Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica di salute mentale con soluzioni

Which question is open-ended?

1. A"Did you sleep well last night?"
2. B"Are you feeling sad today?"
3. C"Have you taken your medicine yet?"
4. D"What has been on your mind today?"

A patient repeats the nurse's words exactly: Nurse: "How are you today?" Patient: "How are you today?" What is this called?

1. AEcholalia
2. BNeologism
3. CEchopraxia
4. DConfabulation

A patient begins to talk about her fear of dying. The nurse says, "Let's talk about your visitors this afternoon." Which non-therapeutic technique is this?

1. AChanging the subject
2. BRestating
3. CSummarising
4. DFocusing

How does obsessive-compulsive personality disorder differ from obsessive-compulsive disorder?

1. AIt is a lasting pattern of perfectionism and control without true obsessions and compulsions
2. BIt starts suddenly in later life after a stressful event and goes away on its own within a few months
3. CIt always involves repeated hand washing and checking rituals
4. DPeople with it always feel that their behaviour is senseless and unwanted

A patient with narcissistic personality disorder demands that only the senior doctor should speak to him, because the nurses are "beneath him". What is the best approach?

1. ARespond respectfully but firmly, and keep the same expectations as for other patients
2. BAvoid him as much as possible, because he is rude and unpleasant to the nursing staff
3. CTell him that he is not as important as he thinks he is
4. DArrange for only the senior doctor to see him from now on

Quale monitoraggio è importante per un paziente che inizia il valproato?

1. ASolo la pressione oculare
2. BEsami dell'udito
3. CFunzione epatica e segni di pancreatite, e counselling sui rischi in gravidanza
4. DFunzione polmonare e radiografie del torace regolari, per il rischio di fibrosi polmonare

Six weeks after losing his job, a man feels low and worried and is sleeping a little less, but he still enjoys time with his children and does not meet the criteria for major depression. Which diagnosis fits best?

1. APersistent depressive disorder
2. BAdjustment disorder with depressed mood
3. CBipolar II disorder
4. DMajor depressive disorder

A patient in alcohol withdrawal had a CIWA-Ar score of 8 four hours ago. It is now 22, and he is sweating heavily and very anxious. What should the nurse do?

1. AReduce monitoring, because a higher score on this scale means that his withdrawal is improving
2. BEncourage him to drink a large glass of wine to settle the symptoms
3. CGive the prescribed symptom-triggered benzodiazepine, increase monitoring and inform the prescriber
4. DWait for the next routine score in four hours before deciding