CA PT Board Exam Review - Psychiatric
Nursing EXAM QUESTIONS WITH GOLDEN
TIPS SOLUTION AN REVEIWERS
The Psychiatric Technician can best assist an individual of a different culture
adjust to life in a new community by:
a. Encouraging the detachment from family and friends.
b. Becoming familiar with the client's communication patterns.
c. Describing the new customs in the community.
d. Immersing the individual in the dominant culture. - ANSWER>>b. Becoming
familiar with the client's communication patterns.
A fifteen year old patient in a psychiatric facility says, "I going to be a Psych
Tech." This is an example of:
a. identification
b. regression
c. reaction formation
d. displacement - ANSWER>>a. identification
In order to determine the client's perception of the reason for admission to the
psychiatric facility, it will be most appropriate for the psychiatric technician to
say:
a. "Did the police bring you here?"
b. "Tell me about your life."
c. "Why did you come here?"
d. "I guess you are pretty confused about all this. - ANSWER>>c. "Why did you
come here?"
,In establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client, it is imperative that the
Psychiatric Technician demonstrate the ability to:
a. see the client's world from client's perspective.
b. recognize that the client is bound to the past.
c. focus on content rather than feelings.
d. tell the client that all problems have solutions. - ANSWER>>a. see the client's
world from client's perspective.
The client awakens one day and is uncommunicative. There is no response to
staff or peers. The most appropriate approach is to:
a. insist that the client participate in activities.
b. recognize that the behavior is attention seeking and ignore it.
c. sit with the client periodically throughout the shift.
d. encourage verbal responses by telling the patient to ventilate. - ANSWER>>c.
sit with the client periodically throughout the shift.
Appropriate intervention strategies when working with families include:
a. conveying warmth and acceptance of all members.
b. developing an alliance with the identified patient.
c. advising the family in ways to identify problems and solutions.
d. assisting the family in disengaging as a group. - ANSWER>>a. conveying
warmth and acceptance of all members.
Which of the following is characteristic of the initial phase of group
development when developing a functioning group?
a. Most members are comfortable and at ease in the group.
b. Many members will compete for the group leadership role.
c. Feelings of intimacy and closeness are readily apparent.
,d. Testing behaviors are not unusual. - ANSWER>>d. Testing behaviors are not
unusual.
The client is observed talking to an imaginary person. The client is most likely
responding to:
a. environmental stimuli.
b. delusional material.
c. hallucinations.
d. ideas of reference. - ANSWER>>c. hallucinations.
Which of the following will be most useful in assisting the client cope with a
stressful situation?
a. Practicing active listening.
b. Being skillful in the assessment process.
c. Advising the client of effective problem solving techniques.
d. Telling the client that everything will be all right. - ANSWER>>a. Practicing
active listening.
Which of the following is most important when caring for the client in the first
phase of alcohol withdrawal?
a. correction of vitamin deficiencies.
b. assist the client in recognition of alcoholism as a problem.
c. provide the care and administer medications which minimize the effects of
delirium tremens.
d. keep the client in a quiet, dark room and discourage contact with other
clients. - ANSWER>>c. provide the care and administer medications which
minimize the effects of delirium tremens.
The doctor has ordered the drug naloxone (narcan) to be given stat. The
Psychiatric Technician knows that this preparation will act to:
, a. decrease the respiratory rate.
b. enhance the effect of the narcotic analgesic preparations.
c. slow the heart rate.
d. prevent or reverse the effects of opioids. - ANSWER>>d. prevent or reverse
the effects of opioids.
Which of the following statements is an indication that the dying client is in the
bargaining stage?
a. "I'll never complain about dying if I can just complete this year of school."
b. "I'd be very grateful if you could get me some decent food in this place."
c. "I'd make it back to work if I could only get rid of this nausea."
d. "I'd buy a larger house, but I know I won't live long enough to enjoy it." -
ANSWER>>a. "I'll never complain about dying if I can just complete this year of
school."
The family sobs and screams, "Why her?, It can't be!" after being told that death
is imminent. This statement may indicate that the family is in which of the
following stages in the dying process?
a. denial
b. depression
c. anger
d. detachment - ANSWER>>a. denial
In assisting the geriatric client build feelings self-esteem, the most useful action
on the part of the Psychiatric Technician would be to:
a. give the client tasks in which success is likely to occur.
b. provide at least one new learning experience daily.
c. praising the client liberally for all activities.
