Nursing Board Exam Free Questions in Psychiatric Nursing
Nursing Board Exam Review Questions in Psychiatric Nursing 3/5
1. Cely is experiencing alcohol withdrawal exhibits tremors, diaphoresis and hyperactivity. Blood pressure is 190/87 mmhg and pulse is 92 bpm. Which of the medications would the nurse expect to administer?
a. Naloxone (Narcan)
b. Benzlropine (Cogentin)
c. Lorazepam (Ativan)
d. Haloperidol (Haldol)
2. Which of the following foods would the nurse Trish eliminate from the diet of a client in alcohol withdrawal?
a. Milk
b. Orange Juice
c. Soda
d. Regular Coffee
3. Which of the following would Nurse Hazel expect to assess for a client who is exhibiting late signs of heroin withdrawal?
a. Yawning & diaphoresis
b. Restlessness & Irritability
c. Constipation & steatorrhea
d. Vomiting and Diarrhea
4. To establish open and trusting relationship with a female client who has been hospitalized with severe anxiety, the nurse in charge should?
a. Encourage the staff to have frequent interaction with the client
b. Share an activity with the client
c. Give client feedback about behavior
d. Respect client’s need for personal space
5. Nurse Monette recognizes that the focus of environmental (MILIEU) therapy is to:
a. Manipulate the environment to bring about positive changes in behavior
b. Allow the client’s freedom to determine whether or not they will be involved in activities
c. Role play life events to meet individual needs
d. Use natural remedies rather than drugs to control behavior
6. Nurse Trish would expect a child with a diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder to:
a. Have more positive relation with the father than the mother
b. Cling to mother & cry on separation
c. Be able to develop only superficial relation with the others
d. Have been physically abuse
7. When teaching parents about childhood depression Nurse Trina should say?
a. It may appear acting out behavior
b. Does not respond to conventional treatment
c. Is short in duration & resolves easily
d. Looks almost identical to adult depression
8. Nurse Perry is aware that language development in autistic child resembles:
a. Scanning speech
b. Speech lag
c. Shuttering
d. Echolalia
9. A 60 year old female client who lives alone tells the nurse at the community health center “I really don’t need anyone to talk to”. The TV is my best friend. The nurse recognizes that the client is using the defense mechanism known as?
a. Displacement
b. Projection
c. Sublimation
d. Denial
10. When working with a male client suffering phobia about black cats, Nurse Trish should anticipate that a problem for this client would be?
a. Anxiety when discussing phobia
b. Anger toward the feared object
c. Denying that the phobia exist
d. Distortion of reality when completing daily routines
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