Rights which are based on a legal entitlement to some good or benefit are which of the following?
D.
Which of the following is a condition which might cause a patient to experience psychotic disorders?
B.
A client describes herself as sometimes feeling detached from reality even though she is able to function during the experience. She exhibits distress about this experience. She is experiencing which of the following?
A.
What course of action must be taken if a patient exhibits severe anxiety?
D.
With Standard 5A: Coordination of Care of the Psychiatric Scope and Standards of
Practice, which of the following measurement criteria would not be included for
the psychiatric-mental health registered nurse?
B.
Seclusion is the involuntary confinement of a patient to a specially designed room for his or her own safety. Which of the following would be a contraindication to seclusion for a psychiatric patient?
C.
With the MSE (Mental Status Assessment) categories, which of the following information would be included
as identifying data?
D.
The knowledge, values, beliefs, and attitudes of family and friends of the target population are considered which of the following types of factors for influencing behavior change?
D.
Which assessment will help determine coping strategies for clients?
D.
The average age of onset for oppositional defiant disorder is:
B.
A nurse who administers a medication at the wrong dosage or incorrect concentration may be liable for which of the following?
D.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) in large doses may improve mental performance in people with Alzheimer’s disease. For a person who wishes to increase intake of thiamine you would recommend all but which of the following foods?
B.
Hardiness is viewed as a characteristic of mentally healthy people and involves all but which of the following?
A.
Approximately what percentage of school-age children suffer significant mental health problems?
D.
If a patient is taking Nardil for depression and they are advised to avoid foods that contain a high Tyramine content, then what food should not be consumed?
D.
Which grouping does not include an accurate combination of considerations that need to be made when evaluating access to clinical resources in a community?
C.
Male rapists can be divided into four categories. The type of rapist who wants to punish his victims and often causes substantial injury is which of the following?
D.
Which of the following demographics about homelessness provided by the NCH is not accurate?
B.
There are nine characteristics of self-directed work teams. Which of the following is NOT one of these characteristics?
A. (ONLY external competition)
Which is not a characteristic of a self-directed work team.
C. work & CELEBRATION only
Which of the following statements about Medicaid is least accurate?
A. joint funding by federal and state programs
When prescribing Orap, the nurse knows that the patient should be advised to do all but which of the following?
C. Pimozide (Orap) antipsychotic
A patient has overdosed on Valium. After being stabilized she states that she does not have an abuse problem but uses the drugs to cope with her stressful life. What would be the best response to this patient?
C.
If you base a decision on what is morally right with no regard for the result or consequences, you are using the ethical theory of
D. DEON = moral > consequence
TELEO = consequence > moral
Serotonin is produced in the:
B.
In 1859, Florence Nightingale published which of the following?
B.
The combination of Haloperidol/Ativan/Benadryl can be given IM for the acute management of violent behavior. If the patient has difficulties with Haloperidol, which of the following medications might be substituted with the combination?
D.
What is the most reliable source for identifying the capacity for leadership?
D.
Of the following anticonvulsant drugs, which one is structurally different from other anticonvulsant and psychiatric drugs that show efficacy in the treatment of bipolar disorder?
A.
In psychiatry, a sense or awareness that there is a distinction between the real and unreal is known by which of the following terms?
B.
The type of crisis determines which of the following?
D.
A client who complains of having lost body parts, such as his or her heart or intestines is suffering from which of the following?
D.
If the nurse and the patient feels comfortable, safe, and at ease with
each other, which of the following might this be considered?
D.
What is NOT a goal of individual therapy?
C.
What is the term used to define a written document that details a health care facility's privacy practices?
A.
When creating a care plan for a patient with disturbed thought processes, which of the following is NOT an appropriate intervention to include?
