Nursing Practice Questions PDF

behaviour cannot be tolerated, C. applies to nurses only, D. is indispensable in building a sense of acceptance of the patient. Task 26 The treatment team are: A. only doctors and nurses employed by the hospital, B. all hospital staff regardless of qualifications, C. a group of people with relevant...

behaviour cannot be tolerated, C. applies to nurses only, D. is indispensable in building a sense of acceptance of the patient. Task 26 The treatment team are: A. only doctors and nurses employed by the hospital, B. all hospital staff regardless of qualifications, C. a group of people with relevant qualifications, experience and knowledge working together to achieve therapeutic goals, D. psychologists and psychiatrists pursuing the stated therapeutic goals. Task 27 Anxiety is one of the most distressing symptoms and quite common, so communicating with the patient: A. does not require any particular commitment or preparation on the part of the nurse, B. start by gathering information on the psychological circumstances of the anxiety, C. requires patience and care with simultaneous helplessness on the part of the nurse in the face of anxiety, D. must not contain the characteristics of active listening. Task 28 In caring for a child with autism, the following goals should be adopted in particular: A. Improving self-care, as the child usually functions well in other areas, B. improve social competence as speech and self-care are normal, C. improving speech, self-care and social competence, D. improving attention through pharmacotherapy. Task 29 WHAT ACTION IS WRONG in caring for a patient with mania who has an increased psychomotor drive and does not sleep as long as the physiological norm: A. reduction in the amount of coffee and tea consumed in the evening, B. lack of assistance in organising time until the morning when the patient cannot sleep, C. reminding people of the hours set aside for sleep, bedtime, D. use of pharmacotherapy and observation of the patient's sleep. Task 30 Electroconvulsive treatment of the mentally ill: A. is prohibited by law in Poland, B. is not reimbursed by the National Health Service, C. always requires so-called double consent, D. requires the consent of the person, even if taken without consent. Task 31 Which of the given phenomena in children may be associated with the onset of schizophrenia later in life: A. the heraldic symptoms of schizophrenia in adolescence, B. weirdness, C. answers A and B are wrong, D. answers A and B are correct. Task 32 Which conceptual model of nursing refers to the patient as an open system, made up of parts that are interdependent with each other, and the whole system is in constant interaction with the environment, which affects the individual through stressors? A. Dorothea Orem, B. Hildegard Peplau, C. Virginia Henderson, D. Betty Neuman. Task 33 Psychological aspects of occupational therapy can include: A. improving self-esteem, B. increase in self esteem, C. understanding your own needs, D. all answers are correct. Task 34 During the admission of a patient to a psychiatric hospital, the recognition of somatic and psychological problems and the making of nursing diagnoses are the responsibility of the staff: A. emergency room(admission room) and hospital ward, B. hospital ward only, C. emergency rooms (admissions room) only, D. all answers are incorrect. Task 35 Reducing the risk of suicide in a depressed patient is achieved by, among other things, providing the patient with a sense of security, which is achieved by: A. non-verbal information by showing calmness, B. decisiveness and activity, C. a lack of acceptance of the patient's periodic incapacity, D. answers A and B are correct. Task 36 You are caring for an elderly person with anxiety. What symptoms/problems related to anxiety in older people should you attention to: A. immaturity of the personality in terms of defence mechanisms, B. alcohol dependence, C. Dependence on sedative medication and lack of support, D. all answers are correct. Task 37 The use of physical restraint in the form of immobilisation or isolation in hospital shall not exceed: A. 6 hours, B. 8 hours, C. 12 hours, D. 16 hours. Task 38 A patient with mania does not want to cooperate with the treatment team. What are the reasons for this attitude of the patient: A. an excessive sense of illness, B. positive effect of pharmacotherapy, C. psychotic sensations, D. absence of psychotic experiences. Task 39 Patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder, treated pharmacologically and psychotherapeutically for many years with no apparent improvement. The patient's symptoms significantly interfere with his functioning, causing him considerable distress. The patient was considered to be suffering from a drug-resistant form of obsessive compulsive disorder. The patient in this situation may be eligible: A. only to psychotherapy because treatment options have been exhausted, B. for neurosurgical treatment (deep brain stimulation), C. d o alcohol treatment as a new pharmacological method, D. to desensitisation as the main treatment method. Task 40 The patient suffers from an eating disorder. On admission to the unit, the patient's nutritional status should be assessed by: A. measurement of body weight, B. measurement of arm circumference, C. assessment of the thickness of the dermal-fatty folds, D. all answers are correct. Task 41 Which of the statements made by the depressed patient does not indicate a higher risk of suicide: A. only death will bring me relief, B. the family will suffer if I die, C. it will be easier for everyone when I die, D. there is no person who is interested in me. Task 42 The nursing activities, as well as those of the entire therapeutic team in the rehab unit, are directed in addicts towards: A. maintenance of abstinence by the patient, B. assimilation of knowledge and acquisition of remedial skills by the patient, C. improvement of mental and physical health by the patient, D. all answers are correct. Task 43 In caring for patients in whom aggression may escalate, it is important to counter aggression by: A. ensuring an adequate number of staff on duty, B. employing staff with the right competence and aptitude, C. following procedures and standards, D. all answers are correct. Task 44 The theory of self-care deficits was developed by: A. Nancy Roper, B. Betty Newman, C. Madeleine Leninger, D. Dorothea Orem. Task 45 During the interview in the psychiatric emergency room, you hear the following statements from the patient "I am being followed by my boss", "yesterday I was locked in a time capsule, I had a surgical procedure performed in another space, I have an implant so that I can I am receiving radio waves from another galaxy". The above beliefs belong to a disorder: A. perception, B. delusions, C. obsessive-compulsive, D. magical thinking. Task 46 The aim of caring for an elderly patient with depression, feelings of loneliness and a sense of hopelessness, which can lead to suicide, will primarily be: A. sustaining and building communication, B. protection from loneliness and the return of hope, C. commitment to pharmacotherapy, D. ensuring physical security. Task 47 The patient with schizophrenia withdraws from social contact. In the therapeutic intervention the nurse will use: A. showing respect, reinforcing accepted social behaviour, lack of empathy, B. Showing acceptance, empathy and respect and being authentic with the patient, C. Showing antipathy, respect and being authentic with the patient, D. encouraging the expression of emotions and thoughts, showing empathy, adopting a mask-like facial expression. Task 48 A nurse who is caring for a patient who is not taking prescribed psychotropic medication should consider the reasons for this, which do NOT include: A. the patient's proper insight into their own health situation, B. the desire to commit suicide, C. no sense of illness,