Psychiatric Nursing NCLEX Prep
1. if a female client is Distract her by turning on tv
sitting alone in the
group room of psy-
chiatric unit, nod-
ding head and talk-
ing to herself, hear-
ing voices and they
are telling her to
turn herself in to
FBI, what should
the PN do?
2. An OCD patient re- Allow time for behavior and then redirect to other activities
peatedly washing a
table top. What in-
tervention should
the PN do?
3. A highly successful Teach him to limit sugar and catteine intake.
businessman pre-
sents to communi-
ty mental health af-
ter complaining of
sleepiness and anx-
iety over his finan-
cial status. What
should the PN do
to diminish his anx-
iety?
4. A patient is being Stand up slowly because the medication can cause hypotension.
discharged from
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Psychiatric Nursing NCLEX Prep
psychiatric facility
with a prescription
for the anti psychot-
ic agent (Mellaril).
What should the PN
tell the patient to
do?
5. An 18 year old Tell me what the health care provider said.
has been told he
has Hodkins dis-
ease when the PN
enters the room. He
yells to get out, I
want to die. What
should the PN tell
him?
6. The grandmother Ensure a signed release of info includes grandma.
of a young adult
male admitted to
psychiatric unit re-
quest info about
his treatment. What
should the PN do?
7. A client experi- Initiate seizure precaution.
encing withdrawal
from Xanax is hav-
ing severe agitation
and tremors. What
should the PN do?