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The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include - ️️get adequate exercise during the day...

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SBVC Psychiatric Technician State
Board Examination Review Questions
The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty sleeping the past few
months. The physician has prescribed a low dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary
period of time. Client teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include -
✔️✔️get adequate exercise during the day and established a regular bedtime


A diagnosis of 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 - ✔️✔️over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm
Hg diastolic

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 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


The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to - ✔️✔️wash hands
before and after any direct client contact

A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric technician. The client asks
what does blood pressure represent. The best response the psychiatric technician
would give is - ✔️✔️"It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates
through the arteries"

A client is suffering from 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? - ✔️✔️Liver, milk, egg yolks

The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised 45 degrees to 90
degrees is referred to as - ✔️✔️fowler's position

The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) are -
✔️✔️fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, severe diarrhea

A client complains of a 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. - ✔️✔️syphilis

A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very deep to very shallow
respirations with temporary apnea. This type of irregular breathing pattern is referred to
as - ✔️✔️Cheyne-Stroke's

Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the family physician
because Debbie has a rash on her body and is running a slight fever. The diagnosis is
chickenpox. This childhood disease is caused by what virus? - ✔️✔️Herpesvirus

The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are one year old or less
is - ✔️✔️Choking

The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath. The temperature of
the water should be between - ✔️✔️110-115 F

The client would be bathed in what order? - ✔️✔️Face, arms, hand, chest and
abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum

The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of - ✔️✔️using tepid
water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45 degree angle


Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was restless and complained
of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital signs and discovered that Carol had a pulse of
140 and pale looking and when she touched her hands they were cold and clammy. The
most probably medical condition Carol is suffering from is - ✔️✔️shock

Mrs. Clark has been a diabetic for ten years. She has been admitted to the hospital for
another possible medical problem. Her doctor prescribes regular insulin for her. The
injection was given at 07:00. If Mrs. Clark has a reaction it will most likely be -
✔️✔️before lunch

, Mrs. Clark would receive her injection of insulin how many minutes before meals? -
✔️✔️30

When the psychiatric technician is ready to administer the insulin he/she would
remember to - ✔️✔️inject the syringe at a 45 or 90 degree angle

A diabetic coma means there is too little insulin or too much sugar. It is usually caused
by excessive eating, infection or illness or skipping an insulin injection. The symptoms
of a diabetic coma are - ✔️✔️Flushed, dry skin, fruity odor breath, vomiting

When a diabetic person has an insulin reaction the emergency treatment would consist
of - ✔️✔️drinking fruit juice

Areas of the body that the diabetic person needs to pay close attention to are the -
✔️✔️feet, legs, eyes

The normal blood sugar range is - ✔️✔️80-120

The clinical signs of wound evisceration are - ✔️✔️Opening of incision and visible
protrusion of organs

Mr. Kent has been complaining of chest pains for the past few days. The physician
decides to keep Mr. Kent in the hospital for close observation and to run some tests. To
measure the electric impulses from the heart, Mr. Kent would be given an -
✔️✔️Electrocardiogram

Mr. Kent was diagnosed as having angina pectoris. His treatment consisted of bed rest,
decreasing stress in his life and taking nitroglycerin. When Mr. Kent experiences chest
pain he would take the nitroglycerin by which of the following routes? - ✔️✔️sublingual

An elderly woman was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of paralysis, weakness,
and aphasia. The most likely diagnosis would be - ✔️✔️Cerebrovascular Accident

One of the possible complications of cerebrovascular accident would be -
✔️✔️pulmonary embolism

The psychiatric technician would implement which of the following nursing interventions
initially for the problem of aphasia? - ✔️✔️Provide a chalkboard and chalk for the client
to use

The psychiatric technician walks into a client's room and discovers the client lying on the
floor. He shakes the client while calling his name and there is no response. The
psychiatric technician then calls for help. The next procedure the psychiatric technician
implements is - ✔️✔️tilting the head backward

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