Practice Questions

192. When documenting a patient’s pain, what components should be included?

A. Only the pain intensity
B. Location, intensity, quality, onset, duration, aggravating/alleviating factors
C. Only the medication administered
D. Only the patient's emotional response
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190. A patient on a psychiatric unit is prescribed Clozapine. What critical monitoring is required due to the risk of agranulocytosis?

A. Daily blood pressure monitoring
B. Weekly CBC (Complete Blood Count) monitoring
C. Daily weight monitoring
D. Monthly liver function tests
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188. A client states they are experiencing thoughts of harming their abusive spouse. What is your ethical and legal obligation?

A. Maintain confidentiality at all costs
B. Assess for specific threats, plan, and means, and initiate duty to warn/protect protocols if applicable
C. Advise them to seek legal divorce
D. Tell them to calm down
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187. A patient with a history of gastric ulcers is prescribed ibuprofen for pain. What is your critical concern?

A. Increased risk of hypertension
B. Increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
C. Increased risk of constipation
D. Decreased effectiveness of ibuprofen
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186. A patient who is actively psychotic and agitated attempts to physically harm a staff member. What is the immediate action to ensure safety?

A. Engage in verbal de-escalation for 30 minutes
B. Call for assistance, ensure safety of all, and consider physical restraint or rapid tranquilization as per protocol
C. Yell at the patient to stop
D. Leave the patient alone in the room
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184. A patient’s potassium level is 2.5 mEq/L (normal: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L). What is your critical concern and action?

A. Hyperkalemia; administer potassium binders
B. Hypokalemia; administer potassium replacement (as ordered) and monitor cardiac rhythm
C. Normal potassium level; no action needed
D. Hyponatremia; administer sodium
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183. A client in a therapy session repeatedly expresses negative self-talk, such as “I’m a failure.” What is the most appropriate cognitive behavioral technique to use?

A. Tell them they are not a failure
B. Challenge the negative thought and explore evidence for/against it
C. Agree with the thought
D. Ignore the self-talk
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