcatastrophicAstress.
10.AAA32-year-oldAfemaleApatientAinformsAtheApsychiatric-
mentalAhealthAnurseApractitionerAthatAsheAisAthreeAmonthsApregnant.ASheAhasAbeenAstable