NR 548 Exam 1 Study Guide 2025: Advanced Psychopharmacology Practice Questions & Review

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NR548 / NR 548 Exam 1 (Latest 2025): Psychiatric

Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

Practitioner |Weeks 1-2 Covered|Questions and

Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Chamberlain

PMH-APRN .....ANSWER.....a nurse with graduate-level training

who provides psychiatric-mental health care and promotes

mental health across the lifespan

-assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families who have

psychiatric and/or substance disorders

-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are

eligible for reimbursement through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs,

Medicare and Medicaid

ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency

.....ANSWER.....ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health

Teaching & Promotion

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-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal

developmental and situational threats to wellness and can

educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.

• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent

injury associated with climbing out of the crib at that

developmental age.

ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on?

.....ANSWER.....caring and respect for human dignity

ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude

that the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1

.....ANSWER.....ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1

-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent

dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA,

2015b, p. 1).

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ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the

discovery of human trafficking in his or her practice?

.....ANSWER.....ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8

-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all

settings and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond

when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).

Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 .....ANSWER.....the first

organized training school within a hospital for the insane

1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed .....ANSWER.....the first nurse-

organized training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins

Hospital

(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)

Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education

added: .....ANSWER....."nursing in nervous and mental diseases"

to curriculum guides

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In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for

service due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans

experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura

Fitzsimmons recommended: .....ANSWER.....standards of training

for psychiatric nurses, which led to improved education and

standards of care.

National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 .....ANSWER.....-

psychiatric nursing was recognized as one of the four core

disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment

-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education

programs and contributed to a growth in university-based

nursing education.

1954 .....ANSWER.....-the first graduate program in psychiatric

nursing was established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde

Peplau

• to prepare nurse therapists.