Sample Test Questions ANCC – PMHNP 2026/2027 UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

Sample Test Questions ANCC –
PMHNP 2026/2027 UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1.Ampatientmwithmborderlinempersonalitymdisordermexperiencesmintensemanxietymwhenmanmadultmp
sychiatricmandmmentalmhealthmnursempractitionermgoesmonmvacation.mThembestmexplanationmformthi
smreactionmismthatmthempatient:

A.mhasmfailedmtomdevelopmclearmegomboundaries.

B.mhasmfailedmtommastermobjectmconstancy.

C.mismemployingmprimitivemidealization.

D.mismemployingmprojectivemidentification.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mhasmfailedmtommastermobjectmconstancy




2.mAmpatientmhasmbeenmtakingmescitalopramm(Lexapro)m10mmgmdailymformfourmweeks.mInitially,mthem
patientmreportedmdepressionmandmsuicidalmthoughts.mThempatient'smsleep,mappetite,menergy,mandm
appearancemhavemnowmbegunmtomimprove.mWhichmstatementmappliesmtomthismpatient?

A.mThemmedicationmshouldmbemdiscontinued.

B.mThemmedicationmshouldmbemincreased.m

C.mThempatient'smriskmformsuicidemismnotmamconcern.

D.mThempatient'smsuicidempotentialmismincreased.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mThempatient'smsuicidempotentialmismincreased.




3.mWhichmbehaviormreflectsmexistentiallymorientedmtherapy?

A.mAttemptingmtomunderstandmampatient'smsubjectivemworld

B.mChallengingmampatient'smirrationalmbeliefs

, C.mDevelopingmspecificmplansmformchange

D.mEstablishingmgeneralmgroupmgoalsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mAttemptingmtomunderstandmampatient'smsubjectivemworld




4.mServingmasmammembermonmamcrisismteam,manmadultmpsychiatricmandmmentalmhealthmnursempracti
tionermprovidesmcrisisminterventionmtomthemsurvivorsmofmamplanemcrash.mForty-
eightmhoursmaftermthemaccident,mthemsurvivorsmdescribemvividmflashbacks,mstartlemreactions,mandm
disruptedmsleepmpatterns.mThemnursempractitionermrespondsmby:

A.madvisingmthemsurvivorsmtomconsidermusingmamhypnoticmmedicationmformambriefmperiod.

B.meducatingmthemsurvivorsmaboutmprodromalmsymptomsmofmposttraumaticmstressmdisorder.

C.mencouragingmthemsurvivorsmtomrestmduringmthemday.

D.msuggestingmthatmthemsurvivorsmjoinmamposttraumamsupportmgroup.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.meducatingmthemsurvivorsmaboutmprodromalmsymptomsmofmposttraumaticms


tressmdisorder.



5.mAnmadultmpsychiatricmandmmentalmhealthmnursempractitionermusesmtheminterpersonalmtherapym
modelmwithmampatientmtomestablishmamtherapeuticmalliancembasedmuponmempathymandmtrust.mThem
nursempractitionermrecognizesmthempatient'smreadinessmtomterminatemtherapymwhenmthempatientm
demonstrates:

A.manmunderstandingmthatmleavingmamsignificantmothermmaymbempainful,mbutmalsompresentsmanmopp
ortunitymformgrowth.

B.mbreathingmandmmusclemrelaxationmexercisesmthatmdecreasemmusclemtensionmandmanxiety.

C.mfreemassociation,mandmconsidersmthemnursempractitioner'sminterpretationmofmthempatient'smdrea
ms.

D.mnewmadaptivemskillsmandmresponsesmaftermcompletingm"homeworkmassignments."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.manmunderstandingmthatmleavingmamsignificantmothermmaymbempainful,mbutm


alsompresentsmanmopportunitymformgrowth.



6.mAnmHispanicmpatientminformsmanmadultmpsychiatricmandmmentalmhealthmnursempractitionermduri
ngmamwellnessmvisitmthatmhemormshemoccasionallymusesmhotmchilimjuicemtomrelievemam"nervousmcondi