Examl 2:l NRl 548/l NR548l (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Psychiatricl Assessmentl forl
Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl Nursel
Practitionerl Reviewl |Q/Al |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l -
Chamberlain
Q:l Hospitalizationl history
Answer:
1.l priorl psychl hospitalization?
*forl multiplel admissions,l gatherl infol onl theirl firstl hospitalization,l theirl last,l andl howl
manyl total.l tryl tol seel ifl theyl arel clusteredl aroundl al specificl fewl years.l
*thinkl ofl hospitalizationsl asl al markerl ofl diseasel severity.l
-"whenl werel youl firstl hospitalized?l
-"howl manyl hospitalizationsl havel youl hadl inl yourl life?"
-"howl manyl havel youl hadl inl thel pastl year?"
-"whenl wasl yourl lastl hospitalization?"
-"whatl sortl ofl thingsl havel causedl youl tol needl tol bel inl thel hospital?"
Q:l Medicationl Hx
Answer:
-documentl alll thel medsl thel patientl hasl triedl
-howl longl didl theyl takel thel meds?
-antidepressantsl takel 4l tol 6l weeksl tol reachl therapeuticl effectl
-antipsychoticsl canl takel longerl dependingl onl thel clinicall situation
-needl tol documentl howl longl patientl triedl thel medl forl itl tol bel deemedl anl adequatel
trial
,Q:l psychotherapyl history
Answer:
-"howl youl everl hadl counselingl orl therapyl forl yourl problem?"
-"howl oftenl didl youl seel yourl therapist?"
-"Howl longl didl youl seel him/her?
-"whatl sortl ofl therapyl didl youl have?"
-"didl itl havel al name,l likel "cognitivel therapy,l behaviorl therapy,l orl psychodynamicl
therapy?"
canl askl questionsl aboutl thel areal ofl focusl forl variousl therapiesl ifl patientl doesn'tl
rememberl whatl thel typel ofl therapyl wasl called
-askl theirl thoughtsl andl attitudesl onl therapyl tol seel theirl suitabilityl forl therapy
-askl "howl didl youl leavel treatment?"l -->l canl telll youl aboutl howl thel patientl viewedl thel
treatmentl andl helpl youl decidel howl tol proceedl withl yourl ownl treatment
Q:l thel psychiatricl interviewl versusl thel medicall interview
Answer:
goall ofl psychiatricl interview:l collectl infol tol establishl al psychiatricl historyl andl informl
thel developmentl ofl al diagnosisl andl treatmentl plan.l
Psychl interviewl isl thel primaryl diagnosticl tooll inl thel psychl interviewl
unlikel diagnosticl processl inl physicall medicine,l psychl dxl arel notl establishedl orl
validatedl byl physicall examinations,l laboratoryl tests,l orl otherl diagnosticl procedures,l
thoughl suchl processesl mayl bel usedl tol rulel outl physicall causesl forl psychiatricl
symptomsl
thel needsl ofl thel clientl informl thel interviewl process;l therefore,l otherl needsl mayl takel
priorityl inl formingl al diagnosis,l makingl thel formulationl ofl al diagnosisl occurl overl
multiplel visits.l
privacyl andl confidentialityl arel cornerstonesl inl bothl psychl andl medicall interviewing;l
however,l thel needl forl privacyl andl confidentialityl mayl bel heightenedl inl psychiatricl
interviewingl duel tol thel sensitivel naturel ofl thel informationl shared.l Additionally,l manyl
, mentall healthl diagnosesl arel associatedl withl stigmal inl certainl cultures.l safeguardingl
privacyl isl criticall forl buildingl trustl andl protectingl thel clientl froml adversel outcomes.
Q:l Interviewingl Environmentl Clinicall Pearlsl /l safetyl measuresl duringl thel interview
Answer:
environmentl mustl bel adaptedl tol meetl thel uniquel needsl ofl thel clientl andl tol ensurel
clientl andl providerl safety:l
-al comfortable,l cleanl spacel tol putl thel providerl andl clientl atl easel
-al visiblel clockl tol monitorl time
-accessl tol alarmsl orl otherl safetyl measuresl
-providerl accessl tol thel doorl forl safel exitingl
-removall ofl sharpl objectsl suchl asl scissorsl orl letterl openersl
-noise-cancelingl devicel forl privacy
Q:l Verball therapeuticl communicationl techniques
Answer:
Activel listening:l listenl attentivelyl tol ensurel understandingl
Broadl openingsl -l allowl clientsl tol takel thel initiativel
Acceptingl -indicatel youl heardl thel clientl withoutl judgmentl
Clarifyingl -l makel vaguel topicsl clearl
Exploringl -l examinel topicsl deeperl
Focusingl -l puttingl attentionl intol al singlel topicl
Reflectingl -l directl client'sl thoughtsl andl feelingsl backl tol thel patientl
Restatingl -l repeatl thel client'sl wordsl inl al differentl wayl tol makel itl morel clearl
**l 2l As,l B,l C,l E,l F,l 2l Rsl **
Q:l non-verball therapeuticl communicationl techniques:l positivel versusl negativel bodyl
language
Answer:
positive:l
2027l Update)l Psychiatricl Assessmentl forl
Psychiatric-Mentall Healthl Nursel
Practitionerl Reviewl |Q/Al |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l -
Chamberlain
Q:l Hospitalizationl history
Answer:
1.l priorl psychl hospitalization?
