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SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board

Examination Review Questions with

Correct Answers


The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to - ANSWER✔✔-wash hands before

and after any direct client contact


The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for newborn babies is - ANSWER✔✔-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? -

ANSWER✔✔-15 minutes


The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The psychiatric technician knows this pulse

site is being used - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-after meals




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The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric technician would inject the needle at

what angle? - ANSWER✔✔-90 degrees


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 - ANSWER✔✔-over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic


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 - ANSWER✔✔-"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? - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-fowler's position


The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) are - ANSWER✔✔-

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. - ANSWER✔✔-syphilis




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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 - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Herpesvirus


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

Choking


The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath. The temperature of the water should

be between - ANSWER✔✔-110-115 F


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

and feet, back and perineum


The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of - ANSWER✔✔-using tepid water, a

soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45 degree angle


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 - ANSWER✔✔-get adequate exercise during the day and

established a regular bedtime


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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 - ANSWER✔✔-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 - ANSWER✔✔-before lunch


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


When the psychiatric technician is ready to administer the insulin he/she would remember to -

ANSWER✔✔-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 -

ANSWER✔✔-Flushed, dry skin, fruity odor breath, vomiting


When a diabetic person has an insulin reaction the emergency treatment would consist of -

ANSWER✔✔-drinking fruit juice


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

legs, eyes




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