SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination Review Questions
1. The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to:
wash hands before and after any direct client contact
2. The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is: 10
3. 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?: 15 minutes
4.The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used: to determine
circulation to the foot
5. 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: after meals
6. The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?: 90 degrees
7. 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:
over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
8. 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: "It is a measure of the pressure
exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries"
9. 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?: Liver, milk, egg yolks
10.The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised 45
degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as: fowler's position
11.The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
syn- drome) are: fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe
diarrhea
12.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.: syphilis
13.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: Cheyne-Stroke's
, 14.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?: Herpesvirus
15.The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are
one year old or less is: Choking
16.The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath.
The temperature of the water should be between: 110-115 F
17.The client would be bathed in what order?: Face, arms, hand, chest
and abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum
18.The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of:
us- ing tepid water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45 degree
angle
19.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-
Examination Review Questions
1. The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to:
wash hands before and after any direct client contact
2. The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is: 10
3. 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?: 15 minutes
4.The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used: to determine
circulation to the foot
5. 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: after meals
6. The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?: 90 degrees
7. 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:
over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
8. 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: "It is a measure of the pressure
exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries"
9. 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?: Liver, milk, egg yolks
10.The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised 45
degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as: fowler's position
11.The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
syn- drome) are: fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe
diarrhea
12.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.: syphilis
13.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: Cheyne-Stroke's
, 14.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?: Herpesvirus
15.The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are
one year old or less is: Choking
16.The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath.
The temperature of the water should be between: 110-115 F
17.The client would be bathed in what order?: Face, arms, hand, chest
and abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum
18.The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of:
us- ing tepid water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45 degree
angle
19.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-
