Werkblad Psychiatrische verpleegkunde met antwoorden

A patient's depression returns every winter and improves in spring. Which treatment is specific to this pattern?

1. ABright light therapy
2. BLithium carbonate
3. CElectroconvulsive therapy
4. DSeclusion in a quiet room

Which type of hallucination is most common in schizophrenia?

1. AAuditory
2. BOlfactory
3. CTactile
4. DVisual

Which sequence describes the cycle of violence often seen in intimate partner abuse?

1. ATension-building, acute violence, then reconciliation (the "honeymoon" phase)
2. BAcute violence, then permanent separation of the partners
3. CTension-building, then a calm phase that lasts for the rest of the relationship
4. DReconciliation, acute violence, then tension-building with no further violence

A patient at high risk of suicide is placed on constant (one-to-one) observation. What does this mean?

1. AA staff member stays with the patient at all times, at the distance set by policy, including in the bathroom
2. BThe patient is checked every hour during the day only
3. CThe patient can be left alone while asleep
4. DThe patient is seen once a shift by the nurse in charge, and otherwise checked by camera from the office when staff are free

Welke combinatie van bevindingen wijst op het serotoninesyndroom?

1. AGewichtstoename en droge mond
2. BLage temperatuur en trage hartslag
3. CLangzaam ontstane rigiditeit met lage reflexen en hoge koorts gedurende meerdere dagen na een antipsychoticum
4. DAgitatie, zweten, tremor, hyperreflexie en clonus die binnen uren na een medicatiewijziging beginnen

What is the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) used for?

1. ATo assess the risk of a patient becoming violent
2. BTo screen for and monitor tardive dyskinesia
3. CTo measure the severity of alcohol withdrawal
4. DTo rate the severity of depression

De lithiumspiegel van een patiënt is 1,8 mmol/L. Hij zegt zich prima te voelen op lichte misselijkheid na. Wat moet de verpleegkundige doen?

1. ADe volgende dosis geven, omdat hij zich prima voelt
2. BDe dosis verhogen om een recidief te voorkomen
3. CDe test over 1 maand herhalen
4. DDe volgende dosis achterhouden en de voorschrijver snel inlichten

A caller says she is a patient's sister and asks how he is doing. The patient has not given consent to share information. What should the nurse do?

1. ATell her that he is on the ward but refuse to say anything else about his care or condition
2. BAsk her to prove she is his sister and then share the details
3. CGive a full update, because she is a close family member
4. DNeither confirm nor deny that he is there, and offer to pass on a message