Nursing ANCC Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Certification (PMHN-BC) - PMHN-BC FREE EXAM DUMPS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]

Question 1

What would be the primary goal for a patient 's care who is in great emotional distress resulting in not being able to eat or sleep, and feeling hopeless, yet it has been determined that she is not at risk for self-harm?

A. Get her into a self-help group. B. See that she is provided with the proper medication. C. Encourage her to exercise more. D. Get the patient back to a pre-crisis level of functioning.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

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Question 2

What action is necessary when working to obtain informed consent from a patient or a patient's family who do not speak English?

A. A medical interpreter must be provided to obtain informed consent. B. A coworker who speaks the patient's or family's native language may interpret the information. C. There must be an attempt to communicate with the patient or family to obtain informed consent. D. A family member who speaks English may interpret the information.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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Question 3

What is NOT one of the three factors that contribute to the insomnia complaint according to Spielman's 3P model of insomnia?

A. Perpetuating factors B. Prompting factors C. Precipitating factors D. Predisposing factors

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Question 4

Unexplained physical manifestations or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurological or other underlying medical condition indicate which of the following?

A. general anxiety disorder B. body dysmorphic disorder C. conversion disorder D. chronic fatigue syndrome

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Question 5

Thought content is best assessed by:

A. recognition of person, place, and time B. memory of recent and remote events C. how the client thinks D. what the client actually says

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Question 6

I won the Science Fair in the eighth grade biology category. I must have been the only who entered in that category. What example of common distortion is this?

A. Magnification or minimization B. Disqualifying the positive C. Jumping to conclusions D. Emotional reasoning

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question 7

What is the fourth step to be completed after an incident occurs?

A. The nurse completes an incident report. B. The incident report is given to the department head. C. The incident report is sent to and reviewed by the appropriate administrator. D. The nurse documents facts about the incident in the patient's medical record.

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Question 8

The qualitative research method for the purpose of investigating cultures is which of the following?

A. cultural awareness B. ethnic inquiry C. ethnography D. cultural sensitivity

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