NR668 CEA FINAL EXAM 184 STUDY PREP
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS NURSING DECISION MAKING
PACKAGE
◉ All of the following circumstances would allow the release of
medical information without the patient's consent except:
a. Next of kin wanting to help the patient make decisions
b. If the client reveals intent to harm self or others
c. Responding to court orders, subpoenas, or summons
d. Records to the insurance company.
Answer: a. Next of kin wanting to help the patient make decisions
◉ A new client born and raised in Zimbabwe presents to your office.
He mentions ruminating on worries or upsetting thoughts in his
mental health history. Which of the following diagnoses is consistent
with this?
a. Kufungisia
b. Catatonia following trauma
c. Executive dysfunction
d. Keratocanthoma.
Answer: a. Kufungisia
,Kufungisia is an idiom of distress and a cultural explanation among
the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The definition surrounds thinking
too much, ruminating on upsetting thoughts, and worry. It is
considered to be the root cause of somatic complaints, depression
and anxiety.
◉ Which of the following ethical principles would conflict if the
treatment team wanted to implement a therapeutic deception for
the good of the patient?
a. Veracity
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Justice
d. Beneficence.
Answer: a. Veracity
◉ Why is it necessary for insurance companies to credential
PMHNPs?
a. To define the role of the nurse practitioner
b. To ensure a professional organization certifies the person is
licensed to practice
c. To define the scope of practice and practice requirements
d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional
competence.
,Answer: d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of
professional competence
◉ What does force field analysis prepare the nursing leader for?
a. Nursing leadership theory for preparing and delivering corrective
action
b. 360 degree feedback for nursing leadership growth and
development
c. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed
change
d. Policy development theory in nursing advocacy planning.
Answer: c. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a
proposed change
Force field analysis recognizes that change occurs regularly.
Becoming aware of the pressure for and against change can help an
organization predict resistance to change. The force with a motive to
change must outweigh the force maintaining the status quo.
◉ A specific behavior related to a person's culture and not leading to
a psychiatric disorder is classified as:
a. Brief psychotic episode
b. Adjustment disorder
c. Temporary delusion
d. Culture-bound syndrome.
, Answer: d. Culture-bound syndrome
◉ Unless the patient provides consent for releasing information, the
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
prohibits the disclosure of personal health identifiers to all of the
following except:
a. The patient's clergy
b. The patient's next of kin
c. The patient's health insurance company
d. The patient's memory.
Answer: c. The patient's health insurance company
◉ What method of analysis enables one to reach conclusions that
extend beyond the immediate data and is generated by quantitative
research designs?
a. Standard deviations
b. Inferential statistics
c. Regression analysis
d. Descriptive statistics.
Answer: b. Inferential statistics
◉ A PMHNP is asked to determine if the patient has the capacity for
informed consent. All of the following elements are necessary for
making this determination except:
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS NURSING DECISION MAKING
PACKAGE
◉ All of the following circumstances would allow the release of
medical information without the patient's consent except:
a. Next of kin wanting to help the patient make decisions
b. If the client reveals intent to harm self or others
c. Responding to court orders, subpoenas, or summons
d. Records to the insurance company.
Answer: a. Next of kin wanting to help the patient make decisions
◉ A new client born and raised in Zimbabwe presents to your office.
He mentions ruminating on worries or upsetting thoughts in his
mental health history. Which of the following diagnoses is consistent
with this?
a. Kufungisia
b. Catatonia following trauma
c. Executive dysfunction
d. Keratocanthoma.
Answer: a. Kufungisia
,Kufungisia is an idiom of distress and a cultural explanation among
the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The definition surrounds thinking
too much, ruminating on upsetting thoughts, and worry. It is
considered to be the root cause of somatic complaints, depression
and anxiety.
◉ Which of the following ethical principles would conflict if the
treatment team wanted to implement a therapeutic deception for
the good of the patient?
a. Veracity
b. Nonmaleficence
c. Justice
d. Beneficence.
Answer: a. Veracity
◉ Why is it necessary for insurance companies to credential
PMHNPs?
a. To define the role of the nurse practitioner
b. To ensure a professional organization certifies the person is
licensed to practice
c. To define the scope of practice and practice requirements
d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional
competence.
,Answer: d. To protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of
professional competence
◉ What does force field analysis prepare the nursing leader for?
a. Nursing leadership theory for preparing and delivering corrective
action
b. 360 degree feedback for nursing leadership growth and
development
c. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a proposed
change
d. Policy development theory in nursing advocacy planning.
Answer: c. Becoming aware of the pressures for and against a
proposed change
Force field analysis recognizes that change occurs regularly.
Becoming aware of the pressure for and against change can help an
organization predict resistance to change. The force with a motive to
change must outweigh the force maintaining the status quo.
◉ A specific behavior related to a person's culture and not leading to
a psychiatric disorder is classified as:
a. Brief psychotic episode
b. Adjustment disorder
c. Temporary delusion
d. Culture-bound syndrome.
, Answer: d. Culture-bound syndrome
◉ Unless the patient provides consent for releasing information, the
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
prohibits the disclosure of personal health identifiers to all of the
following except:
a. The patient's clergy
b. The patient's next of kin
c. The patient's health insurance company
d. The patient's memory.
Answer: c. The patient's health insurance company
◉ What method of analysis enables one to reach conclusions that
extend beyond the immediate data and is generated by quantitative
research designs?
a. Standard deviations
b. Inferential statistics
c. Regression analysis
d. Descriptive statistics.
Answer: b. Inferential statistics
◉ A PMHNP is asked to determine if the patient has the capacity for
informed consent. All of the following elements are necessary for
making this determination except:
