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Sample Test for ANCC – PMHNP Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: A. has f...

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Sample Test for ANCC – PMHNP Exam

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A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety

when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on

vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient:

A. has failed to develop clear ego boundaries.

B. has failed to master object constancy.

C. is employing primitive idealization.

D. is employing projective identification. - ✔✔B. has failed to master

object constancy

2. A patient has been taking escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg daily for four

weeks. Initially, the patient reported depression and suicidal thoughts. The

patient's sleep, appetite, energy, and appearance have now begun to

improve. Which statement applies to this patient?

A. The medication should be discontinued.

B. The medication should be increased.

C. The patient's risk for suicide is not a concern.

, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024.
D. The patient's suicide potential is increased. - ✔✔D. The patient's

suicide potential is increased.

3. Which behavior reflects existentially oriented therapy?

A. Attempting to understand a patient's subjective world

B. Challenging a patient's irrational beliefs

C. Developing specific plans for change

D. Establishing general group goals - ✔✔A. Attempting to understand a

patient's subjective world

4. Serving as a member on a crisis team, an adult psychiatric and mental

health nurse practitioner provides crisis intervention to the survivors of a

plane crash. Forty-eight hours after the accident, the survivors describe

vivid flashbacks, startle reactions, and disrupted sleep patterns. The nurse

practitioner responds by:

A. advising the survivors to consider using a hypnotic medication for a brief

period.

B. educating the survivors about prodromal symptoms of posttraumatic

stress disorder.

C. encouraging the survivors to rest during the day.

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