SNLE Psychiatric Nursing 6

Question 1

Which assessment tool is used to screen for alcohol use disorder?

Accepted Answer

CAGE questionnaire

Answer

PHQ-9

Answer

GAD-7

Answer

MMSE

Question 2

What is akathisia?

Accepted Answer

A subjective feeling of motor restlessness and inability to remain still, caused by antipsychotics

Answer

Involuntary repetitive movements of the face and tongue

Answer

Severe muscle rigidity caused by antipsychotics

Answer

Sudden loss of muscle tone

Question 3

A patient has been involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric unit. Which right is retained?

Accepted Answer

The right to be treated with dignity and to communicate with an attorney

Answer

The right to refuse all treatments indefinitely

Answer

The right to leave the hospital at will

Answer

The right to have medications withheld

Question 4

Which statement indicates a patient understands their diagnosis of bipolar I disorder?

Accepted Answer

'I should take my mood stabilizer even when I feel well to prevent future episodes.'

Answer

'I can stop medication when I feel normal because that means I am cured.'

Answer

'Only the depressive episodes are dangerous.'

Answer

'I should avoid all social activities permanently.'

Question 5

What is the key nursing consideration when administering benzodiazepines to an elderly patient?

Accepted Answer

Use lowest effective dose, monitor for excessive sedation and fall risk

Answer

No special considerations in elderly patients

Answer

Increase the dose to ensure adequate sedation

Answer

Administer intramuscularly only

Question 6

A patient reports feeling nervous, having a pounding heart, and sweating every time they go to a shopping mall. This is most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Specific phobia or agoraphobia with panic

Answer

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer

Acute psychosis

Answer

Somatization disorder