PMHNP ANCC Review Questions 2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
The purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice is to
a. Define the role and actions for the NP
b. Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic
medications
c. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP
,d. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A. The ANAs Psych-Mental Health Nursing Scope and
Standards of Practice defines the role and actions of the nurse practitioner.
D. Information reduces incidence of disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Primary
prevention care practices are an essential aspect of the PMHNP role.
Which of the following is the best example of a primary prevention care
strategy for community behavioral health?
a. Aftercare program for chronically mentally ill clients recently discharged
from the hospital
b. Court-ordered counseling for abusive parents
c. 24-hour crisis hotlines
d. Parenting skills classes for pregnant adolescents
The trend in legal rulings on cases involving mental illness over the past 25
years has been to
a. Encourage juries to find defendants not guilty by reason of insanity
b. Protect the person's freedoms or rights when he or she is committed to a
mental hospital
,c. Place increasing trust in mental health professionals to make good and
ethical decisions
d. Decrease the "red tape" associated with commitments so that
commitments are faster and easier - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Identifies the trend
of ensuring the protection of individual civil liberties for psychiatric clients.
Mr. Smithers, an involuntarily hospitalized patient experiencing psychotic
symptoms, refuses to take any of his ordered medication because he
believes "Jesus Christ told me I am the prophet and must fast for a year."
Your actions should be based on your knowledge of which of the following?
a. Psychiatric clients cannot refuse treatment
b. Psychiatric clients do not always know what is good for them
c. Psychiatric clients can refuse treatment
d. Psychiatric clients cannot be trusted to make good healthcare decisions
and, therefore, the nurse's best clinical judgment should guide actions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C. As with any client, psychiatric clients can refuse treatment
unless a legal process resulting in involuntary commitment or mandatory
court order for treatment has been obtained.
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3
, Which of the following statements best reflects the difference between the
nurse-client (N-C) relationship and a social relationship?
a. In the N-C relationship, the primary focus is on the client and the client's
needs.
b. Goals in the N-C relationship are deliberately left vague and unspoken
so that the client can work on any issue.
c. In the N-C relationship, the nurse is solely responsible for making the
relationship work.
d. In the N-C relationship, there is no place for social interaction. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A. Social relationships are mutual interpersonal relationships
in which the needs of both parties are addressed. The N-C relationship is
most concerned with meeting the needs of the client.
A community has an unusually high incidence of depression and drug use
among the teenage population. The public health nurses decide to address
this problem, in part, by modifying the environment and strengthening the
capacities of families to prevent the development of new cases of
depression and drug use. What is this is an example of?
a. Primary prevention
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
The purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice is to
a. Define the role and actions for the NP
b. Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic
medications
c. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP
,d. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A. The ANAs Psych-Mental Health Nursing Scope and
Standards of Practice defines the role and actions of the nurse practitioner.
D. Information reduces incidence of disease. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Primary
prevention care practices are an essential aspect of the PMHNP role.
Which of the following is the best example of a primary prevention care
strategy for community behavioral health?
a. Aftercare program for chronically mentally ill clients recently discharged
from the hospital
b. Court-ordered counseling for abusive parents
c. 24-hour crisis hotlines
d. Parenting skills classes for pregnant adolescents
The trend in legal rulings on cases involving mental illness over the past 25
years has been to
a. Encourage juries to find defendants not guilty by reason of insanity
b. Protect the person's freedoms or rights when he or she is committed to a
mental hospital
,c. Place increasing trust in mental health professionals to make good and
ethical decisions
d. Decrease the "red tape" associated with commitments so that
commitments are faster and easier - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Identifies the trend
of ensuring the protection of individual civil liberties for psychiatric clients.
Mr. Smithers, an involuntarily hospitalized patient experiencing psychotic
symptoms, refuses to take any of his ordered medication because he
believes "Jesus Christ told me I am the prophet and must fast for a year."
Your actions should be based on your knowledge of which of the following?
a. Psychiatric clients cannot refuse treatment
b. Psychiatric clients do not always know what is good for them
c. Psychiatric clients can refuse treatment
d. Psychiatric clients cannot be trusted to make good healthcare decisions
and, therefore, the nurse's best clinical judgment should guide actions - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔C. As with any client, psychiatric clients can refuse treatment
unless a legal process resulting in involuntary commitment or mandatory
court order for treatment has been obtained.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, Which of the following statements best reflects the difference between the
nurse-client (N-C) relationship and a social relationship?
a. In the N-C relationship, the primary focus is on the client and the client's
needs.
b. Goals in the N-C relationship are deliberately left vague and unspoken
so that the client can work on any issue.
c. In the N-C relationship, the nurse is solely responsible for making the
relationship work.
d. In the N-C relationship, there is no place for social interaction. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A. Social relationships are mutual interpersonal relationships
in which the needs of both parties are addressed. The N-C relationship is
most concerned with meeting the needs of the client.
A community has an unusually high incidence of depression and drug use
among the teenage population. The public health nurses decide to address
this problem, in part, by modifying the environment and strengthening the
capacities of families to prevent the development of new cases of
depression and drug use. What is this is an example of?
a. Primary prevention
