Purple Book PMHNP Exam 100 multiple choice questions w/answers ANCC

Purple Book PMHNP Exam 100 multiple choice questions w/answers ANCC 1. 1. The purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is to A. Define the role and actions for the NP Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic B. medications C. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP D. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role: Correct Answer: A. The ANA's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice defines the role and actions of the nurse practitioner. 2. 2) Primary prevention care practices are an essential aspect of the PMHNP role. Which of the following is the best example of a primary prevention care strategy for community behavioral health? a) Aftercare program for chronically mentally ill clients recently discharged from the hospital b) Court-ordered counseling for abusive parents c) 24-hour crisis hotlines d) Parenting skills classes for pregnant adolescents: Correct Answer: D. Infor- mation reduces incidence of disease. 3. 3 The trend in legal rulings on cases involving mental illness over the past 25 years has been to a) Encourage juries to find defendants not guilty by reason of insanity b) Protect the person's freedoms or rights when he or she is committed to a mental hospital c) Place increasing trust in mental health professionals to make good and ethical decisions d) Decrease the "red tape" associated with commitments so that commit- ments are faster and easier: B. Identifies the trend of ensuring the protection of individual civil liberties for psychiatric clients.