Pielęgniarstwo psychiatryczne: karta pracy z odpowiedziami

Which group of features is typical of dementia with Lewy bodies?

1. ASudden step-by-step decline after small strokes
2. BFluctuating alertness, detailed visual hallucinations and parkinsonism
3. CEarly personality change and loss of social inhibition
4. DMemory loss only, with no other symptoms or changes in alertness for many years

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. BBlunted
3. CLabile
4. DCongruent

Bupropion is used as an antidepressant in some countries, such as the US. What else is it commonly used for?

1. AHelping people stop smoking
2. BTreating alcohol withdrawal seizures
3. CReversing opioid overdose
4. DTreating acute mania

A man with an intellectual disability is becoming irritable. Staff say it is "just his learning disability". What is this an example of?

1. APositive reinforcement
2. BDiagnostic overshadowing
3. CSplitting by the patient
4. DTransference

In family systems theory, what is meant by the "identified patient"?

1. AThe family member who has the most serious physical illness
2. BThe member whose symptoms are seen as the family's problem
3. CThe family member who pays for the treatment
4. DThe patient whose identity has been checked against a wristband before treatment

A patient says, "I feel like I'm dying inside." Which nurse response best uses the technique of exploring?

1. A"You shouldn't say things like that."
2. B"Let's talk about something more cheerful."
3. C"Tell me more about what that feeling is like for you."
4. D"Everyone feels that way sometimes."

An older woman living with her son looks thin and unkempt. She says her son "looks after the money" and she is often hungry. What should the nurse do?

1. AAsk the son in front of her whether he is stealing her money
2. BIgnore it, because family finances are a private matter
3. CTalk to her privately, document the findings and raise an adult safeguarding concern
4. DTell her that she must move out of her son's home at once and stay with friends until the matter is sorted out

A man with gambling disorder has lost his savings and has large debts. He tells the nurse, "My family would be better off without me." What should the nurse do?

1. AChange the subject to his gambling triggers and how to avoid the betting shop
2. BReassure him that his family will forgive him
3. CAsk directly about suicidal thoughts and plans, and assess his risk
4. DFocus only on helping him create a budget