NR548 PMHNP EXAM 1 WITH 100+ QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
2025 ALREADY GRADED
PMH-APRN - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a nurse with graduate-level training who provides
psychiatric-mental health care and promotes mental health across the lifespan
-assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families who have psychiatric and/or substance
disorders
-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are eligible for reimbursement
through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA
Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational threats to
wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated with climbing out
of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>caring and
respect for human dignity
ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the professional nurse must
have as outlined in Provision 1 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique
attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human trafficking in his
or her practice? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and contexts. . . . The
nursing profession must respond when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the first organized training
school within a hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>"nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric concerns,
while many veterans experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura
1
, Fitzsimmons recommended: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>standards of training for psychiatric
nurses, which led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-psychiatric nursing
was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and contributed to a
growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse
specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>(1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental illnesses, which
led to an increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving care in the community rather
than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS
role into community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who had been
deinstitutionalized adapt
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the nurse
practitioner role.
1973 ANA first published: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Practice
1980s states began to grant: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>prescriptive authority to advanced
practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing and management to the
traditional therapy role of the psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
2000s these exams were developed: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Certification exams for adult
and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) developed.
-These exams were retired in 2015 when psychiatric certification exams were combined to a
single Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification
(PMHNP-BC).
The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-resulted in the creation of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interdepartmental Serious Mental
Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)
-group is charged with compiling a summary of advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and
serious emotional disturbance (SED) research, evaluating federal programs and treatment
services related to SMI and SED, and making specific recommendations to better coordinate the
administration of mental health services
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WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
2025 ALREADY GRADED
PMH-APRN - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a nurse with graduate-level training who provides
psychiatric-mental health care and promotes mental health across the lifespan
-assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families who have psychiatric and/or substance
disorders
-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are eligible for reimbursement
through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA
Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational threats to
wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated with climbing out
of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>caring and
respect for human dignity
ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the professional nurse must
have as outlined in Provision 1 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique
attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human trafficking in his
or her practice? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and contexts. . . . The
nursing profession must respond when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the first organized training
school within a hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the first nurse-organized
training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>"nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric concerns,
while many veterans experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura
1
, Fitzsimmons recommended: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>standards of training for psychiatric
nurses, which led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-psychiatric nursing
was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment
-The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and contributed to a
growth in university-based nursing education.
1954 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was
established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau
• to prepare nurse therapists.
-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse
specialist (PMHCNS) role.
The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>(1950s
brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental illnesses, which
led to an increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving care in the community rather
than hospitals)
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS
role into community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who had been
deinstitutionalized adapt
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the nurse
practitioner role.
1973 ANA first published: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nursing Practice
1980s states began to grant: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>prescriptive authority to advanced
practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing and management to the
traditional therapy role of the psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
2000s these exams were developed: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Certification exams for adult
and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) developed.
-These exams were retired in 2015 when psychiatric certification exams were combined to a
single Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification
(PMHNP-BC).
The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-resulted in the creation of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interdepartmental Serious Mental
Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)
-group is charged with compiling a summary of advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and
serious emotional disturbance (SED) research, evaluating federal programs and treatment
services related to SMI and SED, and making specific recommendations to better coordinate the
administration of mental health services
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