RPNCE Questions and Answers 100%
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Normal temp for an adult - answer36-38 C
Normal respiratory rate - answer12-20 breaths per minute
Normal SpO2 - answer95-100%
Normal pulse rate - answer60-100 bpm
Tachycardia - answer Abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
Bradycardia - answer abnormally slow heartbeat below 60bpm
systolic blood pressure - answer the pressure created when the heart contracts and
forces blood out into the arteries
diastolic blood pressure - answer the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left
ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling
normal blood pressure - answer120/80
Hypertension - answerabnormally high blood pressure
dysrhythmia - answerAbnormal heart rhythm
Mood disorder - answerinvolves a persistent or chronic disturbance in mood
influences a person's thoughts, emotion and behavior
Major Depressive Disorder - answerdepressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure
lasts most of the day for more than 2 weeks
Behavioral Signs of Depression - answerAggressiveness, agitation, alcoholism, altered
activity level, drug addiction, intolerance, irritability, lack of spontaneity, poor personal
hygiene, psychomotor retardation, social isolation, tearfulness, underachievement,
withdrawal
Somatic complaints of depression - answerGastrointestinal distress, chronic/intermittent
pain, irritability, palpitations, sleep disturbances, dizziness, appetite change, lack of
energy, change in sex drive
, Bipolar I - answermanic or mixed episodes alternating with major depressive episodes
Bipolar II - answerhypomania that alternates with episodes of major depression
Neurocognitive disorders - answera group of disorders in which a person experiences a
disruption in areas of mental function (orientation, attention, logic, awareness, memory,
intellect, language, abstract thinking & reasoning)
Delirium - answermental disorder that occurs suddenly and is the result of an underlying
medical condition
Dementia - answera group of conditions that involve multiple deficits in memory and
cognition
Dementia of the Alzheimer's type - answerGradual onset of cognitive deficits caused by
Alzheimer's disease, principally identified by person's inability to recall newly or
previously learned material. The most common form of dementia.
Dementia of the vascular type - answerdementia related to a vascular disease such as
CVD
Frontotemporal Dementia - answerFrontal and temporal regions degenerate, resulting in
badly impaired emotional stability, decision-making and language use
Dementia with Lewy Bodies - answerdementia involving visual hallucinations, cognitive
fluctuations, and atypical movements
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) - answeran 18 item instrument that assesses
major psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) - answera 30 item rating tool that
evaluates symptoms of clients with Schizophrenia
The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) - answera 17 item semi-structured,
clinical administered scale that provides details about multiple commonly occurring
psychotic symptoms
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) - answertool used to screen for
symptoms of movement disorders (side effects of neuroleptic medications)
Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) - answeran instrument used to measure drug-induced
parkinsonism or EPS
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) - answerassesses the severity of medication
induced akathisia
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Normal temp for an adult - answer36-38 C
Normal respiratory rate - answer12-20 breaths per minute
Normal SpO2 - answer95-100%
Normal pulse rate - answer60-100 bpm
Tachycardia - answer Abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
Bradycardia - answer abnormally slow heartbeat below 60bpm
systolic blood pressure - answer the pressure created when the heart contracts and
forces blood out into the arteries
diastolic blood pressure - answer the pressure remaining in the arteries when the left
ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling
normal blood pressure - answer120/80
Hypertension - answerabnormally high blood pressure
dysrhythmia - answerAbnormal heart rhythm
Mood disorder - answerinvolves a persistent or chronic disturbance in mood
influences a person's thoughts, emotion and behavior
Major Depressive Disorder - answerdepressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure
lasts most of the day for more than 2 weeks
Behavioral Signs of Depression - answerAggressiveness, agitation, alcoholism, altered
activity level, drug addiction, intolerance, irritability, lack of spontaneity, poor personal
hygiene, psychomotor retardation, social isolation, tearfulness, underachievement,
withdrawal
Somatic complaints of depression - answerGastrointestinal distress, chronic/intermittent
pain, irritability, palpitations, sleep disturbances, dizziness, appetite change, lack of
energy, change in sex drive
, Bipolar I - answermanic or mixed episodes alternating with major depressive episodes
Bipolar II - answerhypomania that alternates with episodes of major depression
Neurocognitive disorders - answera group of disorders in which a person experiences a
disruption in areas of mental function (orientation, attention, logic, awareness, memory,
intellect, language, abstract thinking & reasoning)
Delirium - answermental disorder that occurs suddenly and is the result of an underlying
medical condition
Dementia - answera group of conditions that involve multiple deficits in memory and
cognition
Dementia of the Alzheimer's type - answerGradual onset of cognitive deficits caused by
Alzheimer's disease, principally identified by person's inability to recall newly or
previously learned material. The most common form of dementia.
Dementia of the vascular type - answerdementia related to a vascular disease such as
CVD
Frontotemporal Dementia - answerFrontal and temporal regions degenerate, resulting in
badly impaired emotional stability, decision-making and language use
Dementia with Lewy Bodies - answerdementia involving visual hallucinations, cognitive
fluctuations, and atypical movements
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) - answeran 18 item instrument that assesses
major psychotic and non-psychotic symptoms
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) - answera 30 item rating tool that
evaluates symptoms of clients with Schizophrenia
The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) - answera 17 item semi-structured,
clinical administered scale that provides details about multiple commonly occurring
psychotic symptoms
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) - answertool used to screen for
symptoms of movement disorders (side effects of neuroleptic medications)
Simpson Angus Scale (SAS) - answeran instrument used to measure drug-induced
parkinsonism or EPS
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) - answerassesses the severity of medication
induced akathisia
