NSG 679 PMHNP Exam Questions and
Answers
1. A PMH nurse applying King's model to a nurse-client interaction
identifies the outcome using what term?
A) Transaction
B) Adaptation
C)Transpersonal caring
D) Self-system: A.
2. A PMH nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege
system. The PMH nurse understands that this intervention integrates
which group of theories?
A) Behavioral
B) Developmental
C)Humanistic
D) Cognitive: B.
3. A PMH nurse is assessing a young adult and determines that the
individual has achieved successful resolution of the previous stage of
growth and devel-opment as evidenced by demonstrating which traits?
A) Drive and hope
,B) Direction and purpose
C)Devotion and fidelity
D) Production and care: C
4. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care integrating Maslow's
hierarchy of needs. Which area would the PMH nurse identify as the
priority?
A) Adequate food
B) Predictable social environment
C)Acceptance from family
D) Positive self-image: A
5. When teaching a client about the brain, which area would a nurse
identify when describing the part of the brain involved with verbal
language function, including areas for both receptive and expressive
speech?
A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C)Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere: D
6. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care for a client experiencing
expressive aphasia. The PMH nurse incorporates knowledge that the
client most likely has sustained damage to what area?
A) Postcentral gyrus
,B) Broca's area
C)Basal ganglia
D) Hippocampus: B
7. A PMH nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage
to the frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The PMH nurse
anticipates that the client will have difficulty with which function?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C)Receptive speech
D) Hearing: B
8. A PMH nurse is caring for a client who has experienced damage to the
parietal lobes of the brain. The PMH nurse anticipates that the client will
have difficulty with which activity?
A) Perceiving motor input
B) Calculating a math problem
C)Seeing objects in front of the client
D) Speaking fluently: B
9. A client has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated
with Alzheimer's disease. The PMH nurse determines that damage to
the client's brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures
and the nerves of which area?
A) Basal ganglia
, B) Limbic system
C)Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus: D
10. The PMH nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who has been
diagnosed with a disorder of the hypothalamus. When developing the
client's plan of care, in which area would the PMH nurse anticipate a
problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C)Speech
D) Motor activity: A
11. A client who is scheduled to undergo a sleep-deprivation
electroencephalo-gram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate
anxiety about the pro-cedure. Based on an understanding of this test,
which would the PMH nurse avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C)Taking a thorough history of the client's use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving the client a noncaffeinated beverage of choice: B
12. A PMH nurse is reviewing the various neurotransmitters and their
functions. The PMH nurse demonstrates understanding by identifying
which substance as a neuropeptide?
Answers
1. A PMH nurse applying King's model to a nurse-client interaction
identifies the outcome using what term?
A) Transaction
B) Adaptation
C)Transpersonal caring
D) Self-system: A.
2. A PMH nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege
system. The PMH nurse understands that this intervention integrates
which group of theories?
A) Behavioral
B) Developmental
C)Humanistic
D) Cognitive: B.
3. A PMH nurse is assessing a young adult and determines that the
individual has achieved successful resolution of the previous stage of
growth and devel-opment as evidenced by demonstrating which traits?
A) Drive and hope
,B) Direction and purpose
C)Devotion and fidelity
D) Production and care: C
4. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care integrating Maslow's
hierarchy of needs. Which area would the PMH nurse identify as the
priority?
A) Adequate food
B) Predictable social environment
C)Acceptance from family
D) Positive self-image: A
5. When teaching a client about the brain, which area would a nurse
identify when describing the part of the brain involved with verbal
language function, including areas for both receptive and expressive
speech?
A) Right hemisphere
B) Parietal lobe
C)Occipital lobe
D) Left hemisphere: D
6. A PMH nurse is developing a plan of care for a client experiencing
expressive aphasia. The PMH nurse incorporates knowledge that the
client most likely has sustained damage to what area?
A) Postcentral gyrus
,B) Broca's area
C)Basal ganglia
D) Hippocampus: B
7. A PMH nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage
to the frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The PMH nurse
anticipates that the client will have difficulty with which function?
A) Smell
B) Concept formation
C)Receptive speech
D) Hearing: B
8. A PMH nurse is caring for a client who has experienced damage to the
parietal lobes of the brain. The PMH nurse anticipates that the client will
have difficulty with which activity?
A) Perceiving motor input
B) Calculating a math problem
C)Seeing objects in front of the client
D) Speaking fluently: B
9. A client has been diagnosed with memory dysfunction associated
with Alzheimer's disease. The PMH nurse determines that damage to
the client's brain includes deterioration of temporal lobe structures
and the nerves of which area?
A) Basal ganglia
, B) Limbic system
C)Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus: D
10. The PMH nurse is caring for a hospitalized client who has been
diagnosed with a disorder of the hypothalamus. When developing the
client's plan of care, in which area would the PMH nurse anticipate a
problem?
A) Sleep
B) Constipation
C)Speech
D) Motor activity: A
11. A client who is scheduled to undergo a sleep-deprivation
electroencephalo-gram (EEG) in the morning is experiencing moderate
anxiety about the pro-cedure. Based on an understanding of this test,
which would the PMH nurse avoid?
A) Explaining in depth what to expect during the upcoming procedure
B) Administering a benzodiazepine medication prescribed for anxiety
C)Taking a thorough history of the client's use of prescribed and illicit drugs
D) Giving the client a noncaffeinated beverage of choice: B
12. A PMH nurse is reviewing the various neurotransmitters and their
functions. The PMH nurse demonstrates understanding by identifying
which substance as a neuropeptide?
