NR 548 Psychiatric Assessment for
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Practice Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
1. Who developed the first organized training school within a
hospital for the insane 1882?
A. Effie Jones
B. Edward Cowles
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Loretta Ford
Answer B. Edward Cowles
2. Which of the following is not a factor that led to treatment of
psychiatric illness shifted away from hospital to community
settings?
A. Increased funding for psychiatric nursing education and training
and led to a growth in university-level nursing education.
B. Passage of legislation supporting the construction of community
mental health centers.
C. Establishment of Medicaid and Medicare.
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, D. The changing of rules that governed involuntary confinement.
Answer A. Increased funding for psychiatric nursing education and training and led to a
growth in university-level nursing education.
3. PMHNPs can work in residential service setting. Which best
describes resi- dential service?
A. It provides 24-hour care and housing for an extended period.
B. It is a short-term treatment for acutely ill clients at risk for
harming self or others or unable to meet basic needs due to
impairment.
C. It provides intermediate or long-term care for clients at chronic
risk to self or others or unable to function without supervision and
support due to mental disorders.
D. It is a team treatment approach to provide comprehensive,
communi- ty-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and
support to persons with severe mental illness (SMI).
Answer A. It provides 24-hour care and housing for an extended period.
4. PMHNPs can work in a partial hospitalization setting. Which best
describes partial hospitalization?
A. It provides short-term treatment for acutely ill clients at risk for
harming self or others or unable to meet basic needs due to
impairment.
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner Practice Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
1. Who developed the first organized training school within a
hospital for the insane 1882?
A. Effie Jones
B. Edward Cowles
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Loretta Ford
Answer B. Edward Cowles
2. Which of the following is not a factor that led to treatment of
psychiatric illness shifted away from hospital to community
settings?
A. Increased funding for psychiatric nursing education and training
and led to a growth in university-level nursing education.
B. Passage of legislation supporting the construction of community
mental health centers.
C. Establishment of Medicaid and Medicare.
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15
, D. The changing of rules that governed involuntary confinement.
Answer A. Increased funding for psychiatric nursing education and training and led to a
growth in university-level nursing education.
3. PMHNPs can work in residential service setting. Which best
describes resi- dential service?
A. It provides 24-hour care and housing for an extended period.
B. It is a short-term treatment for acutely ill clients at risk for
harming self or others or unable to meet basic needs due to
impairment.
C. It provides intermediate or long-term care for clients at chronic
risk to self or others or unable to function without supervision and
support due to mental disorders.
D. It is a team treatment approach to provide comprehensive,
communi- ty-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and
support to persons with severe mental illness (SMI).
Answer A. It provides 24-hour care and housing for an extended period.
4. PMHNPs can work in a partial hospitalization setting. Which best
describes partial hospitalization?
A. It provides short-term treatment for acutely ill clients at risk for
harming self or others or unable to meet basic needs due to
impairment.
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