TEST BANK FOR PMHNP BOARDS 2024 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. A gpatient gwith gborderline gpersonality gdisorder gexperiences
gintense ganxiety gwhen g an g adult g psychiatric g and g mental g health
g nurse g practitioner g goes g on g vaca- gtion. gThe gbest gexplanation gfor
gthis greaction gis gthat gthe gpatient:
A. has gfailed gto gdevelop gclear gego gboundaries.
B. has gfailed gto gmaster gobject gconstancy.
C. is g employing g primitive g idealization.
D. is g employing g projective g identification.:
ANS>> g B. ghas gfailed gto gmaster gobject gconstancy
2. 2. gA gpatient ghas gbeen gtaking gescitalopram g(Lexapro) g10 gmg
gdaily gfor gfour gweeks. gInitially, gthe gpatient greported gdepression gand
gsuicidal gthoughts. gThe gpatient's gsleep, gappetite, genergy, gand
gappearance ghave gnow gbegun gto gimprove. gWhich gstatement
gapplies gto gthis gpatient?
A. The gmedication gshould gbe gdiscontinued.
B. The gmedication gshould gbe gincreased.
C. The gpatient's grisk gfor gsuicide gis gnot ga gconcern.
D. The gpatient's gsuicide gpotential gis gincreased.:
gANS>> g gD. gThe gpatient's gsuicide gpotential gis gincreased.
3. 3. gWhich g behavior greflects gexistentially g oriented gtherapy?
A. Attempting g to g understand g a g patient's g subjective g world
B. Challenging g a g patient's g irrational g beliefs
C. Developing gspecific gplans gfor gchange
D. Establishing ggeneral ggroup ggoals: g
ANS>> g A. gAttempting gto gunderstand ga gpatient's gsubjective gworld
4. 4. gServing gas ga gmember gon ga gcrisis gteam, gan gadult gpsychiatric
gand gmental ghealth gnurse gpractitioner gprovides gcrisis gintervention
1 g/
g14
,TEST BANK FOR PMHNP BOARDS 2024 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
g to gthe gsurvivors gof ga gplane gcrash. gForty-eight ghours gafter gthe
gaccident, gthe gsurvivors gdescribe gvivid gflash- gbacks, gstartle
greactions, gand gdisrupted gsleep gpatterns. gThe gnurse gpractitioner
gresponds gby:
A. advising g the g survivors g to g consider g using g a g hypnotic
g medication g for g a g brief g period.
B. educating g the g survivors g about g prodromal g symptoms g of
g posttraumatic g stress g disorder.
C. encouraging gthe gsurvivors gto grest gduring gthe gday.
D. suggesting gthat gthe gsurvivors gjoin ga gposttrauma gsupport ggroup.:
gANS>> g gB. geducating gthe gsurvivors gabout gprodromal gsymptoms gof gposttraumatic gstress
gdisorder.
2 g/
g14
ANSWERS
1. A gpatient gwith gborderline gpersonality gdisorder gexperiences
gintense ganxiety gwhen g an g adult g psychiatric g and g mental g health
g nurse g practitioner g goes g on g vaca- gtion. gThe gbest gexplanation gfor
gthis greaction gis gthat gthe gpatient:
A. has gfailed gto gdevelop gclear gego gboundaries.
B. has gfailed gto gmaster gobject gconstancy.
C. is g employing g primitive g idealization.
D. is g employing g projective g identification.:
ANS>> g B. ghas gfailed gto gmaster gobject gconstancy
2. 2. gA gpatient ghas gbeen gtaking gescitalopram g(Lexapro) g10 gmg
gdaily gfor gfour gweeks. gInitially, gthe gpatient greported gdepression gand
gsuicidal gthoughts. gThe gpatient's gsleep, gappetite, genergy, gand
gappearance ghave gnow gbegun gto gimprove. gWhich gstatement
gapplies gto gthis gpatient?
A. The gmedication gshould gbe gdiscontinued.
B. The gmedication gshould gbe gincreased.
C. The gpatient's grisk gfor gsuicide gis gnot ga gconcern.
D. The gpatient's gsuicide gpotential gis gincreased.:
gANS>> g gD. gThe gpatient's gsuicide gpotential gis gincreased.
3. 3. gWhich g behavior greflects gexistentially g oriented gtherapy?
A. Attempting g to g understand g a g patient's g subjective g world
B. Challenging g a g patient's g irrational g beliefs
C. Developing gspecific gplans gfor gchange
D. Establishing ggeneral ggroup ggoals: g
ANS>> g A. gAttempting gto gunderstand ga gpatient's gsubjective gworld
4. 4. gServing gas ga gmember gon ga gcrisis gteam, gan gadult gpsychiatric
gand gmental ghealth gnurse gpractitioner gprovides gcrisis gintervention
1 g/
g14
,TEST BANK FOR PMHNP BOARDS 2024 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
g to gthe gsurvivors gof ga gplane gcrash. gForty-eight ghours gafter gthe
gaccident, gthe gsurvivors gdescribe gvivid gflash- gbacks, gstartle
greactions, gand gdisrupted gsleep gpatterns. gThe gnurse gpractitioner
gresponds gby:
A. advising g the g survivors g to g consider g using g a g hypnotic
g medication g for g a g brief g period.
B. educating g the g survivors g about g prodromal g symptoms g of
g posttraumatic g stress g disorder.
C. encouraging gthe gsurvivors gto grest gduring gthe gday.
D. suggesting gthat gthe gsurvivors gjoin ga gposttrauma gsupport ggroup.:
gANS>> g gB. geducating gthe gsurvivors gabout gprodromal gsymptoms gof gposttraumatic gstress
gdisorder.
2 g/
g14
