BVNPT Study Guide with Complete Solutions
An elderly woman with a developmental disability is having difficulty sleeping after a
long day of walking at the mall. She has diagnosed arthritis in her knees. Which p.r.n.
medication would help her to sleep best?
A) Chloral Hydrate
B) Advil
C) Xanax
D) Ambien - Answer-B) Advil
From the list below, select the disorder in which retardation can be minimized by placing
the infant on a diet with restricted phenylalanine.
A) Cretinism
B) Hyperuricemia
C) Phenylketonuria
D) Turner's Syndrome - Answer-C) Phenylketonuria
In a plan to assist a client with severe mental retardation to dress himself more
independendently, the most appropriate first step would be written as:
A) Client will pull socks on with verbal prompting.
B) Client is currently able to grasp and separate socks.
C) Client has attempted to put socks on 2/5 opportunities with verbal prompts.
D) Client consistently refuses to attempt to put socks on. - Answer-A) Client will pull
socks on with verbal prompting.
Rationale: The first step is identification of an instructional goal
The Psychiatric Technician is caring for an African-American woman on complete bed
rest. In assessing the skin integrity of this client which of he following would be the first
indication that a pressure sore may be developing on the client's heel?
A) The heel feels warm to the touch.
B) The base of the heel appears reddened.
C) The client states she has some discomfort in the heel.
D) The skin is just beginning to blister and peel. - Answer-A) The heel feels warm to the
touch.
, Rationale: There are times where you cannot see the redness of the skin on individuals
with darker complexions.
The Psychiatric Technician weighs the client daily for which of the following reasons?
A) To help monitor nutritional intake.
B) To check for the presence of fluid retention.
C) To complete the routine assessment.
D) To be used in the calculation of body surface area. - Answer-B) To check for the
presence of fluid retention.
Rationale: Fluctuations in hydration will be reflected in the client's weight.
The Psychiatric Technician is monitoring a group of clients in an acute care inpatient
setting during mealtime. Which of the following clients will require use of the Heimlich
maneuver by the Psychiatric Technician?
A) The client who states in a weak voice, "I am choking."
B) The client who is forcefully coughing.
C) The client who is making high pitched sounds while inhaling.
D) The client who is vomiting. - Answer-C) The client who is making high pitched
sounds while inhaling.
Rationale: Speaking, coughing, and vomiting means that this individual has an easier
time clearing the obstruction.
The Psychiatric Technician is caring for a group of clients who are recovering from
surgery. Which of the following client is most in need of pain management?
A) The client with a pulse of 120, respirations of 22 and BP of 140/92.
B) The client who states, "I an starting to have a dull ache in my back."
C) The client with a pulse of 68, respirations of 18 and a BP of 100/76
D) The client who appears flushed with dry skin. - Answer-A) The client with a pulse of
120, respirations of 22 and BP of 140/92.
The client has returned from the ER after having a plaster cast applied to his left leg. He
begins to complain of pain in the leg but has already received his pain medication.
Which of the following measures should the Psychiatric Technician take next?
An elderly woman with a developmental disability is having difficulty sleeping after a
long day of walking at the mall. She has diagnosed arthritis in her knees. Which p.r.n.
medication would help her to sleep best?
A) Chloral Hydrate
B) Advil
C) Xanax
D) Ambien - Answer-B) Advil
From the list below, select the disorder in which retardation can be minimized by placing
the infant on a diet with restricted phenylalanine.
A) Cretinism
B) Hyperuricemia
C) Phenylketonuria
D) Turner's Syndrome - Answer-C) Phenylketonuria
In a plan to assist a client with severe mental retardation to dress himself more
independendently, the most appropriate first step would be written as:
A) Client will pull socks on with verbal prompting.
B) Client is currently able to grasp and separate socks.
C) Client has attempted to put socks on 2/5 opportunities with verbal prompts.
D) Client consistently refuses to attempt to put socks on. - Answer-A) Client will pull
socks on with verbal prompting.
Rationale: The first step is identification of an instructional goal
The Psychiatric Technician is caring for an African-American woman on complete bed
rest. In assessing the skin integrity of this client which of he following would be the first
indication that a pressure sore may be developing on the client's heel?
A) The heel feels warm to the touch.
B) The base of the heel appears reddened.
C) The client states she has some discomfort in the heel.
D) The skin is just beginning to blister and peel. - Answer-A) The heel feels warm to the
touch.
, Rationale: There are times where you cannot see the redness of the skin on individuals
with darker complexions.
The Psychiatric Technician weighs the client daily for which of the following reasons?
A) To help monitor nutritional intake.
B) To check for the presence of fluid retention.
C) To complete the routine assessment.
D) To be used in the calculation of body surface area. - Answer-B) To check for the
presence of fluid retention.
Rationale: Fluctuations in hydration will be reflected in the client's weight.
The Psychiatric Technician is monitoring a group of clients in an acute care inpatient
setting during mealtime. Which of the following clients will require use of the Heimlich
maneuver by the Psychiatric Technician?
A) The client who states in a weak voice, "I am choking."
B) The client who is forcefully coughing.
C) The client who is making high pitched sounds while inhaling.
D) The client who is vomiting. - Answer-C) The client who is making high pitched
sounds while inhaling.
Rationale: Speaking, coughing, and vomiting means that this individual has an easier
time clearing the obstruction.
The Psychiatric Technician is caring for a group of clients who are recovering from
surgery. Which of the following client is most in need of pain management?
A) The client with a pulse of 120, respirations of 22 and BP of 140/92.
B) The client who states, "I an starting to have a dull ache in my back."
C) The client with a pulse of 68, respirations of 18 and a BP of 100/76
D) The client who appears flushed with dry skin. - Answer-A) The client with a pulse of
120, respirations of 22 and BP of 140/92.
The client has returned from the ER after having a plaster cast applied to his left leg. He
begins to complain of pain in the leg but has already received his pain medication.
Which of the following measures should the Psychiatric Technician take next?
