BANKS (ALL TOGETHER- VARIOUS TEST QUESTIONS – 38 PAGES OF STUDY
NOTE TEST QUESTIONS FROM EXAM)
A male client is admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit with a bandaged
flesh wound after attempting to shoot himself. He was divorced one year ago.
Lost his job four months ago, and suffered a breakup of is current relationship
last week. What is most likely source of
this client’s current feelings of depression?
A. Feelings of
frustration. B. A sense
of loss
C. Poor self-esteem.
D. A lack of intimate relationships.
The RN documents the mental status of a female client who has been
hospitalized for several days by court order. The client states” I don’t need to
be here,” and tells the RN that she believes that the t.v talks to her. The RN
should document these assessment statements in which section of the mental
status exam?
A. Insight and judgement.
B. Mood and affect.
, C. Remote memory.
D. Level of concentration.
A client with schizophrenia is admitted to the psychiatric care unit for
aggressive behavior, auditory hallucinations, and potential for safe harm. The
client has not been taking medications as prescribed and insists that the food
has been poisoned and refuses to eat. What intervention should the RN
implement?
A. Assure the client that all food served in the hospital is safe to eat.
B. Tell the client that irrational thinking is a symptom of schizophrenia.
C. Obtain an order for a tube feeding for the client.
D. Provide the client with food in unopened containers.
The RN is providing education about strategies for a safety plan for a female
client who is a victim of intimate partner violence. Which strategies should be
included in the safety plan? (SOA)
A. Purchase a gun to use for protection.
B. Establish a code with family and friends to signify violence.
D. Have a bag ready that has extra clothes for self and children.
E. Plan an escape route to use if the abuser blocks the main exit.
C. Take a self-defense course that retaliates the abuser with injury.
The RN is admitting a male client who take lithium carbonate (Eskalith) twice
,a day. Which information should the RN report to the HCP immediately?
A. Short term memory loss.
B. Five pound weight gain
C. Decreased affect.
D. Nausea and vomiting.
, A male client who is admitted with delirium tremens is dehydrated and
experiencing auditory hallucinations. He has a bruised, swollen tongue and is
confused. In developing a plan of care, which action should the RN include
to ensure the client is physiologically stable?
A. Encourage oral
fluids. B. Monitor
vital signs.
C. Keep the room dark.
D. Apply ice to his tongue.
A RN is teaching a client about initiation of a prescribed abstinence therapy
using Disulfiram (Antabuse). What information should the client acknowledge
understanding?
A. Admit to others that he is a substance abuser.
B. Remain alcohol free for 12 hours prior to first dose.
C. Attend monthly meetings of alcoholics anonymous.
D. Completely sustain from heroin or cocaine use.
An older ale client with schizophrenia is found smearing feces n the
bathroom walls of the chronic mental health unit where he resides. What
action should the RN implement?
A. Explain that the feces belong in the toilet.
B. Show the client how to clean the
walls. C. Escort the client out of the
bathroom.
D. Assist the client to clean the walls.