You have a patient who is taking antipsychotic medication. This patient develops symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). What is the priority in caring for this patient?
A.
What is a possible physical cause for a patient having an elevated BUN and is lethargic with delirium?
C.
Medications or diseases that inhibit acetylcholine interfere with which of the following?
A.
All of the following could be considered therapeutic communication
techniques except?
A.
Intellectual disability is sub-average general intellectual functioning based on a standardized intelligence test. The IQ of the intellectually disabled is below what number?
C.
What would be an expected lab finding for an individual with depression?
B.
In the history of present illness (HPI) part of the assessment, what is not a specific goal?
A.
You are performing an interview with a 6 year old child. What other individuals might be present during this interview?
B.
The ethical perspective which holds that the right act is the one best for oneself is which of the following?
D.
What is the greatest risk for a patient who suffers from a catatonic type of Schizophrenia?
C.
Some services may only be accessed upon the approval or referral from physicians who, in this role, are known as which of the following?
C.
Which of the following would not be considered a therapeutic communication technique?
D.
What statement concerning clinical decision-making is least accurate?
A.
Research can be categorized in all but which of the following ways?
D.
Which of the following is a behavioral theory?
C.
Which of the following would be considered one of the most important
aspects of care in an inpatient psychiatric mental health setting?
B.
Which of the following would NOT be a defense to a malpractice claim?
A.
Which of the following is not a key principle of normal child development?
A.
Which of the following medications can DECREASE the effects of tricyclic
antidepressants?
D.
A thought disorder characterized by discourse consisting of a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas is known as what?
A.
When a person learns to avoid a stimulus for anxiety, and the reduction in anxiety reinforces the behavior this is which of the following?
D. (MICE, MAZE, & CHEESE)
Standard 5E of the the Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nursing Practice addresses which of the following?
B.
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have an average life span of how many years after diagnosis?