Nurs 6650 Midterm Exam – Question And Answers

NURS 6650 MIDTERM EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS• Question 1 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is meeting with the parents of a school-aged girl. The mother reports feeling frustrated, because they cannot get their daughter to do her homework. “All she wants to do is play on her phone,” the father reports. The mother tells the PMHNP that they have tried threatening her by telling her that she won’t be able to have her friends over and that she won’t be allowed to watch TV. Which of the following responses made by the PMHNP demonstrates use of the Premack principle? Selected Answer: B. “Have you tried making her phone privileges contingent on finishing her homework?” • Question 2 0 out of 1 points The PMHNP is meeting with a family composed of two parents and their two children. The PMHNP observes that the mother projects her concerns onto one of the children, and that child seems to conform to the parents’ way of thinking. The other child seems to be less involved in the family’s fusion. What action taken by the PMHNP demonstrates the use of the Bowen Family Systems Therapy model? Selected Answer: D. None of the above • Question 3 0 out of 1 points The PMHNP is working with a patient who is sleep deprived and depressed. Which of the following is an appropriate scaling question for the PMHNP to ask? Selected Answer: D. “How many days per week are you able to sleep?” • Question 4 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is working with the parents of an adolescent daughter. The parents complain that the daughter is misbehaving and having emotional outbursts on a nightly basis. However, the parents cannot agree on ways to discipline and deal with the daughter. This leads to arguments between them. What does the PMHNP do to support the strategic use of rituals? Selected Answer: A. Suggest the mom help the daughter with homework on even days of the week