College Admission American Nurses Credentialing Center: Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified - PMHNP Exam Questions

QUESTION NO: 1
Which of the following techniques is least likely to be used by strategic therapy counselors?

QUESTION NO: 2
If a 40 year old patient speaks a language that you do not understand, how do you interview the patient with a translator?

QUESTION NO: 3
A 17-year-old male patient was voluntarily admitted to the facility for depressive symptoms following the death of his best friend by suicide. He reports feelings of despair and hopelessness. He verbalized to his parents that he "doesn't know how to live" without this friend, which his parents interpreted as a passive death wish. The psychiatrist prescribed antidepressant medication, and the young man refused it. The parents insist that he must take the medication.
Which ethical principle supports the patient's right to choose not to take the medication?

QUESTION NO: 4
Which of the following describes a leadership competency for nurse practitioners?

QUESTION NO: 5
Which of the following pharmaceutical agents should the PMHNP consider as a first-line agent for the treatment of chronic anxiety disorders?

QUESTION NO: 6
A patient with schizophrenia is experiencing extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) as a side effect of their medication. Which of the following interventions would be the most appropriate for the PMHNP to implement?

QUESTION NO: 7
What type of complementary therapy consciously directs attention to alter one's state of consciousness?

QUESTION NO: 8
The jury in a malpractice trial is made up of what type of people?

QUESTION NO: 9
Which of the following four principles of motivational interviewing is used when a PMHNP implements reflective listening using the client's words?

QUESTION NO: 10
Who should receive a shingles vaccination?

QUESTION NO: 11
According to family systems theory, a system is any unit structured on feedback. What is the name of the process in which all family members operate together?