PMH Exam 1 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 2026 | Most
Tested Questions & Verified Answers | Latest Update |
Graded A+
1. Which of the following facilities offer outpatient services?
Medical offices
Rehab centers
Speciality clinics and offices
All of the above
2. What is the certification required to practice as a psychiatric mental health
registered nurse (PMH-RN)?
ACLS certification
PMH-RN certification
CNA certification
CPR certification
3. What is one common therapeutic intervention used in psychiatric mental
health nursing?
Speech Therapy
Physical Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Occupational Therapy
4. How is the concept of resilience, from the perspective of mental health, BEST
described?
Social networks that can offer support during times of distress
, Internal strengths necessary to cope with challenging events
Adequate resources to draw upon in times of emotional compromise
Intellectual fund of information to reason and cope well with
problems
5. Examine the following statements about confidentiality. Which statement is
accurate?
Mental health professionals may reveal confidential information about
past patients but not current.
Mental health professionals should never reveal confidential
information.
Patients do not have the right to confidentiality unless they are
guaranteed that right in writing.
Mental health professionals may sometimes be required by law to
break confidentiality.
6. What is one primary role of professional organizations in nursing care?
They establish standards of practice.
They conduct clinical trials.
They manage healthcare facilities.
They provide direct patient care.
7. Describe how the role of a PMH-APRN differs from that of a registered nurse
in psychiatric mental health nursing.
PMH-APRN only administers medications, while registered nurses
provide therapy.
Both roles are identical in responsibilities and training.
, Registered nurses can prescribe medications, while PMH-APRN
cannot.
PMH-APRN has advanced training and can provide psychotherapy
and prescribe medications, while registered nurses focus on patient
care and support.
8. What does the mental health continuum model represent?
A spectrum of mental disorders
A binary classification of mental health
A fixed state of mental well-being
A range of mental health states, from healthy to dysfunctional
9. Purpose of Professional Nursing Organizations
promote health and prevent illness
set standards for practice and education while addressing current
issues in healthcare/nursing
Code of ethics, licensure and the nursing process
define activities specific/unique to nursing and allow nurses to carry
out their role.
10. When preparing an in-service for staff nurses regarding health disparity,
which definition does the nurse include in the presentation
Differences in health that are closely linked to social, economic,
and environmental disadvantages
Describes the health of a person or community along with the many
measures that contribute to this health
, Factors that help explain why some people experience poorer health
outcomes than others
Achieved when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her
health potential and no one is disadvantaged
11. Acute inpatient treatment is characterized by
Are no longer used in psychiatry.
Short stays of 2-5 days focused on stabilization.
Long lengths of stay focused on optimal living.
Early interventions prior to any type of urgent/crisis care
12. The psychiatric mental health advanced practice registered nurse conducts
individual, couples, group, and family psychotherapy using evidenced based
psychotherapeutic frameworks and the nurse-client therapeutic relationship.
Compentencies of the PMHNP include
Using interventions that promote mutual trust to build a therapeutic
treatment alliance
Empowering health care consumers to be active participants in
treatment
Analyzing the impact of duty to report and executing other advocacy
actions on the therapeutic alliance
Applying ethical and legal principles to the treatment of healthcare
consumers with mental health problems
a, b and d only
All of the above
Tested Questions & Verified Answers | Latest Update |
Graded A+
1. Which of the following facilities offer outpatient services?
Medical offices
Rehab centers
Speciality clinics and offices
All of the above
2. What is the certification required to practice as a psychiatric mental health
registered nurse (PMH-RN)?
ACLS certification
PMH-RN certification
CNA certification
CPR certification
3. What is one common therapeutic intervention used in psychiatric mental
health nursing?
Speech Therapy
Physical Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Occupational Therapy
4. How is the concept of resilience, from the perspective of mental health, BEST
described?
Social networks that can offer support during times of distress
, Internal strengths necessary to cope with challenging events
Adequate resources to draw upon in times of emotional compromise
Intellectual fund of information to reason and cope well with
problems
5. Examine the following statements about confidentiality. Which statement is
accurate?
Mental health professionals may reveal confidential information about
past patients but not current.
Mental health professionals should never reveal confidential
information.
Patients do not have the right to confidentiality unless they are
guaranteed that right in writing.
Mental health professionals may sometimes be required by law to
break confidentiality.
6. What is one primary role of professional organizations in nursing care?
They establish standards of practice.
They conduct clinical trials.
They manage healthcare facilities.
They provide direct patient care.
7. Describe how the role of a PMH-APRN differs from that of a registered nurse
in psychiatric mental health nursing.
PMH-APRN only administers medications, while registered nurses
provide therapy.
Both roles are identical in responsibilities and training.
, Registered nurses can prescribe medications, while PMH-APRN
cannot.
PMH-APRN has advanced training and can provide psychotherapy
and prescribe medications, while registered nurses focus on patient
care and support.
8. What does the mental health continuum model represent?
A spectrum of mental disorders
A binary classification of mental health
A fixed state of mental well-being
A range of mental health states, from healthy to dysfunctional
9. Purpose of Professional Nursing Organizations
promote health and prevent illness
set standards for practice and education while addressing current
issues in healthcare/nursing
Code of ethics, licensure and the nursing process
define activities specific/unique to nursing and allow nurses to carry
out their role.
10. When preparing an in-service for staff nurses regarding health disparity,
which definition does the nurse include in the presentation
Differences in health that are closely linked to social, economic,
and environmental disadvantages
Describes the health of a person or community along with the many
measures that contribute to this health
, Factors that help explain why some people experience poorer health
outcomes than others
Achieved when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her
health potential and no one is disadvantaged
11. Acute inpatient treatment is characterized by
Are no longer used in psychiatry.
Short stays of 2-5 days focused on stabilization.
Long lengths of stay focused on optimal living.
Early interventions prior to any type of urgent/crisis care
12. The psychiatric mental health advanced practice registered nurse conducts
individual, couples, group, and family psychotherapy using evidenced based
psychotherapeutic frameworks and the nurse-client therapeutic relationship.
Compentencies of the PMHNP include
Using interventions that promote mutual trust to build a therapeutic
treatment alliance
Empowering health care consumers to be active participants in
treatment
Analyzing the impact of duty to report and executing other advocacy
actions on the therapeutic alliance
Applying ethical and legal principles to the treatment of healthcare
consumers with mental health problems
a, b and d only
All of the above
