PRN1562 2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE SET
◉ Signs of a bipolar manic episode? Answer: Risky behavior, high
self esteem
◉ When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is?
Answer: calm but firm, be consistent, short explanations, redirect
energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
◉ Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? Answer: assess
dementia by assessing the client's cognitive status through a series
of questions such as: word recall and following directions such as
drawing a clock face
◉ Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? Answer: they have a family
history or is abused
◉ Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) Answer:
emotional effect that nurses and other health care workers may
experience by being indirectly traumatized when helping or trying
to help a person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
, ◉ Restraints are used if? Answer: -patient is a danger to themselves
or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
◉ Signs of anxiety includes? Answer: impending doom, chest
tightness, increased blood pressure
◉ Lamictal(lamotrigine) Answer: Used to treat bipolar disorder and
can cause a rash called steven-Johnson syndrome
◉ Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? Answer: depression
◉ Citalopram and selegiline should? Answer: not be combined. It
can cause serotonin syndrome. Signs include confusion,
hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure, increased heart
rate, blurred vision, tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe
cases may result in coma or death
◉ Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? Answer: OCD (obsessive
compulsive disorder) side effects are sexual dysfunction and suicidal
thinking
◉ Obsessions are what? Answer: what they think thoughts
GUIDE PRACTICE SET
◉ Signs of a bipolar manic episode? Answer: Risky behavior, high
self esteem
◉ When a client is manic the best therapeutic communication is?
Answer: calm but firm, be consistent, short explanations, redirect
energy, Identify expectations and consequences.
◉ Mini mental statues exam (MMSE) is used to? Answer: assess
dementia by assessing the client's cognitive status through a series
of questions such as: word recall and following directions such as
drawing a clock face
◉ Clients are at higher risk for suicide if? Answer: they have a family
history or is abused
◉ Compassion fatigue (Secondary Traumatic Stress) Answer:
emotional effect that nurses and other health care workers may
experience by being indirectly traumatized when helping or trying
to help a person who has experienced primary traumatic stress
, ◉ Restraints are used if? Answer: -patient is a danger to themselves
or others
-patient is interfering with medical therapies
◉ Signs of anxiety includes? Answer: impending doom, chest
tightness, increased blood pressure
◉ Lamictal(lamotrigine) Answer: Used to treat bipolar disorder and
can cause a rash called steven-Johnson syndrome
◉ Celexa (citalopram) used to treat? Answer: depression
◉ Citalopram and selegiline should? Answer: not be combined. It
can cause serotonin syndrome. Signs include confusion,
hallucination, seizure, changes in blood pressure, increased heart
rate, blurred vision, tremor, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe
cases may result in coma or death
◉ Fluvoxamine (Luvox) used to treat? Answer: OCD (obsessive
compulsive disorder) side effects are sexual dysfunction and suicidal
thinking
◉ Obsessions are what? Answer: what they think thoughts
