TEST BANK FOR ANCC PMHNP PSYCH-MENTAL
HEALTH NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Your patient, whose wife died a few months ago, appears to be very
unkempt and apathetic. Although several months have passed since his
wife's death he has not progressed at all through his grieving. You assess
this condition as which of the following?
disenfranchised grief
panic disorder
complicated grief
physiologic grief - ANSWER Correct Answer:
complicated grief
A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal physical,
psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a
significant other. But when the person shows persistent maladaptive
behaviors such as not taking care of personal hygiene and/or appearance
and does not progress through the mourning process, this is complicated
grief.
If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, which of the following
atypical antidepressants should not be prescribed within the recovery
phase?
Trazodone
Duloxetine
Bupropion
Desvenlafaxine - ANSWER Correct Answer:
,Trazodone
If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, during the recovery phase,
the patient should not be prescribed this medication. Trazodone
(Desyrel) can cause the patient to develop orthostatic hypotension and
priapism.
To get your teaching ideas and concepts across to a poor reader which of
the following would be most appropriate?
Use longer sentences.
Use abstract concepts.
Discourage questioning.
Use examples and review. - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Use examples and review.
To get the idea across to a poor reader use examples and review. The
other choices are not helpful. You should use short sentences and easy to
read layouts; be concrete rather than abstract; and teach them how to ask
questions about their health. Also, tell context first and use visual, use
common words and examples, and explain meaning.
A 21-year old woman presents with complaints of milky discharge from
her breasts. She doesn't have any other symptoms and is not pregnant,
nor has been before. She tells the nurse about each medication that she
takes. Which of these drugs may be implicated as the cause of the
symptom?
aspirin
Lamotrigine
Risperidone
sertraline - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Risperidone
Risperidone can cause the greatest prolactin elevation among atypical
psychotics. A milky white discharge known as galactorrhea could be a
sign of an underlying condition. The fact that the woman takes
,Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic, would likely point to the cause
and should be switched with one less likely to have that same side effect.
Which of the following would be considered one of the main things that
is responsible for about 2/3 of psychiatric hospital readmissions?
Not sufficient care.
Medication noncompliance
Biophysical assessments
None of the above - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Medication noncompliance
Medication noncompliance is a major problem with the psychiatric
mental health patients. The home health nurses assists by helping the
patients
to see the relationship between their compliance with their medication
regimen and control of their symptoms.
Which of the following would be considered an important form of
communication that can help to promote consistency in the care of the
patient at the
same time that it justifies their stay in the hospital?
Review of care.
Documentation
Verbal reporting
None of the above - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Documentation
The other 3 options above are incorrect.
One of the most important aspects of nursing is documentation.
Documentation can promote consistency in the care of the patient and is
also used to help justify the patient remaining in the hospital.
Effects of an overdose of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) can include
all of the following except?
Vomiting
, Respiratory failure
Hypertensive crisis
Seizures - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive crisis would be considered a symptom of PCP overdose.
Vomiting, respiratory failure and seizures would be considered an effect
of LSD overdose.
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
insomnia
nausea
loss of coordination
sweating or shivering with goose bumps - ANSWER Correct Answer:
nausea
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome can present in patients that have drug
combinations that are contraindicated. They can vary from restlessness
and agitation to tremors, chills, headaches, and insomnia as well as loss
of coordination. Nausea has not been implicated in serotonin syndrome.
What is the rate of suicide attempts for patients having dissociative
identity disorder?
30%
45%
70%
60% - ANSWER Correct Answer:
70%
People with dissociative identity disorder have one of the highest risks
for suicide. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM-5),more than 70% of outpatients with DID have
attempted suicide, and multiple suicide attempts are common.
HEALTH NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Your patient, whose wife died a few months ago, appears to be very
unkempt and apathetic. Although several months have passed since his
wife's death he has not progressed at all through his grieving. You assess
this condition as which of the following?
disenfranchised grief
panic disorder
complicated grief
physiologic grief - ANSWER Correct Answer:
complicated grief
A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal physical,
psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a
significant other. But when the person shows persistent maladaptive
behaviors such as not taking care of personal hygiene and/or appearance
and does not progress through the mourning process, this is complicated
grief.
If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, which of the following
atypical antidepressants should not be prescribed within the recovery
phase?
Trazodone
Duloxetine
Bupropion
Desvenlafaxine - ANSWER Correct Answer:
,Trazodone
If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, during the recovery phase,
the patient should not be prescribed this medication. Trazodone
(Desyrel) can cause the patient to develop orthostatic hypotension and
priapism.
To get your teaching ideas and concepts across to a poor reader which of
the following would be most appropriate?
Use longer sentences.
Use abstract concepts.
Discourage questioning.
Use examples and review. - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Use examples and review.
To get the idea across to a poor reader use examples and review. The
other choices are not helpful. You should use short sentences and easy to
read layouts; be concrete rather than abstract; and teach them how to ask
questions about their health. Also, tell context first and use visual, use
common words and examples, and explain meaning.
A 21-year old woman presents with complaints of milky discharge from
her breasts. She doesn't have any other symptoms and is not pregnant,
nor has been before. She tells the nurse about each medication that she
takes. Which of these drugs may be implicated as the cause of the
symptom?
aspirin
Lamotrigine
Risperidone
sertraline - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Risperidone
Risperidone can cause the greatest prolactin elevation among atypical
psychotics. A milky white discharge known as galactorrhea could be a
sign of an underlying condition. The fact that the woman takes
,Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic, would likely point to the cause
and should be switched with one less likely to have that same side effect.
Which of the following would be considered one of the main things that
is responsible for about 2/3 of psychiatric hospital readmissions?
Not sufficient care.
Medication noncompliance
Biophysical assessments
None of the above - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Medication noncompliance
Medication noncompliance is a major problem with the psychiatric
mental health patients. The home health nurses assists by helping the
patients
to see the relationship between their compliance with their medication
regimen and control of their symptoms.
Which of the following would be considered an important form of
communication that can help to promote consistency in the care of the
patient at the
same time that it justifies their stay in the hospital?
Review of care.
Documentation
Verbal reporting
None of the above - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Documentation
The other 3 options above are incorrect.
One of the most important aspects of nursing is documentation.
Documentation can promote consistency in the care of the patient and is
also used to help justify the patient remaining in the hospital.
Effects of an overdose of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) can include
all of the following except?
Vomiting
, Respiratory failure
Hypertensive crisis
Seizures - ANSWER Correct Answer:
Hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive crisis would be considered a symptom of PCP overdose.
Vomiting, respiratory failure and seizures would be considered an effect
of LSD overdose.
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
insomnia
nausea
loss of coordination
sweating or shivering with goose bumps - ANSWER Correct Answer:
nausea
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome can present in patients that have drug
combinations that are contraindicated. They can vary from restlessness
and agitation to tremors, chills, headaches, and insomnia as well as loss
of coordination. Nausea has not been implicated in serotonin syndrome.
What is the rate of suicide attempts for patients having dissociative
identity disorder?
30%
45%
70%
60% - ANSWER Correct Answer:
70%
People with dissociative identity disorder have one of the highest risks
for suicide. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM-5),more than 70% of outpatients with DID have
attempted suicide, and multiple suicide attempts are common.
