NURS 6440 MIDTERM EXAM/Nurs 6440 Midterm Exam 2020 Walden University

• NURS 6440 MIDTERM EXAM/Nurs 6440 Midterm Exam 2020 Walden University Question 1 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is assessing a patient who grew up in a foster home because she was neglected and abused by her birth parents at a young age. The patient admits to having difficulty forming and maintaining relationships throughout her life. Understanding maladaptive schemas, which statement does the PMHNP predict that the patient is likely to make? Selected Answer: C. “It takes me a while to warm up to people; people often wear masks.” • Question 2 0 out of 0 points When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? Selected Answer: Yes • Question 3 1 out of 1 points When a PMHNP is seeing a patient for the first time, what is an important step to assure that the patient and provider understand the limits of their discussion? Selected Answer: C. Have a discussion about the confidentiality and its limits • Question 4 1 out of 1 points A 65-year-old patient has suffered the loss of his wife. He is in a state of hyperarousal with increased sympathetic nervous system arousal. One or more interventions may help the patient to deal with this arousal. To decrease sympathetic nervous system arousal, the PMHNP’s treatment strategy is ___________. Selected Answer: D. all of the above • Question 5 1 out of 1 points After informing a prospective patient about limits of confidentiality, the patient consents to the “conditions” of confidentiality and signs an informed consent form. Several weeks later, a lawyer representing the patient’s spouse for a court case, asks the PMHNP for the disclosure of information about the patient. The PMHNP should: