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Psychiatric Technician State Board
Review 2026|Certified Questions And
Answers
A psychiatric technician is having a therapeutic dialogue with a newly admitted
client who is suspicious. The most important nursing intervention to use with this
type of client is to: - correct-answer-Interact briefly and avoid making demands.
A client with severe mania may initially be given Thorazine (chlorpromazine) or
Haldol (haloperidol) along with lithium until the lithium becomes effective. The
psychiatric technician would be aware that: - correct-answer-High doses of these
major tranquilizers will mask nausea and vomiting of lithium toxicity.
Tests involving which organs should be conducted before lithium therapy is
initiated? - correct-answer-Kidneys and thyroid
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After a client has received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the psychiatric
technician would be alert for temporary signs of: - correct-answer-Memory
impairment
The statement: "The client will bathe daily" would be listed under which section
of a nursing care plan? - correct-answer-Desired Client outcomes
A high intensity of risk used for assessing the degree of suicidal risk would be: -
correct-answer-Feelings of hopelessness/helplessness
The psychiatric technician observes a client attempting to hide a box of laxatives
while checking her belongings upon admission to a psychiatric unit. Which of the
following problems would the psychiatric technician focus on during the
assessment phase of the admitting procedure? - correct-answer-Binge eating and
purging
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The most important goal for clients that are diagnosed with an eating disorder is:
- correct-answer-The ability to identify and express their feeling and needs.
The families of anorectics tend to have which of the following characteristics? -
correct-answer-Enmeshment
Binge eating can be a criterion for which of the following diagnoses? - correct-
answer-Borderline personality disorder
An appropriate nursing intervention for the client suffering from anorexia or
bulimia would be: - correct-answer-Assist the client in examining negative
perceptions of themselves.
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Clients with rheumatoid arthritis tend to have the personality characteristic of: -
correct-answer-Self-sacrificing
A disease sometimes mistaken for Alzheimer's disease is: - correct-answer-Pick's
Disease
The psychiatric technician knows that the onset of voyeuristic behavior is usually
before age: - correct-answer-15
Besides the prevention of pregnancy, another possible advantage of oral
contraception is: - correct-answer-Less occurrence of anemia due to iron
deficiency.
To accurately measure a client's respirations, the psychiatric technician would: -
correct-answer-Count them while leaving his/her fingers on the radial pulse.
Psychiatric Technician State Board
Review 2026|Certified Questions And
Answers
A psychiatric technician is having a therapeutic dialogue with a newly admitted
client who is suspicious. The most important nursing intervention to use with this
type of client is to: - correct-answer-Interact briefly and avoid making demands.
A client with severe mania may initially be given Thorazine (chlorpromazine) or
Haldol (haloperidol) along with lithium until the lithium becomes effective. The
psychiatric technician would be aware that: - correct-answer-High doses of these
major tranquilizers will mask nausea and vomiting of lithium toxicity.
Tests involving which organs should be conducted before lithium therapy is
initiated? - correct-answer-Kidneys and thyroid
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After a client has received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the psychiatric
technician would be alert for temporary signs of: - correct-answer-Memory
impairment
The statement: "The client will bathe daily" would be listed under which section
of a nursing care plan? - correct-answer-Desired Client outcomes
A high intensity of risk used for assessing the degree of suicidal risk would be: -
correct-answer-Feelings of hopelessness/helplessness
The psychiatric technician observes a client attempting to hide a box of laxatives
while checking her belongings upon admission to a psychiatric unit. Which of the
following problems would the psychiatric technician focus on during the
assessment phase of the admitting procedure? - correct-answer-Binge eating and
purging
,3|Page
The most important goal for clients that are diagnosed with an eating disorder is:
- correct-answer-The ability to identify and express their feeling and needs.
The families of anorectics tend to have which of the following characteristics? -
correct-answer-Enmeshment
Binge eating can be a criterion for which of the following diagnoses? - correct-
answer-Borderline personality disorder
An appropriate nursing intervention for the client suffering from anorexia or
bulimia would be: - correct-answer-Assist the client in examining negative
perceptions of themselves.
, 4|Page
Clients with rheumatoid arthritis tend to have the personality characteristic of: -
correct-answer-Self-sacrificing
A disease sometimes mistaken for Alzheimer's disease is: - correct-answer-Pick's
Disease
The psychiatric technician knows that the onset of voyeuristic behavior is usually
before age: - correct-answer-15
Besides the prevention of pregnancy, another possible advantage of oral
contraception is: - correct-answer-Less occurrence of anemia due to iron
deficiency.
To accurately measure a client's respirations, the psychiatric technician would: -
correct-answer-Count them while leaving his/her fingers on the radial pulse.
