SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANCC – PMHNP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANCC –
PMHNP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
AFpatientFwithFborderlineFpersonalityFdisorderFexperiencesFintenseFanxietyFwhenFanFadultFpsychiatricFandF
mentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFgoesFonFvacation.FTheFbestFexplanationFforFthisFreactionFisFthatFtheFpatie
nt:

A.FhasFfailedFtoFdevelopFclearFegoFboundaries.

B.FhasFfailedFtoFmasterFobjectFconstancy.

C.FisFemployingFprimitiveFidealization.

D.FisFemployingFprojectiveFidentification.F-FANSWERFB.FhasFfailedFtoFmasterFobjectFconstancy



2.FAFpatientFhasFbeenFtakingFescitalopramF(Lexapro)F10FmgFdailyFforFfourFweeks.FInitially,FtheFpatientFreport
edFdepressionFandFsuicidalFthoughts.FTheFpatient'sFsleep,Fappetite,Fenergy,FandFappearanceFhaveFnowFbeg
unFtoFimprove.FWhichFstatementFappliesFtoFthisFpatient?

A.FTheFmedicationFshouldFbeFdiscontinued.

B.FTheFmedicationFshouldFbeFincreased.F

C.FTheFpatient'sFriskFforFsuicideFisFnotFaFconcern.

D.FTheFpatient'sFsuicideFpotentialFisFincreased.F-FANSWERFD.FTheFpatient'sFsuicideFpotentialFisFincreased.



3.FWhichFbehaviorFreflectsFexistentiallyForientedFtherapy?

A.FAttemptingFtoFunderstandFaFpatient'sFsubjectiveFworld

B.FChallengingFaFpatient'sFirrationalFbeliefs

C.FDevelopingFspecificFplansFforFchange

D.FEstablishingFgeneralFgroupFgoalsF-FANSWERFA.FAttemptingFtoFunderstandFaFpatient'sFsubjectiveFworld



4.FServingFasFaFmemberFonFaFcrisisFteam,FanFadultFpsychiatricFandFmentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFprovide
sFcrisisFinterventionFtoFtheFsurvivorsFofFaFplaneFcrash.FForty-
eightFhoursFafterFtheFaccident,FtheFsurvivorsFdescribeFvividFflashbacks,FstartleFreactions,FandFdisruptedFsle
epFpatterns.FTheFnurseFpractitionerFrespondsFby:

A.FadvisingFtheFsurvivorsFtoFconsiderFusingFaFhypnoticFmedicationFforFaFbriefFperiod.

B.FeducatingFtheFsurvivorsFaboutFprodromalFsymptomsFofFposttraumaticFstressFdisorder.

, C.FencouragingFtheFsurvivorsFtoFrestFduringFtheFday.

D.FsuggestingFthatFtheFsurvivorsFjoinFaFposttraumaFsupportFgroup.F-
FANSWERFB.FeducatingFtheFsurvivorsFaboutFprodromalFsymptomsFofFposttraumaticFstressFdisorder.




5.FAnFadultFpsychiatricFandFmentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFusesFtheFinterpersonalFtherapyFmodelFwithFaF
patientFtoFestablishFaFtherapeuticFallianceFbasedFuponFempathyFandFtrust.FTheFnurseFpractitionerFrecogniz
esFtheFpatient'sFreadinessFtoFterminateFtherapyFwhenFtheFpatientFdemonstrates:

A.FanFunderstandingFthatFleavingFaFsignificantFotherFmayFbeFpainful,FbutFalsoFpresentsFanFopportunityFforFg
rowth.

B.FbreathingFandFmuscleFrelaxationFexercisesFthatFdecreaseFmuscleFtensionFandFanxiety.

C.FfreeFassociation,FandFconsidersFtheFnurseFpractitioner'sFinterpretationFofFtheFpatient'sFdreams.

D.FnewFadaptiveFskillsFandFresponsesFafterFcompletingF"homeworkFassignments."F-
FANSWERFA.FanFunderstandingFthatFleavingFaFsignificantFotherFmayFbeFpainful,FbutFalsoFpresentsFanFopport

unityFforFgrowth.



6.FAnFHispanicFpatientFinformsFanFadultFpsychiatricFandFmentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFduringFaFwellness
FvisitFthatFheForFsheFoccasionallyFusesFhotFchiliFjuiceFtoFrelieveFaF"nervousFcondition."FTheFpatientFdeniesFan

yFcomplaintsFrelatedFtoFthisFpractice.FTheFnurseFpractitioner'sFresponseFisFto:

A.FactivelyFdiscourageFtheFpatientFfromFcontinuingFthisFtreatment.

B.FofferFaFmedicationFtoFtreatFtheFnervousFcondition.

C.FsuggestFanFalternativeFfoodFtoFrelieveFtheFnervousFcondition.

D.FviewFthisFasFaFself-careFritualFthatFneedsFtoFbeFpreserved.F-FANSWERFD.FviewFthisFasFaFself-
careFritualFthatFneedsFtoFbeFpreserved.



7.FBeforeFanFolderFadultFpatientFinitiatesFpharmacotherapyFwithFaFmedicationFthatFisFclearedFbyFtheFkidney
s,FanFadultFpsychiatricFandFmentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFassessesFtheFpatient's:

A.FbloodFureaFnitrogenFlevel.

B.FcreatinineFclearance.

C.FspecificFgravity.

D.FurinaryFsediment.F-FANSWERFB.FcreatinineFclearance.



8.FAnFadultFpsychiatricFandFmentalFhealthFnurseFpractitionerFusesFaFcognitive-
behavioralFapproachFtoFhelpFanFadolescentFpatientFchangeFself-