NRNP 6645 Midterm Exam
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse may intervene as appropriate with agencies or
persons in order to advocate for
... [Show More] the patient; do for the patient what he or she cannot do for
self, always with an aim toward maximum independence and growth which is consistent
with which basic strategy of dynamic supportive therapy?
Answer: D. Maximize adaptive coping mechanisms
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Which of the following is consistent with literature regarding suicide? Check all that apply:
Answers:
A. Assessing patient is of paramount importance for the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse during the initial patient contact
D. Suicidality can be assessed by using reliable and valid self-report questionnaires
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Common ancestry through which individuals have evolved shared values and customs is
knowns as which of the following?
Answer: B. Ethnicity
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The therapist using a CBT approach in which the therapist encourages the patient to
investigate whether their thoughts are based on facts or assumptions is known as
which of the following? Answer: B. Questioning the Evidence
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Which of the following is not consistent with the underlying assumptions of psychodynamic
psychotherapy?
Answer: A. What happened in the past determine what we do today
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The advanced practice psychiatric nurse is meeting with a patient who is in the process of an
unwanted divorce. The patient endorses persistent suicidal ideations, with strong intent. The
advanced practice psychiatric nurse recognizes the patient is a high suicide risk and
recommends which of the following?
Answer: B. Hospital psychiatric admission and suicide precautions.
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Which of the following assumptions would the therapist be safe in making about cultural
influences in a family?
Answer: D. The cultural context of families is complicated by the fact that most
families are influenced by multiple contexts.
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