NURS 6640 Midterm Exam Test Bank SCORE: ALL ANSWERS CORRECT
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 35-year-old patient seeks treatment for depression and
... [Show More] anxiety after an abusive relationship. To help empower the patient, the PMHNP wants to teach the safe-place exercise to create a feeling of calm. In order to walk the patient through the exercise, the PMHNP first says:
Answer: A. “Identify an image of a safe place that makes you feel calm.”
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP is working with a patient who has dissociative disorder and requests pharmacological interventions for dealing with her trauma. What education does the PMHNP provide to the patient regarding medication therapy?
Answer: C. “The medication may provide symptom relief, but you still need psychotherapy.”
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The patient attempts the PMHNP’s sleep hygiene recommendations for 2 weeks, but does not make any progress mitigating nightmares and hyperarousal. Which behavioral strategy does the PMHNP suggest next?
Answer: D. All of the above
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
After informing a prospective patient about limits of confidentiality, the patient consents to the “conditions” of confidentiality and signs an informed consent form. Several weeks later, a lawyer representing the patient’s spouse for a court case, asks the PMHNP for the disclosure of information about the patient. The PMHNP should:
Answer: C. Limit disclosure to the extent legally possible
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP meets with an adolescent patient who has depression and often presents with resistance when discussing his parent’s divorce. For the past couple of sessions, the patient has been quiet, sometimes refusing to speak. To further support the therapeutic relationship, the PMNHP:
Answer: A. Observes and points out the behavior
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP employs psychodynamic psychotherapy with a patient who experiences anxiety and depression. As the process enters the psychoanalytic end of the psychodynamic continuum, the PMNHP will focus on:
Answer: A. Interpreting unconscious conflict in the patient [Show Less]