PMHNP ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ What is included on prescription. Answer:
◉ Apraxia. Answer: unable to plan or do motor movement
◉ Interpersonal Nursing. Answer: Hildegard Peplau
◉ Deontological Theory. Answer: An action is judged as good or bad
based on the act itself regardless of the outcomes
◉ Teleological Theory. Answer: Action is judged as good or bad based
on the outcome or consequences
◉ Virtue Ethics. Answer: Actions are chosen based on the moral virtues
or character of the person making the decision
◉ 4 elements of negligence. Answer: 1. Duty - NP had a duty to exercise
reasonable care
,2. Breach of Duty - The NP violated the applicable standard of care
3. Proximate cause- Causal relationship between breach in care and
client's injury
4. Damages - client suffers permanent and substantial damages
◉ Client advocacy includes. Answer: participating in professional
nursing organizations
◉ Time until PTSD diagnosis can be given ?. Answer: 1 month - prior is
acute stress disorder (3 days to 1 month)
◉ According to Erikson, when does somatization disorder occur?.
Answer: initiative v guilt
◉ overall goal of case management. Answer: promote quality, cost-
effective outcomes
◉ environment. Answer: includes physical and psychosocial factors
◉ highest risk for homeless. Answer: single parent household, usually a
female . teen moms also
◉ Elements of working phase of therapy. Answer: - clarifying client
expectations
,- implementing treatment plan
- measuring and evaluating outcomes of care
- here, client transference occurs and client is resistant to care practices
and change
◉ Elements of termination phase. Answer: - reviewing client's progress
- establishing long term plan of care
- focusing on self-management strategies
- client often resistance to termination, shows regression and re-
emergence of symptoms
◉ Trust v. Mistrust. Answer: - first stage
- birth to 1
- Ability to form meaning relationships and hope for the future, trust in
others
-
◉ Trust v. mistrust failures results in?. Answer: poor relationships, lack
of future hope, suspicion of others
- development of addiction, psychosis, depression
◉ Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt. Answer: - 1 to 3 years
- Self- control, self-esteem and will power
, - lack of fulfillment leads to poor self-control, low self-esteem, lack of
independence
- paranoia, OCD, impulsivity
◉ Initiative v. Guilt. Answer: - 3 to 6
- self- directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
- lack of self-initiated behavior
- lack of goal orientation
- conversion disorder
◉ Industry v. Inferiority. Answer: - 6 to 12
- ability to work; sense of competency and achievement
- problems are sense of inferiority and difficulty with working/learning
- problems with creative inhibition
◉ Indentity v. Role Confusion. Answer: - 12 to 20
- personal sense of identity
- identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
◉ Intimacy v. Isolation. Answer: - 20 to 35 years
- committed relationships and capacity to love
- problems are emotional isolation and egocentrism
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ What is included on prescription. Answer:
◉ Apraxia. Answer: unable to plan or do motor movement
◉ Interpersonal Nursing. Answer: Hildegard Peplau
◉ Deontological Theory. Answer: An action is judged as good or bad
based on the act itself regardless of the outcomes
◉ Teleological Theory. Answer: Action is judged as good or bad based
on the outcome or consequences
◉ Virtue Ethics. Answer: Actions are chosen based on the moral virtues
or character of the person making the decision
◉ 4 elements of negligence. Answer: 1. Duty - NP had a duty to exercise
reasonable care
,2. Breach of Duty - The NP violated the applicable standard of care
3. Proximate cause- Causal relationship between breach in care and
client's injury
4. Damages - client suffers permanent and substantial damages
◉ Client advocacy includes. Answer: participating in professional
nursing organizations
◉ Time until PTSD diagnosis can be given ?. Answer: 1 month - prior is
acute stress disorder (3 days to 1 month)
◉ According to Erikson, when does somatization disorder occur?.
Answer: initiative v guilt
◉ overall goal of case management. Answer: promote quality, cost-
effective outcomes
◉ environment. Answer: includes physical and psychosocial factors
◉ highest risk for homeless. Answer: single parent household, usually a
female . teen moms also
◉ Elements of working phase of therapy. Answer: - clarifying client
expectations
,- implementing treatment plan
- measuring and evaluating outcomes of care
- here, client transference occurs and client is resistant to care practices
and change
◉ Elements of termination phase. Answer: - reviewing client's progress
- establishing long term plan of care
- focusing on self-management strategies
- client often resistance to termination, shows regression and re-
emergence of symptoms
◉ Trust v. Mistrust. Answer: - first stage
- birth to 1
- Ability to form meaning relationships and hope for the future, trust in
others
-
◉ Trust v. mistrust failures results in?. Answer: poor relationships, lack
of future hope, suspicion of others
- development of addiction, psychosis, depression
◉ Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt. Answer: - 1 to 3 years
- Self- control, self-esteem and will power
, - lack of fulfillment leads to poor self-control, low self-esteem, lack of
independence
- paranoia, OCD, impulsivity
◉ Initiative v. Guilt. Answer: - 3 to 6
- self- directed behavior, goal formation, sense of purpose
- lack of self-initiated behavior
- lack of goal orientation
- conversion disorder
◉ Industry v. Inferiority. Answer: - 6 to 12
- ability to work; sense of competency and achievement
- problems are sense of inferiority and difficulty with working/learning
- problems with creative inhibition
◉ Indentity v. Role Confusion. Answer: - 12 to 20
- personal sense of identity
- identity confusion, poor self-identification in group settings
◉ Intimacy v. Isolation. Answer: - 20 to 35 years
- committed relationships and capacity to love
- problems are emotional isolation and egocentrism
