Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica di salute mentale con soluzioni

Perché gli infermieri di solito devono evitare di fare ai pazienti domande con "perché", come "Perché l'ha fatto?"

1. ASono sempre contrarie alla legge
2. BPossono far sentire il paziente giudicato e sulla difensiva
3. CRendono la valutazione più breve
4. DSono troppo aperte

At which level of anxiety is a person most able to learn and solve problems?

1. ASevere anxiety
2. BModerate anxiety
3. CMild anxiety
4. DPanic

What is anticipatory grief?

1. AGrief that is hidden from others because the loss is not openly recognised or socially accepted
2. BGrief that never ends and stops the person from functioning
3. CGrief that begins before an expected loss, such as during a terminal illness
4. DGrief that appears for the first time many years after a loss

Oltre alla litiemia, quali esami si monitorano regolarmente nel trattamento a lungo termine con litio?

1. ASolo la densità ossea
2. BFunzione renale e funzione tiroidea
3. CSolo la funzione polmonare
4. DEsami dell'udito

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. BTell him that he is not as important as he thinks he is
3. CArrange for only the senior doctor to see him from now on
4. DAvoid him as much as possible, because he is rude and unpleasant to the nursing staff

Which pattern suggests premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

1. AMild bloating the day before a period, without any mood changes
2. BMarked mood symptoms in the week before menstruation that improve within a few days after it starts
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 man is found in a city far from home. He cannot remember who he is or how he got there, but his speech and thinking are otherwise normal. Tests show no head injury or intoxication. What is most likely?

1. AAlzheimer's disease
2. BA manic episode with poor judgement and impulsive travel
3. CDelirium
4. DDissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue

A patient on suicide precautions asks for his razor to shave. What is the most appropriate response?

1. ARefuse, and tell him he cannot shave at all while in hospital
2. BGive him the razor, because he has the right to his own belongings
3. CLet another patient lend him a razor so that staff do not need to be involved and he can keep his privacy
4. DFollow policy, for example by supervising the shave or offering an electric razor