Sample Test Questions ANCC - PMHNP
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A patient with borderline personality B. has failed to master object constancy
disorder experiences intense anxiety
when an adult psychiatric and mental
health nurse practitioner goes on
vacation. The best explanation for
this reaction is that the patient:
A. has failed to develop clear ego
boundaries.
B. has failed to master object
constancy.
C. is employing primitive idealization.
D. is employing projective
identification.
,2. A patient has been taking D. The patient's suicide potential is increased.
escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg daily
for four weeks. Initially, the patient
reported depression and suicidal
thoughts. The patient's sleep,
appetite, energy, and appearance
have now begun to improve. Which
statement applies to this patient?
A. The medication should be
discontinued.
B. The medication should be
increased.
C. The patient's risk for suicide is not
a concern.
D. The patient's suicide potential is
increased.
3. Which behavior reflects A. Attempting to understand a patient's subjective
existentially oriented therapy? world
A. Attempting to understand a
patient's subjective world
B. Challenging a patient's irrational
beliefs
C. Developing specific plans for
change
D. Establishing general group goals
, 4. Serving as a member on a crisis B. educating the survivors about prodromal
team, an adult psychiatric and mental symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
health nurse practitioner provides
crisis intervention to the survivors of
a plane crash. Forty-eight hours after
the accident, the survivors describe
vivid flashbacks, startle reactions,
and disrupted sleep patterns. The
nurse practitioner responds by:
A. advising the survivors to consider
using a hypnotic medication for a
brief period.
B. educating the survivors about
prodromal symptoms of
posttraumatic stress disorder.
C. encouraging the survivors to rest
during the day.
D. suggesting that the survivors join a
posttrauma support group.
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A patient with borderline personality B. has failed to master object constancy
disorder experiences intense anxiety
when an adult psychiatric and mental
health nurse practitioner goes on
vacation. The best explanation for
this reaction is that the patient:
A. has failed to develop clear ego
boundaries.
B. has failed to master object
constancy.
C. is employing primitive idealization.
D. is employing projective
identification.
,2. A patient has been taking D. The patient's suicide potential is increased.
escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg daily
for four weeks. Initially, the patient
reported depression and suicidal
thoughts. The patient's sleep,
appetite, energy, and appearance
have now begun to improve. Which
statement applies to this patient?
A. The medication should be
discontinued.
B. The medication should be
increased.
C. The patient's risk for suicide is not
a concern.
D. The patient's suicide potential is
increased.
3. Which behavior reflects A. Attempting to understand a patient's subjective
existentially oriented therapy? world
A. Attempting to understand a
patient's subjective world
B. Challenging a patient's irrational
beliefs
C. Developing specific plans for
change
D. Establishing general group goals
, 4. Serving as a member on a crisis B. educating the survivors about prodromal
team, an adult psychiatric and mental symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
health nurse practitioner provides
crisis intervention to the survivors of
a plane crash. Forty-eight hours after
the accident, the survivors describe
vivid flashbacks, startle reactions,
and disrupted sleep patterns. The
nurse practitioner responds by:
A. advising the survivors to consider
using a hypnotic medication for a
brief period.
B. educating the survivors about
prodromal symptoms of
posttraumatic stress disorder.
C. encouraging the survivors to rest
during the day.
D. suggesting that the survivors join a
posttrauma support group.
