Lembaran kerja Kejururawatan kesihatan mental dengan jawapan

A patient changes quickly from crying to laughing and back again within a few minutes, without an obvious reason. How is this affect described?

1. AFlat
2. BCongruent
3. CLabile
4. DBlunted

The nurse asks a patient, "What does 'people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' mean?" Which ability is being assessed?

1. AOrientation
2. BLevel of consciousness
3. CImmediate memory
4. DAbstract thinking

What is "sundowning" in a person with dementia?

1. AIncreased confusion and agitation in the late afternoon and evening
2. BImproved memory and calmness as darkness falls each evening
3. CSensitivity of the skin to sunlight caused by dementia medicines
4. DSleeping all day and staying awake all night from the start of the illness

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. BPeople with it always feel that their behaviour is senseless and unwanted
3. CIt always involves repeated hand washing and checking rituals
4. DIt starts suddenly in later life after a stressful event and goes away on its own within a few months

Which criteria are needed for a diagnosis of intellectual disability?

1. ALimits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning, starting in childhood
2. BProblems with reading only, with normal everyday functioning
3. CAn IQ score alone, measured at any time in adult life
4. DMemory loss and confusion that start for the first time after the age of 65

Mengapakah antidepresan trisiklik amat berbahaya dalam dos berlebihan?

1. AIa menurunkan tekanan darah sedikit sahaja dan jarang memerlukan rawatan
2. BIa boleh menyebabkan aritmia jantung dan sawan yang membawa maut
3. CIa tiada kesan dalam dos berlebihan
4. DIa hanya menyebabkan mengantuk ringan

Which patient has the highest risk of suicide?

1. AA 20-year-old student with exam stress who has no thoughts of suicide and good friends
2. BA 45-year-old man with well-controlled hypertension who works full time
3. CA 72-year-old widowed man with alcohol dependence who has a gun at home and a plan
4. DA 30-year-old woman with mild anxiety who has a supportive family

A resident with dementia accuses staff of stealing her purse, which she has misplaced. What is the most appropriate response?

1. AInsist that nobody would steal from her
2. BIgnore the accusation and walk away until she forgets about it
3. CStay calm, acknowledge her worry and offer to help her look for it
4. DTell her that her memory is the problem and that the purse is not stolen