Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica di salute mentale con soluzioni

According to DSM-5, how long must symptoms last for a major depressive episode to be diagnosed?

1. AAt least 2 weeks
2. BAt least 2 years
3. CAt least 6 months
4. DAt least 2 days

What is the main focus of the recovery model in mental health care?

1. AProfessionals making all decisions for patients for their own good
2. BLong-term hospital care for everyone with serious mental illness
3. CHope, self-determination and living a meaningful life, even if some symptoms continue
4. DComplete removal of all symptoms before the person can start to build a good and meaningful life

A patient says, "I couldn't sleep, and then I just stayed in bed all day." The nurse replies, "You stayed in bed all day?" Which technique is this?

1. AVoicing doubt
2. BRestating
3. CGiving advice
4. DSummarising

A severely depressed older patient says, "My insides have rotted away; I am already dead." Which type of delusion is this?

1. ANihilistic
2. BGrandiose
3. CErotomanic
4. DPersecutory

Perché gli antidepressivi triciclici sono particolarmente pericolosi in caso di overdose?

1. ANon hanno effetti in overdose
2. BPossono causare aritmie cardiache fatali e convulsioni
3. CAbbassano la pressione arteriosa solo di poco e raramente richiedono trattamento
4. DCausano solo una lieve sonnolenza

When is the risk of suicide particularly high for patients after psychiatric inpatient care?

1. AOnly while the patient is asleep in hospital
2. BOnly after one year at home
3. CIn the first weeks after discharge
4. DThere is no change in risk after discharge

On a mental health ward, which task is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to a healthcare assistant?

1. ATeaching a patient about the side effects of lithium
2. BCarrying out the full admission suicide risk assessment of a newly admitted patient
3. CEvaluating whether a PRN medicine given an hour ago has worked
4. DAccompanying a stable patient to the dining room and recording his food intake

A patient with schizophrenia reports chest pain. A colleague says, "He's always complaining. It's just anxiety." What should the nurse do?

1. AAgree with the colleague and give him a PRN anxiolytic
2. BIgnore the complaint until he mentions it again
3. CTell him to lie down in his room, rest and stop worrying so much about his health
4. DAssess him physically, with vital signs and an ECG if indicated