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WorksheetsPsychiatric nursing Eval Exam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3mins
1. Marco approached Nurse Trisha asking for advice on how to deal with his alcohol
addiction. Nurse Trisha should tell the client that the only effective treatment for
alcoholism is:
A. Psychotherapy
B. Alcoholics anonymous (A.A.)
C. Total abstinence
D. Aversion Therapy
2. Nurse Hazel is caring for a male client who experience false sensory perceptions
with no basis in reality. This perception is known as:
A. Hallucinations
B. Delusions
C. Loose associations
D. Neologisms
3. Nurse Monet is caring for a female client who has suicidal tendency. When
accompanying the client to the restroom, Nurse Monet should…
A. Give her privacy
B. Allow her to urinate
C. Open the window and allow her to get some fresh air
D. Observe her
4. Nurse Maureen is developing a plan of care for a female client with anorexia nervosa.
Which action should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Provide privacy during meals
B. Set-up a strict eating plan for the client
C. Encourage client to exercise to reduce anxiety
D. Restrict visits with the family
5. A client is experiencing anxiety attack. The most appropriate nursing intervention
should include?
A. Turning on the television
B. Leaving the client alone
C. Staying with the client and speaking in short sentences
D. Ask the client to play with other clients
6. A female client is admitted with a diagnosis of delusions of GRANDEUR. This
diagnosis reflects a belief that one is:
A. Being Killed
B. Highly famous and important
C. Responsible for evil world
D. Connected to client unrelated to oneself
7. A 20 year old client was diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. Which
behavior is not most likely to be evidence of ineffective individual coping?
A. Recurrent self-destructive behavior
B. Avoiding relationship
C. Showing interest in solitary activities
D. Inability to make choices and decision without advise
8. A male client is diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder. Which signs would
this client exhibit during social situation?
A. Paranoid thoughts
B. Emotional affect
C. Independence need
D. Aggressive behavior
9. Nurse Claire is caring for a client diagnosed with bulimia. The most appropriate initial
goal for a client diagnosed with bulimia is?
A. Encourage to avoid foods
B. Identify anxiety causing situations
C. Eat only three meals a day
D. Avoid shopping plenty of groceries
10. Nurse Tony was caring for a 41 year old female client. Which behavior by the client
indicates adult cognitive development?
A. Generates new levels of awareness
B. Assumes responsibility for her actions
C. Has maximum ability to solve problems and learn new skills
D. Her perception are based on reality
11. A 75 year old client is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of dementia of the
Alzheimer’s type and depression. The symptom that is unrelated to depression would
be?
A. Apathetic response to the environment
B. “I don’t know” answer to questions
C. Shallow of labile effect
D. Neglect of personal hygiene
12. Nurse Anna can minimize agitation in a disturbed client by?
A. Increasing stimulation
B. limiting unnecessary interaction
C. increasing appropriate sensory perception
D. ensuring constant client and staff contact
13. Mario is complaining to other clients about not being allowed by staff to keep food in
his room. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate?
A. Allowing a snack to be kept in his room
B. Reprimanding the client
C. Ignoring the clients behavior
D. Setting limits on the behavior
14. Which of the following foods would the nurse Trish eliminate from the diet of a client
in alcohol withdrawal?
A. Milk
B. Orange Juice
C. Soda
D. Regular Coffee
15. To establish open and trusting relationship with a female client who has been
hospitalized with severe anxiety, the nurse in charge should?
A. Encourage the staff to have frequent interaction with the client
B. Share an activity with the client
C. Give client feedback about behavior
D. Respect client’s need for personal space
16. Linda is pacing the floor and appears extremely anxious. The duty nurse
approaches in an attempt to alleviate Linda’s anxiety. The most therapeutic question by
the nurse would be?
A. Would you like to watch TV?
B. Would you like me to talk with you?
C. Are you feeling upset now?
D. Ignore the client
17. Nurse Penny is aware that the symptoms that distinguish post traumatic stress
disorder from other anxiety disorder would be:
A. Avoidance of situation & certain activities that resemble the stress
B. Depression and a blunted affect when discussing the traumatic situation
C. Lack of interest in family & others
D. Re-experiencing the trauma in dreams or flashback
18. A 23 year old client has been admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia says to the
nurse “Yes, its march, March is little woman”. That’s literal you know”. These statement
illustrate:
A. Neologisms
B. Echolalia
C. Flight of ideas
D. Loosening of association
19. A male client who is experiencing disordered thinking about food being poisoned is
admitted to the mental health unit. The nurse uses which communication technique to
encourage the client to eat dinner?
A. Focusing on self-disclosure of own food preference
B. Using open ended question and silence
C. Offering opinion about the need to eat
D. Verbalizing reasons that the client may not choose to eat
20. Carlo is acting out hostile and aggressive feeling by kicking the chairs in the room,
the MOST effective way to deal with Carlo’s behavior is initially to:
A. Set limits on the behavior by verbal command
B. Administer PRN tranquilizer
C. Remove the chairs from the room
D. Restrain the patient and place him in the “Isolation Room”
