Psychiatric Nursing

Module 20 • 20 Questions

Question 1

A relationship that occurs between two individuals who have an emotional commitment to each other is-

Question 2

Empathy means-

Question 3

For a nurse to be able to develop effective communication skills she should-

Question 4

The following is a task of the initial phase in nurse-patient relationship-

Question 5

The following are elements of communication except-

Question 6

The nurse should pay close attention to the patient's nonverbal communication because-

Question 7

Which of the following is a goal of therapeutic communication-

Question 8

What is the meaning of restating-

Question 9

In which of the following phases of therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, patient problems are noted and coping skills are identified?

Question 10

Unconscious transfer of qualities originally associated with another individual by the patient is called-

Question 11

Unconscious transfer of inappropriate attributes originally associated with another individual by the nurse is called-

Question 12

1. What is a receptor-

Question 13

What is a synapse?

Question 14

Haloperidol is a/an-

Question 15

After three days of taking haloperidol, the patient shows restlessness, becomes fidgety and is unable to sit still. Which of the following extrapyramidal symptoms is the patient experiencing-

Question 16

A patient is on clozapine drug for the past 2 weeks. He reports fever, sore throat and general weakness. Which of the following nursing intervention is most appropriate?

Question 17

Which of the following is a major side effect of typical antipsychotics-

Question 18

Therapeutic levels of lithium, are-

Question 19

One of the side effects of an antipsychotic drug is abnormal, irregular choreo-athetoid movements of the muscles of the mouth, it is termed as-

Question 20

Which of the following is the nurse's correct interpretation, when the patient has serum lithium level 2.0 mEq/L-

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