PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN BOARD REVIEW 150
COMPLETE PREPARATION GUIDE WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION REVIEW
◉ The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is.
Answer: 10
◉ The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client. The
client recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician would
wait how many minutes before taking the client's oral temperature?.
Answer: 15 minutes
◉ The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used.
Answer: to determine circulation to the foot
◉ The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication
for the A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration record
it states that one medication is to be given "p.c." The psychiatric
technician would administer this medication.
Answer: after meals
,◉ The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?.
Answer: 90 degrees
◉ A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client
has abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive
visits at the physician's office. The criteria that is used to determine
hypertension is.
Answer: over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
◉ A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric
technician. The client asks what does blood pressure represent. The
best response the psychiatric technician would give is.
Answer: "It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it
pulsates through the arteries"
◉ A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes
bones to become porous and less dense. This results in increased
susceptibility to fracture and collapse. The physician would order an
increased amount of which foods to help treat this condition?.
Answer: Liver, milk, egg yolks
◉ The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised
45 degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as.
,Answer: fowler's position
◉ The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune
deficiency syndrome) are.
Answer: fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe diarrhea
◉ A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician
examines it and sees that it is reddish in color. The client states that
it is painless and that he has been sexually promiscuous..
Answer: syphilis
◉ A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very
deep to very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This type
of irregular breathing pattern is referred to as.
Answer: Cheyne-Stroke's
◉ Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the
family physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is
running a slight fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This childhood
disease is caused by what virus?.
Answer: Herpesvirus
◉ The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are
one year old or less is.
, Answer: Choking
◉ The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed
bath. The temperature of the water should be between.
Answer: 110-115 F
◉ The client would be bathed in what order?.
Answer: Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back
and perineum
◉ The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would
consist of.
Answer: using tepid water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45
degree angle
◉ The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty
sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low
dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client
teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include.
Answer: get adequate exercise during the day and established a
regular bedtime
◉ Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was
restless and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital
COMPLETE PREPARATION GUIDE WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION REVIEW
◉ The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is.
Answer: 10
◉ The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client. The
client recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician would
wait how many minutes before taking the client's oral temperature?.
Answer: 15 minutes
◉ The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used.
Answer: to determine circulation to the foot
◉ The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication
for the A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration record
it states that one medication is to be given "p.c." The psychiatric
technician would administer this medication.
Answer: after meals
,◉ The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?.
Answer: 90 degrees
◉ A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client
has abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive
visits at the physician's office. The criteria that is used to determine
hypertension is.
Answer: over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
◉ A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric
technician. The client asks what does blood pressure represent. The
best response the psychiatric technician would give is.
Answer: "It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it
pulsates through the arteries"
◉ A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes
bones to become porous and less dense. This results in increased
susceptibility to fracture and collapse. The physician would order an
increased amount of which foods to help treat this condition?.
Answer: Liver, milk, egg yolks
◉ The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised
45 degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as.
,Answer: fowler's position
◉ The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune
deficiency syndrome) are.
Answer: fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe diarrhea
◉ A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician
examines it and sees that it is reddish in color. The client states that
it is painless and that he has been sexually promiscuous..
Answer: syphilis
◉ A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very
deep to very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This type
of irregular breathing pattern is referred to as.
Answer: Cheyne-Stroke's
◉ Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the
family physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is
running a slight fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This childhood
disease is caused by what virus?.
Answer: Herpesvirus
◉ The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are
one year old or less is.
, Answer: Choking
◉ The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed
bath. The temperature of the water should be between.
Answer: 110-115 F
◉ The client would be bathed in what order?.
Answer: Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back
and perineum
◉ The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would
consist of.
Answer: using tepid water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45
degree angle
◉ The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty
sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low
dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client
teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include.
Answer: get adequate exercise during the day and established a
regular bedtime
◉ Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was
restless and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital
