NEA BC QUESTIONS ANSWERS
RATED A PLUS NEW UPDATE 2026
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ what action should the nurse take in a psychiatric situation when the
client describes a physical problem?.
Answer: assess. example: if a client has schizophrenia complains of
chest pain take their blood pressure
◉ basic communication principles.
Answer: establish trust, nonjudgemental attitude,active listening, offer
self, accept client's feelings, validate client's statements, matter of fact
approach
◉ nausea is a common complaint after ECT.
Answer: vomiting by an unconscious can lead to aspiration. maintain a
paten airway
◉ common physiological responses to anxiety.
Answer: increased heart rate, and blood pressure, rapid shallow
respirations, dry mouth, tight feeling in throat, tremors, muscle
twitching, anorexia, urinary frequency, palmar sweating
◉ nurse-client anxiety.
,Answer: anxiety is contagious, nurse needs to asses on anxiety level and
remain calm. it helps gain control, decrease anxiety, and increase
feelings of security
◉ desensitization.
Answer: is the nursing intervention for phobia disorders. --assess client
to recognize the factors associated with feared stimuli.
-teach and practice with client alternative coping strategies
-expose client to feared stimuli
-provide positive reinforcement
◉ the nurse should place an anxious client where there are reduced
environmental stimuli.
Answer: quiet area of the unit away from the nurse's station
◉ the best time for interaction with a client is at the completion of the
performed ritual.
Answer: the client's anxiety is lowest at this time and its an optimal time
for learning
◉ compulsive acts are used in response to anxiety, which may or may
not be related to the obsession. its the nurse's responsibility help
alleviate anxiety.
Answer: its the nurse's responsibility help alleviate anxiety, interfering
will increase the anxiety
,◉ as long as the client's acts are free of violence: nurse should.....
Answer: -actively listen to the clients obsessive themes
-acknowledge the effects that ritualistic acts have on the client
-demonstrate empathy
-avoid being judgmental
◉ ford clients with PTSD, the nurse should.....
Answer: -actively listen to client's stories of experiences surrounding the
traumatic event
-assess suicide risk
-assist client to develop objectivity about the event and problem solve
regarding possible means of controlling anxiety related to the event
-encourage group therapy with other clients who have experienced the
same traumatic event
◉ be aware of your own feelings when dealing with this somatoform
clients..
Answer: the pain is real to the person experiencing it
◉ theses disorders cannot be explained medically, it results from
internal conflict. the nurse should....
Answer: -acknowledge the symptom or complaint
-reaffirm that diagnostic test results reveal no organic pathology
-determine the secondary gains acquired by the client
, ◉ avoid giving clients with dissociative disorders too much information
about past events at one time.
Answer: the various types of amnestic that accompany dissociative
disorders provide protection from pain and too much to soon can cause
decompensation
◉ personality disorders are long standing behavioral traits that are
maladaptive responses to anxiety and that cause difficulty in relating to
and working with other individuals.
Answer: persons with personality disorders are usually comfortable with
their disorders and believe that they are right and the world is wrong and
have little motivation
◉ people with anorexia gain pleasure from providing others with food
and watching them eat.
Answer: these behaviors reinforce their perception of self-control. don
not allow these clients to plan or prepare food for unit-based activities
◉ individuals with Bulimia often use syrup of ipecac to induce
vomiting. if ipecac is not vomited and is absorbed, cardiotoxicity may
occur and cause conduction disturbances, cardiac dysrhythmias, fatal
myocarditis, and circulatory failure.
Answer: because heart failure is not usually seen in this age group, it is
often overlooked. assess for edema and listen to breath sounds
RATED A PLUS NEW UPDATE 2026
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ what action should the nurse take in a psychiatric situation when the
client describes a physical problem?.
Answer: assess. example: if a client has schizophrenia complains of
chest pain take their blood pressure
◉ basic communication principles.
Answer: establish trust, nonjudgemental attitude,active listening, offer
self, accept client's feelings, validate client's statements, matter of fact
approach
◉ nausea is a common complaint after ECT.
Answer: vomiting by an unconscious can lead to aspiration. maintain a
paten airway
◉ common physiological responses to anxiety.
Answer: increased heart rate, and blood pressure, rapid shallow
respirations, dry mouth, tight feeling in throat, tremors, muscle
twitching, anorexia, urinary frequency, palmar sweating
◉ nurse-client anxiety.
,Answer: anxiety is contagious, nurse needs to asses on anxiety level and
remain calm. it helps gain control, decrease anxiety, and increase
feelings of security
◉ desensitization.
Answer: is the nursing intervention for phobia disorders. --assess client
to recognize the factors associated with feared stimuli.
-teach and practice with client alternative coping strategies
-expose client to feared stimuli
-provide positive reinforcement
◉ the nurse should place an anxious client where there are reduced
environmental stimuli.
Answer: quiet area of the unit away from the nurse's station
◉ the best time for interaction with a client is at the completion of the
performed ritual.
Answer: the client's anxiety is lowest at this time and its an optimal time
for learning
◉ compulsive acts are used in response to anxiety, which may or may
not be related to the obsession. its the nurse's responsibility help
alleviate anxiety.
Answer: its the nurse's responsibility help alleviate anxiety, interfering
will increase the anxiety
,◉ as long as the client's acts are free of violence: nurse should.....
Answer: -actively listen to the clients obsessive themes
-acknowledge the effects that ritualistic acts have on the client
-demonstrate empathy
-avoid being judgmental
◉ ford clients with PTSD, the nurse should.....
Answer: -actively listen to client's stories of experiences surrounding the
traumatic event
-assess suicide risk
-assist client to develop objectivity about the event and problem solve
regarding possible means of controlling anxiety related to the event
-encourage group therapy with other clients who have experienced the
same traumatic event
◉ be aware of your own feelings when dealing with this somatoform
clients..
Answer: the pain is real to the person experiencing it
◉ theses disorders cannot be explained medically, it results from
internal conflict. the nurse should....
Answer: -acknowledge the symptom or complaint
-reaffirm that diagnostic test results reveal no organic pathology
-determine the secondary gains acquired by the client
, ◉ avoid giving clients with dissociative disorders too much information
about past events at one time.
Answer: the various types of amnestic that accompany dissociative
disorders provide protection from pain and too much to soon can cause
decompensation
◉ personality disorders are long standing behavioral traits that are
maladaptive responses to anxiety and that cause difficulty in relating to
and working with other individuals.
Answer: persons with personality disorders are usually comfortable with
their disorders and believe that they are right and the world is wrong and
have little motivation
◉ people with anorexia gain pleasure from providing others with food
and watching them eat.
Answer: these behaviors reinforce their perception of self-control. don
not allow these clients to plan or prepare food for unit-based activities
◉ individuals with Bulimia often use syrup of ipecac to induce
vomiting. if ipecac is not vomited and is absorbed, cardiotoxicity may
occur and cause conduction disturbances, cardiac dysrhythmias, fatal
myocarditis, and circulatory failure.
Answer: because heart failure is not usually seen in this age group, it is
often overlooked. assess for edema and listen to breath sounds
