ANCC Study Psychiatric Questions and Answers 2025

ANCC Study Psychiatric Questions and
Answers 2025
NurseAPractitionerACoreACompetenciesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
·AAllAnurseApractitionersAuponAgraduationAareAexpectedAtoAmeetAtheAfollowingAcompetenci
esAscientificAfoundations,Aleadership,Aquality,ApracticeAinquiry,AtechnologyAandAinformatio
nAliteracy,Apolicy,AhealthAdeliveryAsystem,Aethics,AandAindependentApractice
ScopeAofAPracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-·ADefinesANPArolesAandAactions
·AIdentifiesAcompetenciesAassumedAtoAbeAheldAbyAallANPsAwhoAfunctionAinAaAparticularArole
,AvariesAbroadlyAfromAstateAtoAstate
·AWhatAyouAcanAorAcan'tAdoAisAdeterminedAbyAyourAstateAboardAofAnursing
·AAnswersAthatAsayAreportAsomeoneAtoAaAsupervisorAorAstateABONAisAmostAlikelyAincorrect
StandardAofApracticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-·ADeterminedAbyAANA
·AAuthoritativeAstatementsAregardingAtheAqualityAandAtypeAofApracticeAthatAshouldAbeAprovi
ded
·AProvideAaAwayAtoAjudgeAnatureAofAcareAprovided
·ACanAbeAusedAtoAlegallyAdescribeAstandardAofAcareAthatAmustAbeAmetAbyAaAprovider;AmayA
beApreciseAprotocolsAorAmoreAgeneralAguidelines
·ATheAPMHNPAisArequiredAbyAlawAtoAcarryAoutAcareAinAaccordanceAwithAwhatAotherAreason
ablyAprudentAnursesAwouldAdoAinAtheAsameAorAsimilarAcircumstances.AThus,AprovisionAofAh
igh-qualityAcareAconsistentAwithAestablishedAstandardsAisAcritical
ConfidentialityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
·AClient'sArightAtoAassumeAthatAinfoAgivenAtoAproviderAwillAnotAbeAdisclosed.
·ARequiresAproviderAtoAobtainAsignedAmedicalAauthorizationAandAconsentAformsAtoArelease
AmedicalArecordsAandAinfoAwhenArequestedAbyAtheAfamilyAmemberAorAanotherAhealthcareA

provider
·AHIPAAAdoesAnotAallowAtheAPMHNPAtoAmakeAmostAdisclosuresAaboutApsychotherapyAnot
esAforAaApatient'sAconditionAwithoutAtheirAauthorization
·ATwoAseparateAreleasesAofAinformationAareArequiredAtoAreleaseAinformationAonApatient'sAc
hemicalAandApsychiatricAtoAaAthirdAparty
oAChemicalAdependencyArequiresAaAseparateArelease
ExceptionsAtoAConfidentialityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
·AWhenAappropriateApersonsAorAorganizationsAdetermineAthatAtheAneedAforAinformationAout
weighsAtheAprincipleAofAconfidentiality
·AIfAaAclientArevealsAanAintentAtoAharmAselfAorAothers
·AInformationAgivenAtoAattorneysAinvolvedAinAlitigation
·AReleasingArecordsAtoAinsuranceAcompanies
·AAnsweringAcourtAorders,Asubpoenas,AorAsummonsesA(PERJURY-
knowinglyAwithholdAinfoAorAlie)
·AMeetingAstateArequirementsAforAmandatoryAreportingAofAdiseasesAorAconditions

oATarasoffAprincipleA(ReferAPBApgA17)

, (TarasoffAvs.ARegentsAatAtheAUniversityAofACalifornia,A1976):ADutyAtoAwarnApotentialAvictim
AofAimminentAdangerAof AhomicidalAclients.

·ADoesAnotAapplyAinAeveryAstateAsoAconsultAwithAtheAstateABON
·ANotifyAtheAindividualAorAauthorityAifAstateABONAisAnotAanAoption
InformedAconsentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
·ACommunicationAprocessAbetweenAproviderAandAclientAthatAresultsAinAclient'sAacceptance
AorArejectionAofAproposedAtreatment

·AAnAexplanationAofArelevantAinformationAthatAenablesAtheAclientAtoAmakeAanAappropriateAa
ndAinformedAdecision
·ATheArightAofAallAcompetentAadultsAorAemancipatedAminors
·AEmancipatedAminors:ApersonsAyoungerAthanA18AyearsAoldAwhoAareAmarried,Aparents,AorA
self-sufficientlyAlivingAawayAfromAtheAfamilyAdomicile-
mustAshowAdocumentationAthatAtheyAareAemancipated
DecisionAcapacityA(Competency)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PatientsAshouldAhaveAtheAcapacityA(orAability)AtoAmakeAtheAdecision
oACompetencyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAlegal,AnotAmedicalAconcept;AdeterminationAthatAaAclientAcanAmakeAreasonableAjudgeme
ntsAandAdecisionsAregardingAtreatmentAandAotherAhealthAconcerns
DisclosureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAproviderAshouldAdiscloseAinformationAonAtheAtreatment,Atest,AorAprocedureAinAquestio
n,AincludingAtheAexpectedAbenefitsAandArisks,AandAtheAlikelihoodA(orAprobability)AthatAtheAb
enefitsAandArisksAwillAoccur
Comprehension:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
·ATheApatientAshouldAbeAableAtoAcomprehendAtheArelevantAinformation.
·ATheApatientAshouldAvoluntarilyAgrantAconsent,AwithoutAcoercion
·AProviderAmustAdocumentAinAmedicalArecordAthatAinformedAconsentAhasAbeenAobtainedAfr
omAclient
·AIfApatientsAareAnotAableAtoAdoAallAofAtheAaboveAcomponents,AfamilyAmembers,AcourtAappoi
ntedAguardians,AorAothersA(asAdeterminedAbyAstateAlaw)AmayAactAasA"surrogateAdecision-
makers"AandAmakeAdecisionsAforAthem
JusticeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-doingAwhatAisAfair,AfairnessAinAallAaspectsAofAcare
leadsAusAtoAensureAthatAcareAisAprovidedAonAaAfairAandAequalAbasis,AregardlessAofApatient's
AsocialAorAfinancialAstatus

NonmaleficenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-doingAnoAharm
·AImminentAdanger
BeneficenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-promotingAwell-beingAandAdoingAgood
·AUtilizeAbeneficenceAdailyAasAweAadministerApainAmedicationAorAholdAtheAhandAofAaAgrievi
ngAfamilyAmember
FidelityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-beingAtrueAandAloyal
VeracityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-tellingAtheAtruth
·APatientsAneedAtoAknowAtheAtruthAaboutAtheirAmedicalAconditionsAandAtreatmentAoptions.
AutonomyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-doingAforAself
·AAllowsAhealthcareAteamsAtoArespectAandAsupportAaApatient'sAdecisionAtoAacceptAorArefuse
Alife-AsustainingAtreatments

·ARightAtoAself-determination