SBVC Psychiatric Technician State |\ |\ |\ |\
Board Examination Review Questions |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be
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to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔wash hands before and after any
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direct client contact
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The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system
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for newborn babies is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10
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The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client.
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The client recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician
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would wait how many minutes before taking the client's oral
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temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 minutes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
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psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to determine circulation to the foot
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The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for the A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration
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record it states that one medication is to be given "p.c." The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychiatric technician would administer this medication -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔after meals |\ |\ |\
,The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
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technician would inject the needle at what angle? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees |\ |\
A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
has abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
visits at the physician's office. The criteria that is used to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
determine hypertension is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔over 140 mm|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
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A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric
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technician. The client asks what does blood pressure represent.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The best response the psychiatric technician would give is -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"It is a measure of the pressure exerted
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries"
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A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bones to become porous and less dense. This results in increased
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
susceptibility to fracture and collapse. The physician would order
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an increased amount of which foods to help treat this condition?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Liver, milk, egg yolks
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The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised
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45 degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔fowler's position |\
The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deficiency syndrome) are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fatigue, night
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sweats, intermittent fever, severe diarrhea
|\ |\ |\ |\
,A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
examines it and sees that it is reddish in color. The client states
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that it is painless and that he has been sexually promiscuous. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔syphilis |\ |\
A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deep to very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
type of irregular breathing pattern is referred to as - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Cheyne-Stroke's |\
Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the
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family physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
running a slight fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This
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childhood disease is caused by what virus? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Herpesvirus
The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
are one year old or less is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Choking
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bath. The temperature of the water should be between -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔110-115 F |\ |\ |\
The client would be bathed in what order? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and perineum |\
, The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔using tepid water, a soft toothbrush
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and brushing at a 45 degree angle
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Client teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔get adequate exercise during the day
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and established a regular bedtime
|\ |\ |\ |\
Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restless and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
signs and discovered that Carol had a pulse of 140 and pale
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
looking and when she touched her hands they were cold and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
clammy. The most probably medical condition Carol is suffering
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔shock
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Mrs. Clark has been a diabetic for ten years. She has been
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
admitted to the hospital for another possible medical problem.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Her doctor prescribes regular insulin for her. The injection was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
given at 07:00. If Mrs. Clark has a reaction it will most likely be -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔before lunch |\ |\ |\
Mrs. Clark would receive her injection of insulin how many
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minutes before meals? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When the psychiatric technician is ready to administer the insulin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
he/she would remember to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inject the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
syringe at a 45 or 90 degree angle |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Board Examination Review Questions |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔wash hands before and after any
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
direct client contact
|\ |\
The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for newborn babies is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The client recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
would wait how many minutes before taking the client's oral
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 minutes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to determine circulation to the foot
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for the A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
record it states that one medication is to be given "p.c." The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychiatric technician would administer this medication -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔after meals |\ |\ |\
,The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technician would inject the needle at what angle? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees |\ |\
A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
has abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
visits at the physician's office. The criteria that is used to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
determine hypertension is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔over 140 mm|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technician. The client asks what does blood pressure represent.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The best response the psychiatric technician would give is -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"It is a measure of the pressure exerted
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries"
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bones to become porous and less dense. This results in increased
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
susceptibility to fracture and collapse. The physician would order
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an increased amount of which foods to help treat this condition?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Liver, milk, egg yolks
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
45 degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔fowler's position |\
The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deficiency syndrome) are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fatigue, night
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sweats, intermittent fever, severe diarrhea
|\ |\ |\ |\
,A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
examines it and sees that it is reddish in color. The client states
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that it is painless and that he has been sexually promiscuous. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔syphilis |\ |\
A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
deep to very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
type of irregular breathing pattern is referred to as - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Cheyne-Stroke's |\
Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
family physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
running a slight fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
childhood disease is caused by what virus? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Herpesvirus
The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
are one year old or less is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Choking
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bath. The temperature of the water should be between -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔110-115 F |\ |\ |\
The client would be bathed in what order? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and perineum |\
, The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔using tepid water, a soft toothbrush
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and brushing at a 45 degree angle
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Client teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔get adequate exercise during the day
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and established a regular bedtime
|\ |\ |\ |\
Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restless and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
signs and discovered that Carol had a pulse of 140 and pale
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
looking and when she touched her hands they were cold and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
clammy. The most probably medical condition Carol is suffering
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔shock
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Mrs. Clark has been a diabetic for ten years. She has been
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
admitted to the hospital for another possible medical problem.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Her doctor prescribes regular insulin for her. The injection was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
given at 07:00. If Mrs. Clark has a reaction it will most likely be -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔before lunch |\ |\ |\
Mrs. Clark would receive her injection of insulin how many
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
minutes before meals? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When the psychiatric technician is ready to administer the insulin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
he/she would remember to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inject the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
syringe at a 45 or 90 degree angle |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
