Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica di salute mentale con soluzioni

The nurse asks, "What would you do if you smelled smoke in a cinema?" Which part of the mental status examination does this assess?

1. ARecent memory
2. BPerception
3. COrientation
4. DJudgement

Quale meccanismo di difesa è considerato sano e maturo?

1. ASublimazione: incanalare sentimenti aggressivi in uno sport
2. BScissione: vedere le persone come tutte buone o tutte cattive
3. CNegazione: rifiutare una diagnosi per mesi
4. DProiezione: dare agli altri la colpa dei propri sentimenti

What is the main goal of crisis intervention?

1. ATo explore the person's childhood experiences in depth over many years
2. BTo help the person return at least to their level of functioning before the crisis
3. CTo change the person's personality so that crises never happen again
4. DTo admit every person in crisis to hospital for several months

A patient who started a high-dose corticosteroid (prednisolone or prednisone) a week ago is now euphoric, sleeping little and talking very fast. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AA normal reaction to feeling better from the treatment
2. BLithium toxicity
3. CAlcohol withdrawal
4. DMood changes caused by the corticosteroid

An agitated patient has not responded to verbal de-escalation. A PRN medicine is prescribed. What is the most appropriate step?

1. AOffer the oral medicine first, before considering an injection
2. BGive an intramuscular injection at once without offering any choice
3. CPlace him in seclusion and then decide about medicine later
4. DHide the medicine in his drink without telling him

Which pattern suggests premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

1. AMarked mood symptoms in the week before menstruation that improve within a few days after it starts
2. BMild bloating the day before a period, without any mood changes
3. CLow mood throughout the whole month that is not linked to the menstrual cycle
4. DMood symptoms that begin only after the menopause and last for several years

A teenager says she cuts herself "to feel better, not to die." Which statement about this is correct?

1. ASelf-injury without suicidal intent never needs any assessment
2. BShe should be told that cutting is only attention-seeking behaviour
3. CSelf-injury without suicidal intent shows that she has no mental health problems that need any treatment
4. DNon-suicidal self-injury still increases the long-term risk of suicide, so risk is assessed each time

Un paziente in trattamento per dipendenza da oppioidi sta per ricevere la prima dose di buprenorfina. Ha usato eroina l'ultima volta 2 ore fa. Qual è il rischio?

1. ANon c'è alcun rischio; va somministrata subito
2. BLa buprenorfina si somma all'eroina e causa una pericolosa overdose di oppioidi con depressione respiratoria
3. CLa buprenorfina può causare un'astinenza precipitata se somministrata mentre gli agonisti completi sono ancora attivi
4. DLa buprenorfina non avrà alcun effetto