Nursing Psychiatry revision questions.

     NURSING PSYCHIATRY QUESTIONS

Compiled by: Suleiman Ndoro Jnr (Dr Audi)

1. Malingering is different from somatoform disorder because the former:

A. Has evidence of an organic basis
B. It is a deliberate effort to handle upsetting events
C. Gratification from the environment is obtained
D. Stress is expressed through physical symptoms

2. On arrival for admission to a voluntary unit, a female client loudly announces: “Everyone kneel, you are in the presence of the Queen of England.” This delusion is termed as:

A. Self-belief
B. Self-appreciation
C. Nihilistic
D. Grandeur

3. The client has been taking lithium carbonate as prescribed by his physician. While the client is taking this drug, the nurse should ensure that he has adequate intake of:

A. Sodium
B. Iron
C. Iodine
D. Calcium

4. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include:

A. Alogia, delusions, thought disorder
B. Avolition, alogia, auditory hallucinations
C. Anhedonia, alogia, visual hallucinations
D. Blunt effect, anhedonia, alogia

5. The role of antabuse or disulfiram used in the management of alcoholism is to:

A. Remove the alcohol from the body system
B. Breakdown alcohol into harmless questions
C. Stop liver enzymes from breaking down acetaldehyde making it increase in blood
D. Antagonize alcohol making the patient excrete alcohol very fast from the blood system rendering alcohol harmless.