ANCC PMHNP PSYCH-MENTAL HEALTH NP LATEST TEST 1 ,2,& 3 EXAM QS & ANS PLUS RATIONALE LATEST 2025-2026 (LATEST VERSIONS 100 QS AND ANS EACH) NEW VERSION ALREADY GRADED A

Your patient, whose wife died a few months ago, appears to be very
unkempt and apathetic. Although several months have passed since his
wife's death he has not progressed at all through his grieving. You
assess this condition as which of the following?
 disenfranchised grief
 panic disorder
 complicated grief
 physiologic grief - -Correct
Answer: complicated grief
RATIONALE: A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal
physical, psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a
significant other. But when the person shows persistent maladaptive
behaviors such as not taking care of personal hygiene and/or appearance
and does not progress through the mourning process, this is complicated
grief.
If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, which of the following
atypical antidepressants should not be prescribed within the recovery
phase?
 Trazodone
 Duloxetine
 Bupropion
 Desvenlafaxine - -Correct
Answer: Trazodone
RATIONALE: If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, during the
recovery phase, the patient should not be prescribed this medication.
Trazodone (Desyrel) can cause the patient to develop orthostatic
hypotension and priapism.
To get your teaching ideas and concepts across to a poor reader which of
the following would be most appropriate?
 Use longer sentences.
 Use abstract concepts.
 Discourage questioning.
Use examples and review. - -Correct
Answer: Use examples and review.