SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board Examination
EXAM COVERAGE - SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination
The SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board Examination evaluates
comprehensive knowledge and clinical skills required for safe and
effective practice as a psychiatric technician. Key topics include Basic
Nursing and Medical-Surgical Nursing, covering patient assessment,
vital signs, hygiene, nutrition, infection control, and common medical-
surgical conditions. Pharmacology topics assess understanding of
medication administration, therapeutic effects, side effects, and safety
monitoring, including psychotropic and somatic medications.
Developmental Disabilities focuses on care planning, behavioral
management, communication techniques, and promoting
,independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disorders. Psychiatric Nursing evaluates knowledge of mental health
disorders, therapeutic interventions, crisis management, psychosocial
support, and application of ethical and legal standards. The exam
emphasizes clinical reasoning, patient safety, interdisciplinary
collaboration, and evidence-based practices to optimize patient
outcomes across diverse care settings.
The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is
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?
15 minutes
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to
wash hands before and after any direct client contact
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used
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
after meals
The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?
90 degrees
EXAM COVERAGE - SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination
The SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board Examination evaluates
comprehensive knowledge and clinical skills required for safe and
effective practice as a psychiatric technician. Key topics include Basic
Nursing and Medical-Surgical Nursing, covering patient assessment,
vital signs, hygiene, nutrition, infection control, and common medical-
surgical conditions. Pharmacology topics assess understanding of
medication administration, therapeutic effects, side effects, and safety
monitoring, including psychotropic and somatic medications.
Developmental Disabilities focuses on care planning, behavioral
management, communication techniques, and promoting
,independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disorders. Psychiatric Nursing evaluates knowledge of mental health
disorders, therapeutic interventions, crisis management, psychosocial
support, and application of ethical and legal standards. The exam
emphasizes clinical reasoning, patient safety, interdisciplinary
collaboration, and evidence-based practices to optimize patient
outcomes across diverse care settings.
The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
newborn babies is
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?
15 minutes
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to
wash hands before and after any direct client contact
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used
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
after meals
The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
technician would inject the needle at what angle?
90 degrees
