PMHNP ANCC PSYCH MENTAL HEALTH NP TEST ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PMHNP./ANCC./PSYCH./MENTAL./HEALTH./NP./TEST./|./ALL./QUESTIONS./AND./CORRECT./ANS
WERS./(ALREADY./GRADED./A+)./|./VERIFIED./ANSWERS./|./NEWEST./EXAM

Your./patient,./whose./wife./died./a./few./months./ago,./appears./to./be./very./unkempt./and./apathetic../Althoug
h./several./months./have./passed./since./his./wife's./death./he./has./not./progressed./at./all./through./his./grieving../
You./assess./this./condition./as./which./of./the./following?

disenfranchised./grief
./




panic./disorder
./




complicated./grief
./




physiologic./grief./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

complicated./grief




A./person./has./uncomplicated./grief./when./he./or./she./has./normal./physical,./psychological,./cognitive./and./spi
ritual./responses./to./the./death./of./a./significant./other../But./when./the./person./shows./persistent./maladaptiv
e./behaviors./such./as./not./taking./care./of./personal./hygiene./and/or./appearance./and./does./not./progress./thr
ough./the./mourning./process,./this./is./complicated./grief.




If./a./patient./has./had./a./myocardial./infarction,./which./of./the./following./atypical./antidepressants./should./not
be./prescribed./within./the./recovery./phase?
./




Trazodone
./




Duloxetine
./




Bupropion
./




Desvenlafaxine./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

Trazodone

,If./a./patient./has./had./a./myocardial./infarction,./during./the./recovery./phase,./the./patient./should./not./be./pres
cribed./this./medication../Trazodone./(Desyrel)./can./cause./the./patient./to./develop./orthostatic./hypotension./
and./priapism.




To./get./your./teaching./ideas./and./concepts./across./to./a./poor./reader./which./of./the./following./would./be./mos
t./appropriate?

Use./longer./sentences.
./




Use./abstract./concepts.
./




Discourage./questioning.
./




Use./examples./and./review../-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

Use./examples./and./review.




To./get./the./idea./across./to./a./poor./reader./use./examples./and./review../The./other./choices./are./not./helpful../Y
ou./should./use./short./sentences./and./easy./to./read./layouts;./be./concrete./rather./than./abstract;./and./teach./t
hem./how./to./ask./questions./about./their./health../Also,./tell./context./first./and./use./visual,./use./common./word
s./and./examples,./and./explain./meaning.




A./21-
year./old./woman./presents./with./complaints./of./milky./discharge./from./her./breasts../She./doesn't./have./any./o
ther./symptoms./and./is./not./pregnant,./nor./has./been./before../She./tells./the./nurse./about./each./medication./t
hat./she./takes../Which./of./these./drugs./may./be./implicated./as./the./cause./of./the./symptom?

aspirin
./




Lamotrigine
./




Risperidone
./




sertraline./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

,Risperidone




Risperidone./can./cause./the./greatest./prolactin./elevation./among./atypical./psychotics../A./milky./white./discha
rge./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./on
e./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./o
f./psychiatric./hospital./readmissions?

Not./sufficient./care.
./




Medication./noncompliance
./




Biophysical./assessments
./




None./of./the./above./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

Medication./noncompliance




Medication./noncompliance./is./a./major./problem./with./the./psychiatric./mental./health./patients../The./home./
health./nurses./assists./by./helping./the./patients

to./see./the./relationship./between./their./compliance./with./their./medication./regimen./and./control./of./their./s
ymptoms.




Which./of./the./following./would./be./considered./an./important./form./of./communication./that./can./help./to./pr
omote./consistency./in./the./care./of./the./patient./at./the

same./time./that./it./justifies./their./stay./in./the./hospital?

Review./of./care.
./




Documentation
./

, Verbal./reporting
./




None./of./the./above./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

Documentation




The./other./3./options./above./are./incorrect.

One./of./the./most./important./aspects./of./nursing./is./documentation../Documentation./can./promote./consiste
ncy./in./the./care./of./the./patient./and./is./also./used./to./help./justify./the./patient./remaining./in./the./hospital.




Effects./of./an./overdose./of./LSD./(Lysergic./acid./diethylamide)./can./include./all./of./the./following./except?

Vomiting
./




Respiratory./failure
./




Hypertensive./crisis
./




Seizures./-./correct./answer./
./ Correct./Answer:

Hypertensive./crisis




Hypertensive./crisis./would./be./considered./a./symptom./of./PCP./overdose../Vomiting,./respiratory./failure./and
seizures./would./be./considered./an./effect
./




of./LSD./overdose.




Symptoms./of./serotonin./syndrome./include./all./of./the./following./EXCEPT:

insomnia
./




nausea./
./




loss./of./coordination
./