NR548 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - Answer-ANA Standards and Scope:
Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational threats
to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated with climbing
out of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - Answer-caring and respect for human
dignity
ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the professional nurse
must have as outlined in Provision 1 - Answer-ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and
unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human trafficking in
his or her practice? - Answer-ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
,-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and contexts. . . . The
nursing profession must respond when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p.
33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - Answer-the first organized training school within a
hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - Answer-the first nurse-organized training course for
psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: - Answer-"nursing in
nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric
concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions.
Laura Fitzsimmons recommended: - Answer-standards of training for psychiatric nurses,
which led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - Answer--psychiatric nursing was recognized as
one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and contributed to a
growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - Answer--the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was established at
Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
, • to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse
specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - Answer-(1950s brought a transition
towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental illnesses, which led to an
increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving care in the community rather than
hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS
role into community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who had been
deinstitutionalized adapt
1965 - Answer-Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the nurse practitioner role.
1973 ANA first published: - Answer-Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice
1980s states began to grant: - Answer-prescriptive authority to advanced practice
registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing and management to the traditional
therapy role of the psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
2000s these exams were developed: - Answer-Certification exams for adult and family
psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) developed.
-These exams were retired in 2015 when psychiatric certification exams were combined to a
single Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification
(PMHNP-BC).
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - Answer-ANA Standards and Scope:
Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational threats
to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated with climbing
out of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - Answer-caring and respect for human
dignity
ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the professional nurse
must have as outlined in Provision 1 - Answer-ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and
unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human trafficking in
his or her practice? - Answer-ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
,-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and contexts. . . . The
nursing profession must respond when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p.
33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - Answer-the first organized training school within a
hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - Answer-the first nurse-organized training course for
psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: - Answer-"nursing in
nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric
concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions.
Laura Fitzsimmons recommended: - Answer-standards of training for psychiatric nurses,
which led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - Answer--psychiatric nursing was recognized as
one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and contributed to a
growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - Answer--the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was established at
Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
, • to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse
specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - Answer-(1950s brought a transition
towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental illnesses, which led to an
increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving care in the community rather than
hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS
role into community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who had been
deinstitutionalized adapt
1965 - Answer-Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the nurse practitioner role.
1973 ANA first published: - Answer-Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice
1980s states began to grant: - Answer-prescriptive authority to advanced practice
registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing and management to the traditional
therapy role of the psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
2000s these exams were developed: - Answer-Certification exams for adult and family
psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) developed.
-These exams were retired in 2015 when psychiatric certification exams were combined to a
single Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification
(PMHNP-BC).
