7/29/25, 12:13 AM PMH-BC
PMH BC TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026 \LATEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \ ACTUAL EXAM \LATEST VERSION \ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcomes identification
Professional practice
4. Planning
standards
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
7. Ethics
8. Education
9. EBP and research
10. Quality of practice
11. Communication
Professional performance 12. Leadership
standards 13. Collaboration
14. Professional practice eval
15. Resource utilization
Environmental health
16.
Being sensitive to the probability that a patient has
already suffered a psychological trauma before they
are admitted.
Trauma informed care Trauma-informed care involves minimizing institutional
processes and individual practices that are likely to
trigger vulnerable patients
Staff should also be trained in signs that the patient is
experiencing a reactivation of an old trauma, such as
the patient being unduly agitated or upset by
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something that seems ordinary, and how to deal with
and overcome that triggered state
- Purpose is connectedness, socialization, and collaboration on a
Social Relationship task of some kind
- There is a mutuality in social relationships— everyone
takes turns being listened to and everyone's needs
are important
- Focus is uni-directional in that both the nurse and the
patient focus exclusively on the patient's needs with
Therapeutic Relationship
no reciprocity towards the nurse
- This is the role of the nurse, not a give and take
friendship—not there to meet the nurse's personal
social needs
- The psychiatric illness itself—especially if they are
psychotic, paranoid, etc.-- this can improve with
Patient barriers to therapeutic medications
relationship - Being resistant to care of any kind—can be paranoia, can be
cultural
- Defense mechanisms—if a patient or family is frightened
of mental illness; they may be in denial and want to
discount the severity of the patient's symptoms
- Not being fully focused on the patient's verbal
and nonverbal cues—being distracted or
preoccupied
Nurse barriers to therapeutic - Countertransference with a particular patient— self-
relationship awareness is key, as the nurse, you must own-up to the
impact a patient is having on you and perhaps switch
patient assignments
- Asking patients "why" questions
- Asking patients more than one question at a time
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- Maintainingprofessional boundaries
- Comfortable eye contact/ empathetic facial expressions
- Engaging patient with gentle, supportive tone of voice
- Keeping a relaxed, open body posture
Methods to enhance the
- Providing the patient with physical comforts such as a blanket or
therapeutic relationship
a snack
- Actively listening to what the patient is saying, even if it is
indecipherable
- Being fully self-aware
- Using therapeutic silence to allow patient time to reflect and
regroup
When was the DSM originally 1952
published
What is the current edition of DSM-5
the DSM?
When was the DSM-5 2013
published?
How often do new editions of Every 15-20 years
the DSM get published?
-A handbook used by providers to guide the diagnosing of
What is the DSM? psychiatric disorders
-Each includes standardized assessment tools and new diagnoses
-Contains cultural explanations and cultural context for mental
health diagnoses
- Accurately appraise and interpret reality
- Love, experience joy, play, and laugh
- Think clearly, make appropriate decisions, and problem solve
What is stable mental health?
- Control one's behavior and cope with one's thoughts
- Relate to others, form relationships, experience
empathy, and manage conflict constructively
- Impairment of brain functioning caused by
neurotransmitter dysfunction, abnormal brain
structure, genetic factors, or injury
- There is evidence showing that severe psychological
Characteristics of a mental trauma causes physical brain injury
disorder - Dysfunction in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
- It is usually associated with distress or disability in
important activities, relationships, or occupations
- The inability to cope with life stressors, including job
changes, loss of a loved one, birth of a child, medical
challenges, etc.
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PMH BC TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026 \LATEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \ ACTUAL EXAM \LATEST VERSION \ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcomes identification
Professional practice
4. Planning
standards
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
7. Ethics
8. Education
9. EBP and research
10. Quality of practice
11. Communication
Professional performance 12. Leadership
standards 13. Collaboration
14. Professional practice eval
15. Resource utilization
Environmental health
16.
Being sensitive to the probability that a patient has
already suffered a psychological trauma before they
are admitted.
Trauma informed care Trauma-informed care involves minimizing institutional
processes and individual practices that are likely to
trigger vulnerable patients
Staff should also be trained in signs that the patient is
experiencing a reactivation of an old trauma, such as
the patient being unduly agitated or upset by
/ 1/28
,7/29/25, 12:13 AM PMH-BC
something that seems ordinary, and how to deal with
and overcome that triggered state
- Purpose is connectedness, socialization, and collaboration on a
Social Relationship task of some kind
- There is a mutuality in social relationships— everyone
takes turns being listened to and everyone's needs
are important
- Focus is uni-directional in that both the nurse and the
patient focus exclusively on the patient's needs with
Therapeutic Relationship
no reciprocity towards the nurse
- This is the role of the nurse, not a give and take
friendship—not there to meet the nurse's personal
social needs
- The psychiatric illness itself—especially if they are
psychotic, paranoid, etc.-- this can improve with
Patient barriers to therapeutic medications
relationship - Being resistant to care of any kind—can be paranoia, can be
cultural
- Defense mechanisms—if a patient or family is frightened
of mental illness; they may be in denial and want to
discount the severity of the patient's symptoms
- Not being fully focused on the patient's verbal
and nonverbal cues—being distracted or
preoccupied
Nurse barriers to therapeutic - Countertransference with a particular patient— self-
relationship awareness is key, as the nurse, you must own-up to the
impact a patient is having on you and perhaps switch
patient assignments
- Asking patients "why" questions
- Asking patients more than one question at a time
/ 2/28
, 7/29/25, 12:13 AM PMH-BC
- Maintainingprofessional boundaries
- Comfortable eye contact/ empathetic facial expressions
- Engaging patient with gentle, supportive tone of voice
- Keeping a relaxed, open body posture
Methods to enhance the
- Providing the patient with physical comforts such as a blanket or
therapeutic relationship
a snack
- Actively listening to what the patient is saying, even if it is
indecipherable
- Being fully self-aware
- Using therapeutic silence to allow patient time to reflect and
regroup
When was the DSM originally 1952
published
What is the current edition of DSM-5
the DSM?
When was the DSM-5 2013
published?
How often do new editions of Every 15-20 years
the DSM get published?
-A handbook used by providers to guide the diagnosing of
What is the DSM? psychiatric disorders
-Each includes standardized assessment tools and new diagnoses
-Contains cultural explanations and cultural context for mental
health diagnoses
- Accurately appraise and interpret reality
- Love, experience joy, play, and laugh
- Think clearly, make appropriate decisions, and problem solve
What is stable mental health?
- Control one's behavior and cope with one's thoughts
- Relate to others, form relationships, experience
empathy, and manage conflict constructively
- Impairment of brain functioning caused by
neurotransmitter dysfunction, abnormal brain
structure, genetic factors, or injury
- There is evidence showing that severe psychological
Characteristics of a mental trauma causes physical brain injury
disorder - Dysfunction in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
- It is usually associated with distress or disability in
important activities, relationships, or occupations
- The inability to cope with life stressors, including job
changes, loss of a loved one, birth of a child, medical
challenges, etc.
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