Psychiatric Nursing Practice Test 5 (Exam Mode)

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Psychiatric Nursing Practice Test 5 (Exam Mode)

60 year old post CVA patient is taking TPA for his disease, the nurse understands that this is an example of what level of prevention?

A female client undergoes yearly mammography. This is a type of what level of prevention?

A Diabetic patient was amputated following an unexpected necrosis on the right leg, he sustained and undergone BKA. He then underwent therapy on how to use his new prosthetic leg. This is a type of what level of prevention?

As a care provider, The nurse should do first:

As a manager, the nurse should:

The nurse shows a patient advocate role when

Which is the following is the most appropriate during the orientation phase?

Preparing the client for the termination phase begins:

A helping relationship is a process characterized by:

During the nurse patient interaction, the nurse assesses the ff: to determine the patients coping strategy:

As a counselor, the nurse performs which of the ff: task?

Freud stresses out that the EGO

NMS is characterized by :

Which of the following drugs needs a WBC level checked regularl?

Initially, The nurse identifies which of the ff: Nursing diagnosis:

Which of the ff: is not a characteristic of PD?

The most effective treatment modality for persons if anti social PD is

Which of the following is not an example of alteration of perception?

The type of anxiety that leads to personality disorganization is:

A client is admitted to the hospital. Twelve hours later the nurse observes hand tremors, hyperexicitability, tachycardia, diaphoresis and hypertension. The nurse suspects alcohol withdrawal. The nurse should ask the client:

Client with a history of schizophrenia has been admitted for suicidal ideation. The client states "God is telling me to kill myself right now." The nurse's best response is:

In assessing a client's suicide potential, which statement by the client would give the nurse the HIGHEST cause for concern?

A client who was wandering aimlessly around the streets acting inappropriately and appeared disheveled and unkempt was admitted to a psychiatric unit and is experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. The nurse would develop a plan of care based on:

A decision is made to not hospitalize a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Of the following abilities the client has demonstrated, the one that probably most influenced the decision not to hospitalize him is his ability to:

A client is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit. He is unshaven, has body odor, and has spots on his shirt and pants. He moves slowly, gazes at the floor, and has a flat affect. The nurse's highest priority in assessing the client on admission would be to ask him:

The nurse should know that the normal therapeutic level of lithium is :

The patient complaint of vomiting, diarrhea and restlessness after taking lithane. The nurse’s initial intervention is:

The client is taking TOFRANIL. The nurse should closely monitor the patient for:

The client is taking sertraline (Zoloft), 50 mg q AM. The nurse includes which of the following in the teaching plan about Zoloft?

After 3 days of taking haloperidol, the client shows an inability to sit still, is restless and fidgety, and paces around the unit. Of the following extrapyramidal adverse reactions, the client is showing signs of:

A client is brought to the hospital’s emergency room by a friend, who states, "I guess he had some bad junk (heroin) today." In assessing the client, the nurse would likely find which of the following symptoms?

A client has been taking lithium carbonate (Lithane) for hyperactivity, as prescribed by his physician. While the client is taking this drug, the nurse should ensure that he has an adequate intake of:

The nurse judges correctly that a client is experiencing an adverse effect from amitriptyline hydrochloride (Elavil) when the client demonstrates:

Which of the following health status assessments must be completed before the client starts taking imipramine (Tofranil)?

The client is taking risperidone (Risperdal) to treat the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Which of the following negative symptoms will improve?

Which of the following clinical manifestations would alert the nurse to lithium toxicity?

After the nurse has taught the client who is being discharged on lithium (Eskalith) about the drug, which of the following client statements would indicate that the teaching has been successful?

A nurse is caring for a client with Parkinson's disease who has been taking carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) for a year. Which of the following adverse reactions will the nurse monitor the client for?

A client is taking fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) for treatment of depression. The client asks the nurse when the maximum therapeutic response occurs. The nurse's best response is that the maximum therapeutic response for fluoxetine hydrochloride may occur in the:

A 16 year old child is hospitalized, according to Erik Erikson, what is an appropriate intervention?

A client with paranoid schizophrenia has persecutory delusions and auditory hallucinations and is extremely agitated. He has been given a PRN dose of Thorazine IM. Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect?

When caring for a client receiving haloperidol (Haldol), the nurse would assess for which of the following?

The client has been taking the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine (Nardil), 10 mg bid. The physician orders a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), paroxetine (Paxil), 20 mg given every morning. The nurse:

Which of the following client statements about clozapine (Clozaril) indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

The nurse would teach the client taking tranylcypromine sulfate (Parnate) to avoid which food because of its high tyramine content?

After 10 days of lithium therapy, the client’s lithium level is 1.0 mEq/L. The nurse knows that this value indicates which of the following?