NR 548 Exam 1 (2025/2026) CHAMBERLAIN
UNIVERSITY (PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
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PRACTITIONER) WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (EXPERT
VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS|TOP RATED
A+.
NR 548
Ace your NR 548 (2025/2026) exam at Chamberlain University with
confidence. This comprehensive resource tailored for PMHNP students
tests key concepts in psychiatric assessment, clinical decision-making,
and diagnostic criteria. A must-have resource for serious nursing
students.
PMH-APRN ...... 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
...... ANSWER ........ ANA Standards and Scope:
Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
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-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? ......
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 ...... 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? ......
ANSWER ........ ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
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-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 ...... ANSWER
........ the first organized training school within a hospital
for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed ...... 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: ...... 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 Fitzsimmons recommended: ...... ANSWER
........ standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which
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led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 ......
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 ...... 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 ......
ANSWER ........ (1950s brought a transition towards
UNIVERSITY (PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR
PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
Page | 1
PRACTITIONER) WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (EXPERT
VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS|TOP RATED
A+.
NR 548
Ace your NR 548 (2025/2026) exam at Chamberlain University with
confidence. This comprehensive resource tailored for PMHNP students
tests key concepts in psychiatric assessment, clinical decision-making,
and diagnostic criteria. A must-have resource for serious nursing
students.
PMH-APRN ...... 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
...... ANSWER ........ ANA Standards and Scope:
Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
Page | 2
-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? ......
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 ...... 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? ......
ANSWER ........ ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
Page | 3
-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 ...... ANSWER
........ the first organized training school within a hospital
for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed ...... 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: ...... 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 Fitzsimmons recommended: ...... ANSWER
........ standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which
Page | 4
led to improved education and standards of care.
National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946 ......
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 ...... 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 ......
ANSWER ........ (1950s brought a transition towards
