BNKN601 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A client has been labelled by staff as 'difficult'. A nurse
could anticipate that this client would demonstrate
A denial of illness.
B withdrawn, isolated behaviour.
C inability to test reality accurately.
D excessively demanding behaviours.
Answer:
D. excessively demanding behaviours.
Question:
2. A 30 year old male client has been admitted to the ward.
The nurse receives a call from a person who says he is
the client's friend and is inquiring about the client's
condition. The nurse's response should
A not acknowledge that the client has been admitted to
the unit.
B invite the caller to contact the client's physician for
information.
C give only the information that the client's condition is
stable.
Dsuggest that the co-worker call the client directly on the
client's phone.
Answer:
A not acknowledge that the client has been admitted to the unit.
,Question:
3. Sally has a mood disorder; Sally's husband asks the nurse,
"Is this cycling of moods from depressed to manic going
to continue the rest of her life". What information should
serve as the basis for the nurse's reply?
A Clinical observation tells us that mood disorders tend
to remit and recur.
B I suggest you discuss this with her Doctor at the next
family meeting.
C Most mood disorders are cured within five years of
onset.
D Persons from higher socioeconomic groups have fewer
relapses.
Answer:
A Clinical observation tells us that mood disorders tend to remit and recur.
Question:
4. A patient is admitted in a state of crisis and is at risk of
committing suicide. The most immediate goal for this
patient is which of the following?
A Helping him find a better support system.
B Teaching him new coping skills.
C Insuring his safety and security.
D Discussing his short and long term goals.
Answer:
C Insuring his safety and security.
Question:
5. Which of the following client outcomes would be
appropriate to determine early favourable response to
antidepressant medication? The client will
A describe signs and symptoms of major depression.
B make plans to attend one community social activity a
week.
C demonstrate assertive communication skills.
D state he feels fine and expect to go home.
Answer:
B make plans to attend one community social activity a week.
, Question:
6. When a patient with anorexia nervosa is admitted for
treatment, the nurse's priority interventions will be
directed towards
A teaching assertiveness.
B sharing information on self-help groups.
C supervision of patient activities.
D developing a friendship with the patient.
Answer:
C supervision of patient activities.
Question:
7. For care-planning purposes, the nurse must consider that
a client who has abused alcohol and other illicit
substance throughout her pregnancy is at high risk for
A a difficult labour and delivery.
B having a normal but underweight baby.
C delivering a baby with facial abnormalities and mental
retardation.
D having a child who will have hyperbilirubinaemia and
brain damage.
Answer:
C delivering a baby with facial abnormalities and mental retardation.
Question:
8. Identify four (4) common symptoms of alcohol
withdrawal:
Answer:
Initial symptoms may include headache, tremor, sweating, agitation, anxiety and
irritability, nausea and vomiting, heightened sensitivity to light and sound,
disorientation, difficulty concentrating, disturbed sleep
Question:
9. A 47 year old man, John, is seen during a psychiatric
admission assessment and is noted to have blood
glucose of 15.4 mmol/L on routine testing. He is 174cm
tall and weighs 121kg.
a) State three (3) risk factors for Type 2 diabetes.
Answer:
Obesity
• Aging
• Genetic make up
• In NZ Maori, Pacific peoples, & Asians have an increased risk
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A client has been labelled by staff as 'difficult'. A nurse
could anticipate that this client would demonstrate
A denial of illness.
B withdrawn, isolated behaviour.
C inability to test reality accurately.
D excessively demanding behaviours.
Answer:
D. excessively demanding behaviours.
Question:
2. A 30 year old male client has been admitted to the ward.
The nurse receives a call from a person who says he is
the client's friend and is inquiring about the client's
condition. The nurse's response should
A not acknowledge that the client has been admitted to
the unit.
B invite the caller to contact the client's physician for
information.
C give only the information that the client's condition is
stable.
Dsuggest that the co-worker call the client directly on the
client's phone.
Answer:
A not acknowledge that the client has been admitted to the unit.
,Question:
3. Sally has a mood disorder; Sally's husband asks the nurse,
"Is this cycling of moods from depressed to manic going
to continue the rest of her life". What information should
serve as the basis for the nurse's reply?
A Clinical observation tells us that mood disorders tend
to remit and recur.
B I suggest you discuss this with her Doctor at the next
family meeting.
C Most mood disorders are cured within five years of
onset.
D Persons from higher socioeconomic groups have fewer
relapses.
Answer:
A Clinical observation tells us that mood disorders tend to remit and recur.
Question:
4. A patient is admitted in a state of crisis and is at risk of
committing suicide. The most immediate goal for this
patient is which of the following?
A Helping him find a better support system.
B Teaching him new coping skills.
C Insuring his safety and security.
D Discussing his short and long term goals.
Answer:
C Insuring his safety and security.
Question:
5. Which of the following client outcomes would be
appropriate to determine early favourable response to
antidepressant medication? The client will
A describe signs and symptoms of major depression.
B make plans to attend one community social activity a
week.
C demonstrate assertive communication skills.
D state he feels fine and expect to go home.
Answer:
B make plans to attend one community social activity a week.
, Question:
6. When a patient with anorexia nervosa is admitted for
treatment, the nurse's priority interventions will be
directed towards
A teaching assertiveness.
B sharing information on self-help groups.
C supervision of patient activities.
D developing a friendship with the patient.
Answer:
C supervision of patient activities.
Question:
7. For care-planning purposes, the nurse must consider that
a client who has abused alcohol and other illicit
substance throughout her pregnancy is at high risk for
A a difficult labour and delivery.
B having a normal but underweight baby.
C delivering a baby with facial abnormalities and mental
retardation.
D having a child who will have hyperbilirubinaemia and
brain damage.
Answer:
C delivering a baby with facial abnormalities and mental retardation.
Question:
8. Identify four (4) common symptoms of alcohol
withdrawal:
Answer:
Initial symptoms may include headache, tremor, sweating, agitation, anxiety and
irritability, nausea and vomiting, heightened sensitivity to light and sound,
disorientation, difficulty concentrating, disturbed sleep
Question:
9. A 47 year old man, John, is seen during a psychiatric
admission assessment and is noted to have blood
glucose of 15.4 mmol/L on routine testing. He is 174cm
tall and weighs 121kg.
a) State three (3) risk factors for Type 2 diabetes.
Answer:
Obesity
• Aging
• Genetic make up
• In NZ Maori, Pacific peoples, & Asians have an increased risk
