PMHNP Review Questions 2026
Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
Which of the following is not a core competency of the APRN?
A. technology and information literacy
B. health delivery system
C. ethics
D. delegated practice - ANSWER ✔✔dD delegated practice
,Delegated practice is not a core competency of the APRN. The NP may
delegate individual tasks but not the practice.
Which of the following is characteristic of the leadership competency for
APRNs?
A. participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental
health and reduces the risk of mental health problems
B. evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and restrains on a
mentally ill patient
C. developing an age-appropriate treatment plan
D. modifying the treatment plan based on the patient's needs -
ANSWER ✔✔A. participating in a community-focused program that
promotes mental health and reduces the risk of mental health problems
Participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental
health and reduces the risk of mental health problems exemplifies
leadership competency. Evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and
restrains on a mentally ill patient, developing an age-appropriate
treatment plan, and modifying the treatment plan based on the patient's
needs are clinical competencies.
,All of the following are characteristics of the independent practice
competency EXCEPT:
A. considering differential diagnoses
B. conducting individual and group psychotherapy
C. taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of
mental health services
D. implementing plans to minimize complications and promote function -
ANSWER ✔✔C. taking opportunities to influence health policy to
reduce the stigma of mental health services
Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of
mental health services exemplifies health policy competency.
A state's Nurse Practice Act specifies all of the following EXCEPT:
A. who may use the title nurse practitioner
B. what a nurse practitioner can do
C. restriction of the nurse practitioner's practice
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, D. provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients -
ANSWER ✔✔D. provide oversight for service and benefits provided
to patients
The Nurse Practice Act does not provide oversight for services and
benefits provided to patients.
Which of the following may govern the profession of the PMHNP?
A. statutory law
B. the US constitution
C. certification
D. city ordinances - ANSWER ✔✔A. statutory law
Which of the following factors are facilitating the growth of the PMHNP?
A. increased competition in the job market
B. overlapping scope of practice with other types of nurse practitioners
C. decreasing stigmatization
Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
Which of the following is not a core competency of the APRN?
A. technology and information literacy
B. health delivery system
C. ethics
D. delegated practice - ANSWER ✔✔dD delegated practice
,Delegated practice is not a core competency of the APRN. The NP may
delegate individual tasks but not the practice.
Which of the following is characteristic of the leadership competency for
APRNs?
A. participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental
health and reduces the risk of mental health problems
B. evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and restrains on a
mentally ill patient
C. developing an age-appropriate treatment plan
D. modifying the treatment plan based on the patient's needs -
ANSWER ✔✔A. participating in a community-focused program that
promotes mental health and reduces the risk of mental health problems
Participating in a community-focused program that promotes mental
health and reduces the risk of mental health problems exemplifies
leadership competency. Evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and
restrains on a mentally ill patient, developing an age-appropriate
treatment plan, and modifying the treatment plan based on the patient's
needs are clinical competencies.
,All of the following are characteristics of the independent practice
competency EXCEPT:
A. considering differential diagnoses
B. conducting individual and group psychotherapy
C. taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of
mental health services
D. implementing plans to minimize complications and promote function -
ANSWER ✔✔C. taking opportunities to influence health policy to
reduce the stigma of mental health services
Taking opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the stigma of
mental health services exemplifies health policy competency.
A state's Nurse Practice Act specifies all of the following EXCEPT:
A. who may use the title nurse practitioner
B. what a nurse practitioner can do
C. restriction of the nurse practitioner's practice
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, D. provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients -
ANSWER ✔✔D. provide oversight for service and benefits provided
to patients
The Nurse Practice Act does not provide oversight for services and
benefits provided to patients.
Which of the following may govern the profession of the PMHNP?
A. statutory law
B. the US constitution
C. certification
D. city ordinances - ANSWER ✔✔A. statutory law
Which of the following factors are facilitating the growth of the PMHNP?
A. increased competition in the job market
B. overlapping scope of practice with other types of nurse practitioners
C. decreasing stigmatization
