PMHNP ANCC NR 668 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE ACCURATE EXAM
APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES ( UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION) |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!) Chamberlain University-Illinois
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory,
planning and prioritizing, insight into his problems, and impulse
control presents for
assessment. In planning his care, the PMHNP should apply his or her
knowledge that these symptoms represent problems with the
a. Frontal lobe
b. Temporal lobe
c. Parietal lobe
d. Occipital lobe
A. Problems with working memory, planning and prioritizing, insight
into problems, and impulse control indicate a problem in the
frontal lobe.
,The concept of target symptom identification is best explained as
a. Identification of the major clinical presentation of the client
b. Identification of specific, precise, and individualized
symptoms reasonably expected to improve with
medication
c. Identification of the secondary messenger system syndrome
d. Intentional modulation of synaptic pathways
B. Target symptom identification is the identification of specific,
precise, and individualized symptoms reasonably expected to
improve with a given
medication.
,The goal of the psychiatric assessment process performed by the
PMHNP is to
a. Gain an understanding of the life experiences of the client
b. Correctly diagnose the client
c. Identify the mental health needs of the client
d. Be able to communicate with other staff about the client's health
needs
C. Although diagnosis is an important aspect of the assessment
process, the assessment ultimately should identify the needs of
the client.
Mr. Johnson is a client newly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital.
The PMHNP on call at the facility plans to perform the initial intake
assessment and diagnostic process. Mr. Johnson asks to please talk in his
room because, he says, "People make me nervous." His room is at the end of
the hallway and is the farthest away from the nursing station. The
PMHNP's action should be based on awareness that the best location to do the
assessment is
a. In Mr. Johnson's room, because it is least noisy and most comfortable for
him, thus facilitating data collection
b. In the dayroom, which is full of people, to observe his interactions with
other people
c. In a quiet place, but public enough to get assistance with client care
should it be required during the assessment
d. In the treatment room with the door closed, a neutral location
C. One PMHNP role is to control the milieu as an aspect of assessment, so the
PMHNP should choose a quiet place that is public enough to get assistance
with client care should it be required during the assessment.
, Which communication technique is the PMHNP using in the following
situation? Client: "Sorry I was late. I didn't realize what time it was."
PMHNP: "This is the third time now that you have been late for our
sessions. I am
wondering how committed you are to our
working on your problems."
a. Theming
b. Recognizing
c. Validating
d. Sequencing
B. This exchange is an illustration of the technique of recognizing.
In assessing a client, you ask him the meaning of the proverb
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." He
replies, "Because it will
break the windows." The correct interpretation of this findings is
a. Client has a probable mood disorder
b. Client has a probable anxiety disorder
c. Client has limited intellectual ability
d. Unable to interpret the finding without knowing the client's age
D. The answer demonstrates concrete thought processes, which are
normal in persons younger than age 12 but are abnormal after age
12. To interpret the finding, the PMHNP must know the age of the
client.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE ACCURATE EXAM
APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES ( UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION) |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!) Chamberlain University-Illinois
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory,
planning and prioritizing, insight into his problems, and impulse
control presents for
assessment. In planning his care, the PMHNP should apply his or her
knowledge that these symptoms represent problems with the
a. Frontal lobe
b. Temporal lobe
c. Parietal lobe
d. Occipital lobe
A. Problems with working memory, planning and prioritizing, insight
into problems, and impulse control indicate a problem in the
frontal lobe.
,The concept of target symptom identification is best explained as
a. Identification of the major clinical presentation of the client
b. Identification of specific, precise, and individualized
symptoms reasonably expected to improve with
medication
c. Identification of the secondary messenger system syndrome
d. Intentional modulation of synaptic pathways
B. Target symptom identification is the identification of specific,
precise, and individualized symptoms reasonably expected to
improve with a given
medication.
,The goal of the psychiatric assessment process performed by the
PMHNP is to
a. Gain an understanding of the life experiences of the client
b. Correctly diagnose the client
c. Identify the mental health needs of the client
d. Be able to communicate with other staff about the client's health
needs
C. Although diagnosis is an important aspect of the assessment
process, the assessment ultimately should identify the needs of
the client.
Mr. Johnson is a client newly admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital.
The PMHNP on call at the facility plans to perform the initial intake
assessment and diagnostic process. Mr. Johnson asks to please talk in his
room because, he says, "People make me nervous." His room is at the end of
the hallway and is the farthest away from the nursing station. The
PMHNP's action should be based on awareness that the best location to do the
assessment is
a. In Mr. Johnson's room, because it is least noisy and most comfortable for
him, thus facilitating data collection
b. In the dayroom, which is full of people, to observe his interactions with
other people
c. In a quiet place, but public enough to get assistance with client care
should it be required during the assessment
d. In the treatment room with the door closed, a neutral location
C. One PMHNP role is to control the milieu as an aspect of assessment, so the
PMHNP should choose a quiet place that is public enough to get assistance
with client care should it be required during the assessment.
, Which communication technique is the PMHNP using in the following
situation? Client: "Sorry I was late. I didn't realize what time it was."
PMHNP: "This is the third time now that you have been late for our
sessions. I am
wondering how committed you are to our
working on your problems."
a. Theming
b. Recognizing
c. Validating
d. Sequencing
B. This exchange is an illustration of the technique of recognizing.
In assessing a client, you ask him the meaning of the proverb
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." He
replies, "Because it will
break the windows." The correct interpretation of this findings is
a. Client has a probable mood disorder
b. Client has a probable anxiety disorder
c. Client has limited intellectual ability
d. Unable to interpret the finding without knowing the client's age
D. The answer demonstrates concrete thought processes, which are
normal in persons younger than age 12 but are abnormal after age
12. To interpret the finding, the PMHNP must know the age of the
client.