*forl multiplel admissions,l gatherl infol onl theirl firstl hospitalization,l theirl last,l andl howl
manyl total.l tryl tol seel ifl theyl arel clusteredl aroundl al specificl fewl years.l
*thinkl ofl hospitalizationsl asl al markerl ofl diseasel severity.l
-"whenl werel youl firstl hospitalized?l
-"howl manyl hospitalizationsl havel youl hadl inl yourl life?"
-"howl manyl havel youl hadl inl thel pastl year?"
-"whenl wasl yourl lastl hospitalization?"
-"whatl sortl ofl thingsl havel causedl youl tol needl tol bel inl thel hospital?"
Q:l Medicationl Hx
Answer:
-documentl alll thel medsl thel patientl hasl triedl
-howl longl didl theyl takel thel meds?
-antidepressantsl takel 4l tol 6l weeksl tol reachl therapeuticl effectl
-antipsychoticsl canl takel longerl dependingl onl thel clinicall situation
-needl tol documentl howl longl patientl triedl thel medl forl itl tol bel deemedl anl adequatel
trial
,Q:l psychotherapyl history
Answer:
-"howl youl everl hadl counselingl orl therapyl forl yourl problem?"
-"howl oftenl didl youl seel yourl therapist?"
-"Howl longl didl youl seel him/her?
-"whatl sortl ofl therapyl didl youl have?"
-"didl itl havel al name,l likel "cognitivel therapy,l behaviorl therapy,l orl psychodynamicl
therapy?"
canl askl questionsl aboutl thel areal ofl focusl forl variousl therapiesl ifl patientl doesn'tl
rememberl whatl thel typel ofl therapyl wasl called
-askl theirl thoughtsl andl attitudesl onl therapyl tol seel theirl suitabilityl forl therapy
-askl "howl didl youl leavel treatment?"l -->l canl telll youl aboutl howl thel patientl viewedl thel
treatmentl andl helpl youl decidel howl tol proceedl withl yourl ownl treatment
Q:l thel psychiatricl interviewl versusl thel medicall interview
Answer:
goall ofl psychiatricl interview:l collectl infol tol establishl al psychiatricl historyl andl informl
thel developmentl ofl al diagnosisl andl treatmentl plan.l
Psychl interviewl isl thel primaryl diagnosticl tooll inl thel psychl interviewl
unlikel diagnosticl processl inl physicall medicine,l psychl dxl arel notl establishedl orl
validatedl byl physicall examinations,l laboratoryl tests,l orl otherl diagnosticl procedures,l
thoughl suchl processesl mayl bel usedl tol rulel outl physicall causesl forl psychiatricl
symptomsl
thel needsl ofl thel clientl informl thel interviewl process;l therefore,l otherl needsl mayl takel
priorityl inl formingl al diagnosis,l makingl thel formulationl ofl al diagnosisl occurl overl
multiplel visits.l
privacyl andl confidentialityl arel cornerstonesl inl bothl psychl andl medicall interviewing;l
however,l thel needl forl privacyl andl confidentialityl mayl bel heightenedl inl psychiatricl
interviewingl duel tol thel sensitivel naturel ofl thel informationl shared.l Additionally,l manyl
, mentall healthl diagnosesl arel associatedl withl stigmal inl certainl cultures.l safeguardingl
privacyl isl criticall forl buildingl trustl andl protectingl thel clientl froml adversel outcomes.
Q:l Interviewingl Environmentl Clinicall Pearlsl /l safetyl measuresl duringl thel interview
Answer:
environmentl mustl bel adaptedl tol meetl thel uniquel needsl ofl thel clientl andl tol ensurel
clientl andl providerl safety:l
-al comfortable,l cleanl spacel tol putl thel providerl andl clientl atl easel
-al visiblel clockl tol monitorl time
-accessl tol alarmsl orl otherl safetyl measuresl
-providerl accessl tol thel doorl forl safel exitingl
-removall ofl sharpl objectsl suchl asl scissorsl orl letterl openersl
-noise-cancelingl devicel forl privacy
Q:l Verball therapeuticl communicationl techniques
Answer:
Activel listening:l listenl attentivelyl tol ensurel understandingl
Broadl openingsl -l allowl clientsl tol takel thel initiativel
Acceptingl -indicatel youl heardl thel clientl withoutl judgmentl
Clarifyingl -l makel vaguel topicsl clearl
Exploringl -l examinel topicsl deeperl
Focusingl -l puttingl attentionl intol al singlel topicl
Reflectingl -l directl client'sl thoughtsl andl feelingsl backl tol thel patientl
Restatingl -l repeatl thel client'sl wordsl inl al differentl wayl tol makel itl morel clearl
**l 2l As,l B,l C,l E,l F,l 2l Rsl **
Q:l non-verball therapeuticl communicationl techniques:l positivel versusl negativel bodyl
language
Answer:
positive:l
