CHAPTER 2-PMHNP REVIEW AND RESOURCE
MANUAL 4TH EDITION WITH ADDENDUM
Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
Scientific foundations, Leadership, Quality, Practice Inquiry, Technology and
Information Literacy, Policy, Health Delivery System, Ethics, and Independent Practice.
(pp. 11-12)
June Mellow and Hildegard Peplau
Two nurses who were pioneers in psychiatric nursing that provided the foundation for
psychiatric nursing as a sub-specialty. (p. 11)
Leadership Competency
Participation in community and population-focused programs that evaluate programs
and promote mental health and prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems is a
____________________________ competency (p. 12)
Leadership Competency
Advocating for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues is a type of
specialized NP competency (p12).
Leadership Competency
Collaborating with interprofessional colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health
disparities, and improve outcomes for populations describes which type of specialized
NP competency (p12)?
Quality Competency
Evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and restraint in the care process describes
what type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Policy Competency
Employing opportunities that influence health policy to reduce the impact of stigma on
services for prevention and treatment of mental health problems and psychiatric
disorders is considered what type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
Developing differential diagnoses, age-appropriate treatment plans, conducting
individual and group psychotherapy, and applying recovery-oriented principles are all
examples of this type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
, Independent Practice Competency
Assessing the impact of acute and chronic medical problems on psychiatric treatment is
demonstrative of which type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
The proper application of supportive psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and other
evidence-basedpsychotherapies to brief and long-term practice is an example of which
type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
The PMHNP that demonstrates best practices of family care approaches, plans care to
minimize the development of complications and promote function, and treats acute and
chronic psychiatric disorders and problems is displaying which type of specialized NP
competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
Safely prescribing pharmacologic agents, ensuring client safety through the appropriate
prescription of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and providing
explanations of the risks and benefits of treatment to client and family are elements
within which specialized NP competency (p13)
Independent Practice Competency
The PMHNP that appropriately identifies their role in risk mitigation strategies in areas
of opiate use and substance abuse is demonstrating which type of specialized NP
competency (p13)?
Loretta C. Ford EdD and Henry K. Silver, MD.
Two individuals that introduced the NP role in 1965 at the University of Colorado (p13).
License, Accreditation, Certification, and Education (LACE)
Finalized and adopted by many nursing organizations in 2008, this consensus model
identified four APRN roles: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified
Nurse Midwife (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Certified Nurse
Practitioner(CNP) (p13).
True
True or False: As of 2015, all APRNs seeking certification in psychiatric mental health,
PMHNP-Lifespan (p14)
a, d, e, & f are all facilitating growth factors of the NP role with b and c being examples
of constraining factors for the role (p14).
MANUAL 4TH EDITION WITH ADDENDUM
Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies
Scientific foundations, Leadership, Quality, Practice Inquiry, Technology and
Information Literacy, Policy, Health Delivery System, Ethics, and Independent Practice.
(pp. 11-12)
June Mellow and Hildegard Peplau
Two nurses who were pioneers in psychiatric nursing that provided the foundation for
psychiatric nursing as a sub-specialty. (p. 11)
Leadership Competency
Participation in community and population-focused programs that evaluate programs
and promote mental health and prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems is a
____________________________ competency (p. 12)
Leadership Competency
Advocating for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues is a type of
specialized NP competency (p12).
Leadership Competency
Collaborating with interprofessional colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health
disparities, and improve outcomes for populations describes which type of specialized
NP competency (p12)?
Quality Competency
Evaluating the appropriate use of seclusion and restraint in the care process describes
what type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Policy Competency
Employing opportunities that influence health policy to reduce the impact of stigma on
services for prevention and treatment of mental health problems and psychiatric
disorders is considered what type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
Developing differential diagnoses, age-appropriate treatment plans, conducting
individual and group psychotherapy, and applying recovery-oriented principles are all
examples of this type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
, Independent Practice Competency
Assessing the impact of acute and chronic medical problems on psychiatric treatment is
demonstrative of which type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
The proper application of supportive psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and other
evidence-basedpsychotherapies to brief and long-term practice is an example of which
type of specialized NP competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
The PMHNP that demonstrates best practices of family care approaches, plans care to
minimize the development of complications and promote function, and treats acute and
chronic psychiatric disorders and problems is displaying which type of specialized NP
competency (p12)?
Independent Practice Competency
Safely prescribing pharmacologic agents, ensuring client safety through the appropriate
prescription of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and providing
explanations of the risks and benefits of treatment to client and family are elements
within which specialized NP competency (p13)
Independent Practice Competency
The PMHNP that appropriately identifies their role in risk mitigation strategies in areas
of opiate use and substance abuse is demonstrating which type of specialized NP
competency (p13)?
Loretta C. Ford EdD and Henry K. Silver, MD.
Two individuals that introduced the NP role in 1965 at the University of Colorado (p13).
License, Accreditation, Certification, and Education (LACE)
Finalized and adopted by many nursing organizations in 2008, this consensus model
identified four APRN roles: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified
Nurse Midwife (CNM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), and Certified Nurse
Practitioner(CNP) (p13).
True
True or False: As of 2015, all APRNs seeking certification in psychiatric mental health,
PMHNP-Lifespan (p14)
a, d, e, & f are all facilitating growth factors of the NP role with b and c being examples
of constraining factors for the role (p14).