Nursing EXAM QUESTIONS WITH GOLDEN
TIPS SOLUTION AN REVEIWERS
The Psychiatric Technician can best assist an individual of a different culture
adjust to life in a new community by:
a. Encouraging the detachment from family and friends.
b. Becoming familiar with the client's communication patterns.
c. Describing the new customs in the community.
d. Immersing the individual in the dominant culture. - ANSWER>>b. Becoming
familiar with the client's communication patterns.
A fifteen year old patient in a psychiatric facility says, "I going to be a Psych
Tech." This is an example of:
a. identification
b. regression
c. reaction formation
d. displacement - ANSWER>>a. identification
In order to determine the client's perception of the reason for admission to the
psychiatric facility, it will be most appropriate for the psychiatric technician to
say:
a. "Did the police bring you here?"
b. "Tell me about your life."
c. "Why did you come here?"
d. "I guess you are pretty confused about all this. - ANSWER>>c. "Why did you
come here?"
,In establishing a therapeutic relationship with a client, it is imperative that the
Psychiatric Technician demonstrate the ability to:
a. see the client's world from client's perspective.
b. recognize that the client is bound to the past.
c. focus on content rather than feelings.
d. tell the client that all problems have solutions. - ANSWER>>a. see the client's
world from client's perspective.
The client awakens one day and is uncommunicative. There is no response to
staff or peers. The most appropriate approach is to:
a. insist that the client participate in activities.
b. recognize that the behavior is attention seeking and ignore it.
c. sit with the client periodically throughout the shift.
d. encourage verbal responses by telling the patient to ventilate. - ANSWER>>c.
sit with the client periodically throughout the shift.
Appropriate intervention strategies when working with families include:
a. conveying warmth and acceptance of all members.
b. developing an alliance with the identified patient.
c. advising the family in ways to identify problems and solutions.
d. assisting the family in disengaging as a group. - ANSWER>>a. conveying
warmth and acceptance of all members.
Which of the following is characteristic of the initial phase of group
development when developing a functioning group?
a. Most members are comfortable and at ease in the group.
b. Many members will compete for the group leadership role.
c. Feelings of intimacy and closeness are readily apparent.
,d. Testing behaviors are not unusual. - ANSWER>>d. Testing behaviors are not
unusual.
The client is observed talking to an imaginary person. The client is most likely
responding to:
a. environmental stimuli.
b. delusional material.
c. hallucinations.
d. ideas of reference. - ANSWER>>c. hallucinations.
Which of the following will be most useful in assisting the client cope with a
stressful situation?
a. Practicing active listening.
b. Being skillful in the assessment process.
c. Advising the client of effective problem solving techniques.
d. Telling the client that everything will be all right. - ANSWER>>a. Practicing
active listening.
Which of the following is most important when caring for the client in the first
phase of alcohol withdrawal?
a. correction of vitamin deficiencies.
b. assist the client in recognition of alcoholism as a problem.
c. provide the care and administer medications which minimize the effects of
delirium tremens.
d. keep the client in a quiet, dark room and discourage contact with other
clients. - ANSWER>>c. provide the care and administer medications which
minimize the effects of delirium tremens.
The doctor has ordered the drug naloxone (narcan) to be given stat. The
Psychiatric Technician knows that this preparation will act to:
, a. decrease the respiratory rate.
b. enhance the effect of the narcotic analgesic preparations.
c. slow the heart rate.
d. prevent or reverse the effects of opioids. - ANSWER>>d. prevent or reverse
the effects of opioids.
Which of the following statements is an indication that the dying client is in the
bargaining stage?
a. "I'll never complain about dying if I can just complete this year of school."
b. "I'd be very grateful if you could get me some decent food in this place."
c. "I'd make it back to work if I could only get rid of this nausea."
d. "I'd buy a larger house, but I know I won't live long enough to enjoy it." -
ANSWER>>a. "I'll never complain about dying if I can just complete this year of
school."
The family sobs and screams, "Why her?, It can't be!" after being told that death
is imminent. This statement may indicate that the family is in which of the
following stages in the dying process?
a. denial
b. depression
c. anger
d. detachment - ANSWER>>a. denial
In assisting the geriatric client build feelings self-esteem, the most useful action
on the part of the Psychiatric Technician would be to:
a. give the client tasks in which success is likely to occur.
b. provide at least one new learning experience daily.
c. praising the client liberally for all activities.
