PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN STATE BOARD
EXAM 150 FULL REVISION NOTES WITH
PATIENT CARE AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
CONCEPTS
◉ Trichotillomania is the behavior that consists of:
Answer: recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in noticeable
hair loss.
◉ The Psychiatric Technician would give which of the following
instructions to a client to prevent mouth or throat dryness resulting
from the use of a bronchial inhaler?
Answer: Rinse mouth immediately after inhalation
◉ One of the main educational goals a psychiatric technician would
implement when working with an autistic child would be to:
Answer: Provide a highly structured program with predictable
routines and presentation of material in graded steps.
◉ A vitamin supplement a woman should take before contraception
and during pregnancy in order to decrease the risks of birth defects
would be:
Answer: Folic Acid
,◉ A psychiatric technician would assist a client to develop two-hand
coordination and muscular strength by having the client:
Answer: Manipulate clay or play-dough between his/her hands.
◉ Long-term therapy of phenobarbital may result in deficiencies of
which of the following vitamins?
Answer: Vitamins B9, B12, D
◉ Some clients being maintained on Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
may be administered a dosage as high as how many milligrams a day
in order to achieve a therapeutic effect?
Answer: 800-1,000mg
◉ In general, the psychiatric technician would encourage his/her
clients to eat more food fro the first level of the food guide pyramid
than from the other levels. Level 1 consists of:
Answer: Bread, cereal, rice, pasta.
◉ A psychiatric technician is instructed to take a client's
temperature with an aural thermometer. The psychiatric technician
would place the thermometer in the client's:
Answer: Ear
, ◉ Which finger will show clinodactyly (lateral or medial bending) in
a client with a diagnosis of down syndrome?
Answer: Fifth
◉ A psychiatric technician is assisting a client to ambulate when the
client faints. The first step the psychiatric technician would
implement would be to:
Answer: Gently lower the client to the floor.
◉ Before insertion of a rectal suppository, the client would assume
which of the following positions?
Answer: Sim's position
◉ To prevent an elderly client with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
disease from choking on food that remains in his/her mouth after a
meal ('squirelling food"), the psychiatric technician would:
Answer: Provide oral hygiene to the client.
◉ One of the common nursing interventions for the client with
Alzheimer's Disease that wanders is to:
Answer: Allow the client to wander in a prescribed area.
EXAM 150 FULL REVISION NOTES WITH
PATIENT CARE AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
CONCEPTS
◉ Trichotillomania is the behavior that consists of:
Answer: recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in noticeable
hair loss.
◉ The Psychiatric Technician would give which of the following
instructions to a client to prevent mouth or throat dryness resulting
from the use of a bronchial inhaler?
Answer: Rinse mouth immediately after inhalation
◉ One of the main educational goals a psychiatric technician would
implement when working with an autistic child would be to:
Answer: Provide a highly structured program with predictable
routines and presentation of material in graded steps.
◉ A vitamin supplement a woman should take before contraception
and during pregnancy in order to decrease the risks of birth defects
would be:
Answer: Folic Acid
,◉ A psychiatric technician would assist a client to develop two-hand
coordination and muscular strength by having the client:
Answer: Manipulate clay or play-dough between his/her hands.
◉ Long-term therapy of phenobarbital may result in deficiencies of
which of the following vitamins?
Answer: Vitamins B9, B12, D
◉ Some clients being maintained on Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
may be administered a dosage as high as how many milligrams a day
in order to achieve a therapeutic effect?
Answer: 800-1,000mg
◉ In general, the psychiatric technician would encourage his/her
clients to eat more food fro the first level of the food guide pyramid
than from the other levels. Level 1 consists of:
Answer: Bread, cereal, rice, pasta.
◉ A psychiatric technician is instructed to take a client's
temperature with an aural thermometer. The psychiatric technician
would place the thermometer in the client's:
Answer: Ear
, ◉ Which finger will show clinodactyly (lateral or medial bending) in
a client with a diagnosis of down syndrome?
Answer: Fifth
◉ A psychiatric technician is assisting a client to ambulate when the
client faints. The first step the psychiatric technician would
implement would be to:
Answer: Gently lower the client to the floor.
◉ Before insertion of a rectal suppository, the client would assume
which of the following positions?
Answer: Sim's position
◉ To prevent an elderly client with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
disease from choking on food that remains in his/her mouth after a
meal ('squirelling food"), the psychiatric technician would:
Answer: Provide oral hygiene to the client.
◉ One of the common nursing interventions for the client with
Alzheimer's Disease that wanders is to:
Answer: Allow the client to wander in a prescribed area.
