ANCC PMHNP Sample Test Questions

ANCC – PMHNP Sample Test Questions (Answered and Graded A+) A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The

best explanation for this reaction is that the patient:

• has failed to develop clear ego boundaries.
• has failed to master object constancy.
• is employing primitive idealization.
• is employing projective identification.
• has failed to master object constancy
• A patient has been taking escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg daily for four weeks.

Initially, the patient reported depression and suicidal thoughts. The patient's sleep, appetite, energy, and appearance have now begun to improve. Which statement applies to this patient?

• The medication should be discontinued.
• The medication should be increased.
• The patient's risk for suicide is not a concern.
• The patient's suicide potential is increased.
• The patient's suicide potential is increased.
• Which behavior reflects existentially oriented therapy? 1 / 2

• Attempting to understand a patient's subjective world
• Challenging a patient's irrational beliefs
• Developing specific plans for change
• Establishing general group goals
• Attempting to understand a patient's subjective world
• Serving as a member on a crisis team, an adult psychiatric and mental health

nurse practitioner provides crisis intervention to the survivors of a plane crash.Forty-eight hours after the accident, the survivors describe vivid flashbacks, startle reactions, and disrupted sleep patterns. The nurse practitioner responds

by:

• advising the survivors to consider using a hypnotic medication for a brief

period.

• educating the survivors about prodromal symptoms of posttraumatic stress

disorder.

• encouraging the survivors to rest during the day.
• suggesting that the survivors join a post trauma support group.
• educating the survivors about prodromal symptoms of posttraumatic stress

disorder.

• An adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner uses the

interpersonal therapy model with a patient to establish a therapeutic alliance based upon empathy and trust. The nurse practitioner recognizes the patient's

readiness to terminate therapy when the patient demonstrates:

• an understanding that leaving a significant other may be painful, but also

presents an opportunity for growth.

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