Tuesday, September 22, 2009

PSYCHIATRIC NURSING QUESTIONS - SET 1

1. Mental experiences operate on different levels of awareness. The level that best portrays one attitudes, feelings and desires is the:
a. conscious
b. subconscious
c. preconscious
d. unconscious

2. Superego is that part of the psyche which
a. contains the instinctual drives
b. is the source of creative energy
c. operates in the pleasure principle and demand immediate gratification
d. develops from internalizing the concepts of parents and significant others

3. The level of anxiety that best enhances an individual’s power of perception is
a. severe
b. moderate
c. mild
d. panic

4. A person who habitually expresses anxiety through physical symptoms is using
a. projection
b. regression
c. conversion
d. hypochondriasis

5. When taking good care of a client with paranoia, the nurse must avoid the following EXCEPT
a. touching the client
b. maintaining an insinuating eye contact
c. providing unopened pack of food
d. smiling intensely

6. Non verbal cues speak louder than verbal ones. The client does not want to shave his beard. The conveyed message is that the client is
a. needing privacy
b. hiding on something hilarious
c. having a mask of depression
d. all of the above

7. Which of the following is known to be the watchman of the mind and is partly forgotten and remembered memories?
a. conscious
b. superego
c. unconscious
d. preconscious

8. The superego is completely developed during the aged of reason, which is
a. 1 year old
b. 5 y/o
c. 7 y/o
d. 10 y/o

9. Id is developed at the age of?
a. 3-6 y/o
b. 5 y/o
c. at birth
d. never developed

10. The nurse aware that self awareness is very important prior to interaction with the patient. This is what phase of NPR?
a. working
b. termination
c. pre-orientation
d. orientation

11. All of the following are the chief libidinal activities of a 2 year old child EXCEPT
a. sucking
b. swallowing
c. micturating
d. licking

12. Overly neat and meticulous attitude are characteristics of a person who had
a. overdeveloped id
b. too lax toilet training
c. too rigid toilet training
d. all of the above

Mrs Tan, 54 y/o, was admitted at Sto. Rosario psychiatric home after a failed suicide attempt.
13. The nurse is aware that the attitude therapy appropriate for Mrs Tan is
a. no demand
b. passive friendliness
c. active friendliness
d. firm consistency

14. Mrs Tan receives Nardil. The nurse is aware that this is an antidepressant known as
a. tca
b. ssri
c. maoi
d. non of the above

15. The nurse is aware that Mrs Tan should avoid food that are rich in tyramine to avoid the occurrence of
a. extra pyramidal symptom
b. orthostatic hypotension
c. anti cholinergic side effects
d. hypertensive crises

16. The nurse should know that food rich in tyramine are except
a. aged cheese
b. red wine
c. apple
d. banana

17. The risk for suicide attempt is very high among the following EXCEPT
a. female
b. no spouse
c. male
d. previous attempt of suicide

Delia is admitted in the psychiatric unit of the National Center for Mental Health. Diagnosis is Undifferentiated Schizophrenia.
18. As nurse approached Delia, she noticed that she looks as if he is hearing voices & as if h speaks to someone. Delia is manifesting.
a. auditory illusion
b. auditory delusion
c. auditory hallucination
d. idea of reference

19. The appropriate nursing diagnosis for Delia would be
a. ineffective individual coping
b. risk for injury
c. sensory-perceptual alteration
d. thought disturbance

20. the nurse is aware that the following are neuroleptics EXCEPT:
a. Haloperidol
b. Stelazine
c. Tofranil
d. Trilafon

21. Delia is having difficulty staying in his seat. She is suffering from which of the following extrapyramidal side effects of the drug taken
a. dystonia
b. torticolis
c. akathisia
d. akinesia

Nurse Angelica is taking good care of Mari Mar, a female psychiatric client at the National Center for Mental Health. She is the one responsible in administering her patient`s medications.
22. Psychotropic are use to treat emotional & mental disorders. One of which is anxiety disorder. Usually, a severe form of anxiety is frequently accompanied by
a. diarrhea
b. insomnia
c. tremors
d. all of the above

23. Anti anxiety agents are also known as anxiolytics. Anxiolytics are also referred to as
a. major tranquilizers
b. neuroleptics
c. minor tranquilizers
d. thymoleptic

24. Which of the following does not belong to the group/
a. barbiturates
b. benzodiazepines
c. histamines
d. carbamates

25. Barbiturates have been used to treat insomnia & anxiety. The action is attributed to the
a. ability to depress the Central Nervous System
b. ability to produce a sedative effect
c. either
d. neither

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