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SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination Review Questions
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The most effective nursing wash hands before and after any direct client contact
strategy to prevent
infection would be to
The highest achievable 10
total score in the Apgar
scoring system for
newborn babies is
The physician needs to 15 minutes
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?
The physician now needs to determine circulation to the foot
a pedal pulse from the
same client. The
psychiatric technician
knows this pulse site is
being used
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The psychiatric technician after meals
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
The client is to be given 90 degrees
Demerol and Vistaril IM.
The psychiatric technician
would inject the needle at
what angle?
A diagnosis of over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
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
A client is having her "It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood
blood pressure taken by as it pulsates through the arteries"
the psychiatric technician.
The client asks what does
blood pressure represent.
The best response the
psychiatric technician
would give is
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A client is suffering from Liver, milk, egg yolks
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?
The bed position in which fowler's position
the client's head and trunk
are raised 45 degrees to
90 degrees is referred to
as
The prodromal fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe
signs/symptoms of AIDS diarrhea
(acquired immune
deficiency syndrome) are
A client complains of a syphilis
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.
A client is experiencing Cheyne-Stroke's
abnormal breathing which
involves very deep to very
shallow respirations with
temporary apnea. This
type of irregular breathing
pattern is referred to as
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SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination Review Questions
Save
Terms in this set (250)
The most effective nursing wash hands before and after any direct client contact
strategy to prevent
infection would be to
The highest achievable 10
total score in the Apgar
scoring system for
newborn babies is
The physician needs to 15 minutes
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?
The physician now needs to determine circulation to the foot
a pedal pulse from the
same client. The
psychiatric technician
knows this pulse site is
being used
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,8/4/25, 8:59 PM SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board Examination Review Questions Flashcards | Quizlet
The psychiatric technician after meals
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
The client is to be given 90 degrees
Demerol and Vistaril IM.
The psychiatric technician
would inject the needle at
what angle?
A diagnosis of over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic
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
A client is having her "It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood
blood pressure taken by as it pulsates through the arteries"
the psychiatric technician.
The client asks what does
blood pressure represent.
The best response the
psychiatric technician
would give is
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A client is suffering from Liver, milk, egg yolks
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?
The bed position in which fowler's position
the client's head and trunk
are raised 45 degrees to
90 degrees is referred to
as
The prodromal fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe
signs/symptoms of AIDS diarrhea
(acquired immune
deficiency syndrome) are
A client complains of a syphilis
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.
A client is experiencing Cheyne-Stroke's
abnormal breathing which
involves very deep to very
shallow respirations with
temporary apnea. This
type of irregular breathing
pattern is referred to as
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